Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Shadowy hacking group has made its presence felt in recent months, going after large corporate targets like Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, and Apple. It is a story that has become depressingly familiar. But, in a new development, Symantec said this group…
Lizard Squad Teen Hacker Convicted On Over 50K Charges Of Cyber-Crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A teenage member of the notorious hacking group Lizard Squad has received a two-year suspended sentence for numerous cyber crimes. All tallied, he was convicted of 50,700 charges related to computer crimes, and in addition to his two-year suspended sentence, he…
A hacker cartel is using a mysterious Flash vulnerability to steal sensitive business data
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Hackers are using a mysterious, as yet undiscovered, Flash vulnerability, to steal sensetive business data from Macbook and Windows users, according to researchers at Kaspersky Lab. Kaspersky Lab revealed the campaign in a threat advisory, warning a hacker group, known as Wild…
Hacker Pleads Guilty to Stealing Tax Filings from 4 CPA Firms
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Bulgarian hacker has admitted to participating in a $6 million fraudulent tax return scheme in which he used tax-filing information stolen from at least four major CPA firms in the U.S. Vanyo Minkov, 32, pleaded guilty Monday before U.S. District…
Unidentified Hacker Puts Digital Eavesdropping Software’s Client List Online
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans HackingTeam, an Italian company that helps law enforcement hack into digital networks, has apparently been hacked itself. Client lists, emails and other documents purportedly belonging to HackingTeam were posted online Sunday by an anonymous hacker. HackingTeam technology extracts sensitive information off…
Hacker Who Crippled Xbox Live Convicted of 50,700 Counts, Dodges Prison
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The devious, brazen Finnish hacker who ruined Christmas ‘14 just got the book thrown at him in his homeland’s court: 17-year-old Julius Kivimaki was sentenced today to a two-year suspended sentence. Finland’s Kaleva.fi reports Kivimaki, who not only took responsibility for…
Revenge porn hacker pleads guilty, faces 7 years
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Charlie Evens, 26, has pleaded guilty to hacking into the email accounts of hundreds of women to steal and resell their naked pictures. He faces up to seven years in prison. This act — posting non-consensual nude photos of a person…
Catching ‘Hell’: Navalny Says Notorious Russian Hacker To Be Unmasked In Germany
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans For years, a mysterious self-identified “hacker” has boasted about wreaking havoc against prominent Kremlin critics, claiming responsibility for stealing troves of their personal e-mails leaked online and hijacking their social-media accounts. To date, however, the true identity of the individual —…
Terror expert: U.S. vulnerable to any ‘hacker or cracker’
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Terrorism expert Harvey Kushner says the most sensitive U.S. assets are at the mercy of any “hacker or cracker,” and the next major attack against the country will likely come through cyberspace, but he is also also cautiously optimistic that America’s…
Swatting accused an experienced hacker who abused powers, court hears
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The 17-year-old Barrhaven boy on trial for swatting crimes across North America was portrayed in court on Friday as an experienced hacker who abused his online powers. “I didn’t feel safe around him (on chats). He was too abusive with his…