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New Year’s eve gaming DDoSer lulz himself into a 27-month sentence
Back in 2014, @DerpTrolling said he attacked sites simply based on requests from people who tweeted suggested targets.
Facial recognition on 42 Android phones beaten by photo test
How easy is it to bypass the average smartphone’s facial recognition security? In the case of Android, a lot easier than owners may think.
DerpTrolling game server DDoS attacker pleads guilty
Austin Thompson pleaded guilty on November 6 in a San Diego Federal court to knowingly causing damage to third-party computers.
Jailbroken PS4 seller sued by Sony
The consoles allegedly sold on eBay by the California man were packed with over 60 pirated games.
North Korean programmer charged for Sony, WannaCry attacks and more
Park Jin Hyok is allegedly with Lazarus Group, a hacking team connected to attacks on a wide array of industries and public utilities.
No jail for Lizard Squad member guilty of 50,700 cybercrime charges
The Lizard Squad spokesman Julius “zeekill” Kivimaki has been given a suspended sentence and ordered to “fight against cybercrime”.
Sony’s post-breach woes continue as WikiLeaks dumps 276,000 more documents
WikiLeaks appears to be celebrating the third anniversary of Julian Assange’s unplanned Ecuadorian embassy stay by releasing another cache of Sony documents, including an alleged bribery investigation.
WikiLeaks publishes massive searchable archive of hacked Sony documents
Julian Assange of the whistle-blowing site, WikiLeaks, says that Sony Pictures’ data should be publicly available due to its links with “geo-political conflict”.
Obama signs executive order to sanction foreign hackers
Obama signed a new executive order on Wednesday (1 April 2015) authorizing financial sanctions against foreign hackers, and companies that knowingly benefit from cyberattacks against US interests.