They’re charged with phishing and inflicting malware to get into the EDGAR filing system, stealing thousands of filings, and selling access.
Tag Archives: SEC
Second former Equifax staffer charged with insider trading
In another entry for the ‘what were they thinking’ file, a second former Equifax executive has been charged with insider trading in advance of the company’s massive data breach announcement last September.
Don’t invest! The ICO scam that doesn’t want your money
The HoweyCoins scheme sounds too good to be true… it is, and it knows it!
Yahoo fined $35m for staying quiet about mega breach
The smallest thing about the Yahoo mega-breach is the fine
Cryptocurrency startup Gemcoin busted for alleged $32m Ponzi scheme
The US SEC broke up an alleged scheme that promised to mine amber and pay profits in cryptocurrency.
32 hackers and traders charged with $100m in “insider trading” using stolen press releases
According to the charges, even a document stolen just 36 minutes before its official release was enough to make $500k in “insider trades.”
SSCC 168 – Amaze your friends by ruining all their USB drives! [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest Chet Chat security podcast for your listening pleasure. Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin take apart the latest computer security stories to turn them into news you can use.
Google’s vision: ads on cars, refrigerators, watches, thermostats, and yes, glasses
A recently released SEC filing shows that Google expects advertising to creep into every crevice of the Internet of Things. Say good morning to your house – sounds like it will someday know when you’re out of bed and ready to be marketed at!