Security News

Man gets 150 months in prison for selling stolen and counterfeit credit cards (Help Net Security)
2015-04-13 07:00

A member of the identity theft and credit card fraud ring known as Carder.su was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for selling stolen and counterfeit credit cards over the Internet. He was fur...

Man Must Pay GBP 1 Million or Face Additional Prison Time (April 2, 2015) (SANS Newsbites)
2015-04-03 22:22

Greatest hacker escape from prison in 21st century! (Reddit)
2015-04-01 23:20

Jailed Brit con phishes prison, gets bail (The Register)
2015-03-30 05:38

Facebook post criticizing employer lands Florida man in Abu Dhabi prison (Naked Security)
2015-03-06 10:42

Used to First Amendment protection, he never would have imagined that berating his employer would land him in an Emirati jail. Now, Ryan Pate faces a potential 5 years in jail and a stiff fine.

Prison Term in HIPAA Violation Case (InfoRiskToday)
2015-02-20 21:19

Obama wants Congress to increase prison sentences for hackers
2015-01-15 09:11

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/01/obama-wants-congress-to-increase-prison-sentences-for-hackers/ By David Kravets Ars Technica Jan 14 2015

For Guccifer, Hacking Was Easy. Prison Is Hard.
2014-11-11 08:05

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/world/europe/for-guccifer-hacking-was-easy-prison-is-hard-.html By ANDREW HIGGINS The New York Times NOV. 10, 2014

UK Ministry of Justice fined over prison data loss
2014-08-28 07:54

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/240e2eb2-2d0c-11e4-8105-00144feabdc0.html By Chris Nuttall FT.com August 26, 2014

Aspiring medical student sentenced to three months in prison in MCAT hacking case
2013-12-16 10:34

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/aspiring-medical-student-to-be-sentenced-in-mcat-hacking-case/2013/12/12/3e5e012a-6278-11e3-aa81-e1dab1360323_story.html By Matt Zapotosky The Washington...