Security News

LuminosityLink RAT Author Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison
2018-10-17 19:14

The maker of the LuminosityLink remote access Trojan (RAT) was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison, the United States Department of Justice announced this week. read more

LuminosityLink Hacking Tool Author Gets 30-Months Prison Sentence
2018-10-17 14:18

A 21-year-old Kentucky man who previously pleaded guilty to developing, marketing, and selling an infamous remote access trojan (RAT) called LuminosityLink has now been sentenced to 30 months in...

French Dark-Web Drug Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in US Prison
2018-10-11 09:33

A dark web drugs kingpin who was arrested last year when he arrived in the United States to compete in the World Beard and Mustache Championships has now been sentenced to 20 years in prison. On...

Silk Road Admin Pleads Guilty – Could Face Up to 20 Years in Prison
2018-10-06 08:03

An Irish national who helped run the now-defunct dark web marketplace Silk Road pleaded guilty on Friday to drug trafficking charges that carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Gary...

Prison smuggler busted by his own drone camera
2018-10-05 12:10

It turns out that drones advertised off the back of beautiful aerial shots also take great videos of murky drug dens.

Man Sentenced to Prison for ATM Jackpotting
2018-09-28 13:25

A 22-year-old man from Springfield, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to prison for his role in an ATM jackpotting scheme. Argenys Rodriguez will spend 12 months and one day in prison, followed by...

Teenage Apple Hacker Avoids Prison Time
2018-09-28 10:33

Hacker Who Kept 'Hacky Hack Hack Methods' Folder on His Computer Gets ProbationAn Australian man who as a teenager managed to infiltrate Apple's networks and do it again after the company expelled...

Ex-NSA Developer Gets 5.5 Years in Prison for Taking Top Secret Documents Home
2018-09-26 09:03

A former NSA employee has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison for illegally taking a copy of highly classified documents and hacking tools to his home computer between 2010 and 2015,...

Scan4You Operator Gets 14-Year Prison Sentence
2018-09-25 15:48

Counter-AV Service Tied to $20.5 Billion in Losses, Likely Including at TargetScan4You, a notorious cornerstone of the cybercrime-as-a-service economy that allowed malware developers to more...

Operator of Counter AV Service Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
2018-09-24 14:49

A 38-year-old Latvian resident was sentenced last week in the United States to 168 months in prison for his role in operating a counter antivirus service called Scan4You. read more