A 39-year-old Israeli man accused of hacking the pop star Madonna has been sentenced to 14 months in jail, after a reaching a plea agreement with authorities.
Tag Archives: Security threats
Tax fraudster who hacked accounting firms pleads guilty in US court
A Bulgarian hacker has pleaded guilty to involvement in a conspiracy to use data stolen from several accounting firms for tax fraud. Should the IRS do more to protect taxpayers? 
Trump Hotel chain investigates potential payment card breach
Credit card hackers are said to have targeted a number of hotels, possibly as far back as February 2015.
Windows 10 Wi-Fi Sense feature shares your Wi-Fi network with your friends
Wi-Fi Sense, which is enabled by default, would like to share your Wi-Fi network with your Outlook.com, Skype and Facebook contacts.
Apple lets rip with update spate: OS X, iOS, Safari, iTunes, QuickTime
Apple just opened the stopcocks and released a Hoover Dam’s worth of security-related updates. Yes, there are numerous new features and products in there too, but it’s the security fixes that make a compelling reason to update.
Zeus and SpyEye crime syndicate taken down by Europol
A European operation coordinated by Europol and Eurojust has dismantled an online crime syndicate thought to have caused €2m of damage with the Zeus and SpyEye banking trojans.
Latest Flash hole already exploited to deliver ransomware – update now!
Are you still using Flash in your browser? If so, make sure you’ve got the latest update from Adobe, even though it only came out last week.
Private eye jailed for hacking email of Scientology critics and others
Eric Saldarriaga pled guilty to prying open the accounts of over 50 people, including prominent Scientology critics Mike Rinder and Tony Ortega.
Stolen logins for US government agencies found all over the web
A CIA-backed company has discovered government login credentials for 47 agencies dumped on the open web.
CryptoWall ransomware cost US victims at least $18 million, FBI says
The CryptoWall variant of crypto-ransomware cost US businesses and consumers at least $18 million between April 2014 and June 2015. The total damages could be much higher.