He claimed to have logins for millions of iCloud accounts, and told Apple he’d shut them all down unless he received a payoff.
Tag Archives: bust
Iranian hackers charged in the US for SamSam ransomware attacks
Two Iranians have been named in a US ransomware indictment – but given that they aren’t in the US, what happens next?
“Bitcoins for cash in bags” trader gets 12 months in prison
This former stockbroker dealt with murky clients, including one she knew only as “David”, aka “Pirate Sh*t”.
“The breach lasted a year. Or was it two?” [Chet Chat Podcast 213]
Join Sophos experts John Shier and Paul Ducklin for the latest episode of our security podcast. A fun quarter-hour of “news you can use”…
That’s “Dead PIGEON”, not “Dead PARROT”! 60 Second Security
Our weekly 1-minute security video. Forget dead parrots…here’s the Dead Pigeon sketch.
Businessman who hacked 900 phones as “revenge” is jailed
He was a vengeful former business partner who deliberately hacked right into the middle of a demo to a prestigious customer…
Chet Chat Podcast 211 – A virus on a *Mac*? Is NOTHING sacred?
Episode 211 of our weekly security podcast – a quarter-hour of news with attitude. Enjoy. Update Tuesday, Firefox’s zero-day, more Android bugginess, a firmware virus for your Mac …and a tax fraudster busted.
How (not) to pay yourself a $14m bonus – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Our weekly 1-minute security video…news with some fun in it!
SSCC 208 – (Cyber)crime and Punishment [PODCAST]
Join us for the weekly Chet Chat! In this episode: Cybercrime (and punishment), crimeware, the Angler exploit kit, and how the Fourth Amendment applies to social networks.
SSCC 207 – Windows 2003 R2? The train stops here! [PODCAST]
Our weekly quarter-hour podcast where we turn the latest security news into advice you can use – and have fun at the same time. Enjoy!