Kenneth Schuchman, the creator of the massive Satori botnet of enslaved devices, will be spending 13 months behind bars.
Tag Archives: Law & order
‘BlueLeaks’ exposes sensitive files from hundreds of police departments
The journalist collective DDoSecrets published nearly 270GB of data on Juneteenth: the date commemorating the end of US enslavement.
Hacker indicted for stealing 65K employees’ PII in medical center hack
The Detroit man allegedly bragged about wanting to “play with Peoplesoft” – the HR management software he called “basically HR in a box.”
FBI uses T-shirt, tattoo and Vimeo clips to track down alleged arsonist
Amazing what online search, social media profiles, a DMV database and cameras everywhere can turn up about us.
Crypto founder admits $25 million ICO backed by celebrities was a scam
Endorsed by boxer Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled, the Centra Tech ICO debacle has led to the guilty plea of co-founder Robert Farkas.
eBay staff charged with cyberstalking, sending fetal pig and spiders
6 execs and employees have been charged with cyberharassing a couple who published an e-commerce newsletter sometimes critical of the company.
‘Anonymous’ takes down Atlanta Police Dept. site after police shooting
Hackers affiliating themselves with the hacktivist label have joined the Black Lives Matter backlash after a fatal police shooting on Friday.
Congress wants to know who is using spyware against the US
A 2021 intelligence funding draft bill mandates a report on surveillance vendors and which countries or other actors are using spyware.
Facebook paid for a 0-day to help FBI unmask child predator
A third-party cybersecurity firm were paid to drill a hole in a Tor-reliant operating system to uncover a man who spent years sextorting young girls.
Crime agency turns to Google ads to deter teen DDoS hackers
The UK’s National Crime Agency has hit on a simple way to stop teens from being sucked into cybercrime – using Google Ads.