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Hackers behind Mirai botnet to avoid jail for working with the FBI
Mirai has been known as one of the most powerful botnets comprised of millions of hacked Internet of…
September 20, 2018
California man may get 6 months in prison for uploading Deadpool on Facebook
It is quite unlikely that somebody would be naïve enough to upload a copy of a newly released…
September 19, 2018
Dark Web: US court seizes assets and properties of deceased AlphaBay operator
AlphaBay was one of the largest dark web marketplaces – In 2017, its admin Alexandre Cazes committed suicide in a Thai…
September 18, 2018
Russian Cybercriminal Pleads Guilty to Operating Kelihos Botnet
A Russian national namely Peter Yuryeich Levashov has pleaded guilty to operating the Kelihos botnet, which was used…
September 13, 2018
Air-conditioned apocalypse: A blackout scenario involving smart climate control devices
Science fiction movies often depict various situations related to cybercriminals’ activity. These can include predicaments where threat actors…
September 12, 2018
Teen arrested for DDoS attack on ProtonMail & making fake bomb threats
ProtonMail, a Swiss-based end-to-end email encryption service, has announced the name of one of the attackers involved in…
September 9, 2018
WannaCry ransomware fame North Korean hacker tracked down by the US
It is no secret that the US government has always suspected and even accused North Korea was carrying…
September 7, 2018
Hacker who leaked naked photos of Jennifer Lawrence jailed for 8 months
A Connecticut, USA based hacker who hacked more than 200 iCloud accounts and leaked private photos of top Hollywood…
August 30, 2018
My Little Pony animator jailed for possessing 60k child abuse images
He is now diagnosed with a condition called Pedophilic Disorder. An Ottawa-based animator has received 28 months in prison…
August 8, 2018
Notorious hacking group Fin7’s 3 main hackers arrested by the FBI
Three members of a ‘prolific’ and ‘notorious’ hacking group, known for carrying out massive hacking sprees against high-profile…
August 2, 2018