Security News

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...

Hacker Who Never Hacked Anyone Gets 33-Month Prison Sentence
2018-02-27 12:48

A hacker who was arrested and pleaded guilty last year—not because he hacked someone, but for creating and selling a remote access trojan that helped cyber criminals—has finally been sentenced to...

'NanoCore RAT' Developer Gets 33-Month Prison Sentence
2018-02-26 14:02

Arkansas Man Admits Developing, Selling Software Intended for Malicious UseArkansas developer Taylor Huddleston has been sentenced to serve more than two years in prison for developing, marketing...

NanoCore RAT Creator Sentenced to Prison
2018-02-26 11:45

A Hot Springs, Arkansas man who last year admitted in court to creating the NanoCore RAT (Remote Access Trojan) was sentenced to 33 months in prison. read more

Russian Hackers Sent to U.S. Prison for Stealing 160 Million Bank Card Numbers
2018-02-15 21:15

A United States Judge this week sent two Russian nationals to prison for their involvement in a hacking scheme that compromised roughly160 million credit card numbers and incurred losses of...

Bitcoin-Amassing AlphaBay Drug Barons Get US Prison Time
2018-01-18 12:48

'Caliconnect' Earned $1.4 Million on Silk Road Before Its DemiseTwo men have been sentenced to serve at least six years each in U.S. federal prison after selling drugs such as marijuana and...