Security News

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...

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...