His lawyers claim that their client was only on the “periphery” of the conspiracy, but that didn’t stop him from boasting about it.
Tag Archives: Security threats
Google customers lose data after lightning strikes
Four lightning strikes hit the grid powering a data center in Belgium, triggering the data equivalent of coughing, sputtering and fainting.
Alleged sextortionist arrested in Texas – Here’s how to protect yourself
The 26-year-old man was charged with internet stalking, producing child abuse images, and coercing a minor into sexual activity.
China vows to “clean the internet” in cybercrime crackdown, 15,000 arrested
The Ministry of Public Security in China said this week that 15,000 people have been arrested since the launch of a major anti-cybercrime operation called “cleaning the internet.”
Credit card info for 93,000 Web.com customers nabbed in data breach
Customers should keep an eye out for bogus charges on their credit/debit cards!
Ashley Madison hackers follow through on threat, dump user database online
The 9.7 GB dump contains names, emails, addresses, sexual preferences and credit card transactions of 37 million members.
Mumsnet DDoSed, SWATted, hacked – oh, and change your password, too!
Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts has announced that an intruder managed to gain access to some parts of the administration functions on the site. Mumsnet also suffered a DDoS attack, and Roberts and another member of Mumsnet were SWATted.
‘Loose tweets destroy fleets’ – US Air Force warns
Keeping quiet is crucial to OPSEC: for civilians, it can help keep our digital lives secure. For military, it can save lives. 
Hacker pleads guilty in Facebook malware and spam scheme
The cybercrook allegedly used a “Facebook Spreader” malware to infect victims via booby-trapped links in Facebook chat messages.
IRS estimate of stolen tax records balloons to over 300,000
A wider analysis shows that attackers used the IRS’s Get Transcript app – now gone, and good riddance! – to roll around in far more records than first thought. 