Security News

NSA Leaker 'Reality Winner' Gets More Than 5 Years in Prison
2018-08-24 08:33

A former NSA contractor, who pleaded guilty to leaking a classified report on Russian hacking of the 2016 U.S. presidential election to an online news outlet last year, has been sentenced to five...

Winner, Winner, prison dinner: Five years in the clink for NSA leaker
2018-08-23 19:59

Longest-ever sentence for Russia hack whistleblower as defenders claim public service A former NSA translator who leaked a classified report into attempted Russian hacking of US voting systems has...

Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht is dictating tweets from prison
2018-08-16 10:47

The family of "Dread Pirate Roberts" got him an account and is typing in, word for word, his tweets, including his hope for Trump's clemency.

Former Microsoft Engineer Gets Prison for Role in Reveton Ransomware
2018-08-15 09:33

A former Microsoft network engineer who was charged in April this year has now been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to money laundering in connection with the Reveton...

Darknet Market Spokesman Gets Nearly 4 Years in Prison
2018-08-01 21:10

ATLANTA (AP) — A man who promoted an international criminal online marketplace and assisted people using it for illicit transactions was sentenced Tuesday in Atlanta to serve nearly four years in...

Idaho inmates hacked prison system to add money to their accounts
2018-07-30 15:59

364 inmates at five correctional facilities in Idaho have managed to add nearly a quarter million dollars worth of credit to their JPay accounts by exploiting a vulnerability in the system, the...

21-year-old spy tool developer faces prison
2018-07-18 13:01

Luminosity RAT sold for as little as $39.99 and could spy, steal passwords, mine cryptocurrency, and launch DDoSes.

“Bitcoins for cash in bags” trader gets 12 months in prison
2018-07-12 18:06

This former stockbroker dealt with murky clients, including one she knew only as "David", aka "Pirate Sh*t".

'Black hat' extortionist sent back to prison after Yelp-slamming company
2018-06-25 19:21

Protip: when newly paroled, don't immediately trash your victim online Sometimes it's best to just let old grudges go.…

Amazon scam trio primed for prison stretch after million-dollar fraud
2018-06-05 20:15

Defected goods hustle brought in big bucks – for a while A pair of married scammers and their fence were sentenced to 71 months, 68 months, and 24 months in prison respectively for defrauding...