Security News

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...

Russian Hacker Sentenced to Prison for Ebury Botnet Attacks (Security Week)
2017-08-04 10:56

A 41-year-old Russian citizen has been sentenced to 46 months in prison by a court in the U.S. state of Minnesota for his role in a cybercrime scheme involving a botnet powered by the Linux...

Hacker Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Spreading Linux Malware (The Hackers News)
2017-08-04 00:58

A Russian man accused of infecting tens of thousands of computer servers worldwide to generate millions in fraudulent payments has been imprisoned for 46 months (nearly four years) in a United...

Citadel Author Sentenced to Five Years in Prison (Security Week)
2017-07-21 10:13

A Russian man this week was sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in the development and maintenance of the Citadel banking malware. read more

Russian Financial Cybercriminal Gets Over 9 Years In U.S. Prison (The Hackers News)
2017-07-11 10:01

A 29-year-old Russian-born, Los Angeles resident has been sentenced to over nine years in prison for running botnets of half a million computers and stealing and trafficking tens of thousands of...