A serial hacker with a long history of computer offences has pleaded guilty to computer intrusion and access device fraud charges, accepting a sentence of four years in jail in return for his plea.
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Ransom-taking iPhone hackers busted by Russian authorities
The mystery of the ransom messages from “Oleg Pliss,” and the iDevice locking attack that popped up in Australia and the US last month, appears to have been solved.
FitzRoy, Oleg Pliss, Spotify and TrueCrypt – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Did FitzRoy get hacked? Who is Oleg Pliss? What’s up with Spotify? Where has TrueCrypt gone? 60 Second Security – 31 May 2014
LulzSec hacker Sabu walks free after “extraordinary” FBI cooperation
After spending seven months in prison, former LulzSec hacker-turned-snitch Hector Xavier Monsegur (aka “Sabu”) has finally been sentenced.
Weev invoices feds for ‘kidnapping’ him for 3 years
The self-confessed troll convicted of hacking AT&T – a conviction recently overturned – wants one bitcoin for every hour he spent in jail. 
Cybercrime boss offers a Ferrari for best online scam
A top cybercrime boss has offered up a sports car to the hacker who comes up with the best online scam, according to the head of the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3).
US Navy sailor allegedly led team that hacked government computers
A US Navy systems administrator stationed on the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman acted as ringleader for a gang of anti-government cyber crooks, prosecutors alleged last week. 