Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans There’s no time like the present to start protecting your data from hackers and nosy advertisers. VPN Land is a private piece of Internet where you can browse freely and securely while utilizing over 400 reliable servers. Use VPN Land’s speedy…
‘Real-Time Hacker’ Sends Vulgar Messages Through Tulsa Woman’s Facebook
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A scam artist takes over your computer and sends messages from your social media accounts; that’s what happened to a woman in Tulsa County, and deputies said it’s the first real-time scam like this they have seen. The victim said she…
Here are all of the crazy illegal things for sale on the hacker forum the Feds just shut down
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans On Wednesday, news broke the the Department of Justice dismantled the storied computer hacking forum Darkode and filed criminal charges against 12 people in the US who were allegedly associated with the website. Darkode, which has been around since 2007, was one of…
Accused British hacker caught, faces charges in N.J.
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans An accused hacker was arrested in England Wednesday and is facing extradition to New Jersey where he’s facing charges of breaking into the computer systems of NASA and other federal agencies to steal reams of confidential data, federal prosecutors say. Lauri…
Vietnamese computer hacker gets 13 years for selling data of 200 million Americans
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A computer hacker who peddled the stolen personal data of 200 million U.S. citizens to other cybercriminals from his Vietnamese home was sentenced Tuesday to 13 years in prison. Hieu Minh Ngo pleaded guilty to a string of federal charges including…
How a Russian hacker made $45,000 selling a zero-day Flash exploit to Hacking Team
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans If you’re a Moscow-based zero-day exploit seller, all you have to do is e-mail a spyware company like Hacking Team out of the blue. You can go from initial, unsolicited message to getting paid tens of thousands of dollars in just…
John Smedley to convicted hacker: ‘I’m coming for you’
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Daybreak boss threatens legal action Daybreak Game Company CEO John Smedley has lashed out at a hacker after the Lizard Squad member was convicted on 50,700 hacking chargers. The Daily Dot reports that Julius ‘zeekill’ Kivimaki, 17, was given a two-year…
Teenage Hacker Cons the World, Goes Nearly Scot Free
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans So imagine you’re re-watching The Social Network, trying to jump on the bandwagon and like Zuckerberg’s snobby, reactionary computer-elitist-sellout-hacker-stand-in. Suddenly, you realize that the only reason you have for really detracting your fandom from the guy, i.e., that he became one…
Hacker group that hit Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft intensifies attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The hackers that targeted Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft developers two years ago have escalated their economic espionage efforts as they seek confidential business information and intellectual property they can profit from. The group, which security researchers from Kaspersky Lab and…
Hired Hacker Who Named Clients Now Fears Retaliation
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans It’s not uncommon for a criminal defendant in a white-collar case to cooperate with prosecutors in hopes of receiving a lenient sentence. But it is less common for a defendant to then seek to keep that cooperation secret out of fear…