Security News

Yahoo Hacker linked to Russian Intelligence Gets 5 Years in U.S. Prison
2018-05-30 07:48

A 23-year-old Canadian man, who pleaded guilty last year for his role in helping Russian government spies hack into email accounts of Yahoo users and other services, has been sentenced to five...

Accused Yahoo Hacker Gets Five Years in Prison, Fine
2018-05-30 04:54

A man accused of taking part in devastating cyberattacks on Yahoo for Russian intelligence agents was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison in a plea bargain with prosecutors. read more

Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for DDoS Attacks, Firearm Charges
2018-05-18 08:39

A New Mexico man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on dozens of organizations and for firearms-related charges. read more

Prison phone service can expose the location of anyone with a phone
2018-05-15 11:06

The system requires that you have legal authority to use it, but doesn't check

Romanian Who Attacked Warcraft Gets Year in Prison
2018-05-08 12:09

A Romanian man who launched a cyber attack on the California-based servers of the hugely popular online fantasy game World of Warcraft over a squabble with other players was sentenced on Monday to...

Man Who Hacked Jail Systems to Release His Friend Early Gets 7-Years in Prison
2018-05-01 06:48

Remember a young hacker who hacked jail systems in an attempt to release his prison inmate early? Well, that hacker will now be joining his inmate behind bars. Konrads Voits of Ypsilanti,...

Yahoo mega-breach hacker faces nearly 8 years in prison
2018-04-23 12:43

The hacker exposed half a billion Yahoo accounts on behalf of Russia's FSB

British Schoolboy Who Hacked CIA Director Gets 2-Year Prison Term
2018-04-21 10:33

The British teenager who managed to hack into the online accounts of several high-profile US government employees sentenced to two years in prison on Friday. Kane Gamble, now 18, hacked into email...

UK Teen Who Hacked CIA Chief Gets Two-Year Prison Term
2018-04-20 16:40

A British teenager who accessed the email accounts of top US intelligence and security officials including the head of the CIA was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday. Kane Gamble, 18,...

Yahoo! Hacker! Faces! Nearly! Eight! Years! In! Prison!
2018-04-19 18:25

Prosecutors ask judge to give Baratov 94 months for stealing accounts on behalf of FSB The Canadian hacker who helped Russian agents by breaking into more than 11,000 Yahoo email accounts could...