Security News

Chinese Man Gets 5-Year Prison for Running 'Unauthorized' VPN Service
2017-12-22 16:48

While continuing its crackdown on services that help Chinese citizens to bypass Great Firewall, Chinese authorities have sentenced a man to five-and-a-half years in prison for selling a VPN...

Nigerian Sentenced to Prison in U.S. for BEC Scams
2017-12-15 14:47

A Nigerian national has been sentenced by a United States court to 41 months in prison for his role in business email compromise (BEC) scams, the Department of Justice announced on Thursday. read more

Hacker who tried to spring friend from jail will end up in prison himself
2017-12-05 18:55

A Michigan man by the name of Konrads Voits pleaded guilty to hacking Washtenaw County’s computer network and changing the Washtenaw County Jail records, with the intent to help a friend get...

Young Hacker, Who Took Over Jail Network to Get Friend Released Early, Faces Prison
2017-12-05 08:48

Well, "a friend in need is a friend indeed" goes a long way, but in this case, this phrase hardly makes any sense. A 27-year-old Michigan man who hacked into the government computer system of...

After 27-Year Sentence, Russian Hacker Faces Another 14 Years in Prison
2017-12-01 11:48

Roman Valerevich Seleznev, the son of a prominent Russian lawmaker who's already facing a 27-year prison sentence in the United States, has been handed another 14-year prison sentence for his role...

Russian Cybercriminal Gets Another Prison Sentence
2017-12-01 09:18

Roman Valeryevich Seleznev, the son of a Russian lawmaker, has been handed another prison sentence in the United States for his role in a massive cybercrime ring. read more

More Prison Time for Ex-Federal Agent Who Stole Bitcoins
2017-11-09 06:31

A former U.S. Secret Service agent already convicted for stealing bitcoins from the now-defunct underground marketplace Silk Road has been handed another prison sentence for the theft of digital...

Former Systems Administrator Gets Prison Time
2017-09-18 20:18

Defendant Continued Systems Access After Leaving Pennsylvania Clinic GroupA former systems administrator who worked at a Pennsylvania clinic group for only about three weeks has been sentenced to...

Man Sentenced to Prison for Hacking Accounts of U.S. Officials
2017-09-11 10:48

Justin G. Liverman, a 25-year-old from Morehead City, North Carolina, has been sentenced to prison for his role in a hacking conspiracy that targeted the online accounts of U.S. officials and...

Hacker Who Hacked US Spy Chief, FBI & CIA Director Gets 5-Year in Prison
2017-09-09 03:35

Remember "Crackas With Attitude"? The hacking group behind a series of embarrassing hacks that targeted personal email accounts of senior officials at the FBI, the CIA, and the White House, among...