Law enforcement agents arrested top members of the infamous Lulz Security hacker group —with help from the group's leader, who, following his arrest, turned out to be secretly working for the government for months. View full post on bank security hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on…
Suspected hacking group leader pleads guilty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The suspected leader of the LulzSec hacker group has pleaded guilty to carrying out cyber attacks on companies such as eBay Inc's PayPal and MasterCard Inc, court papers unsealed on Tuesday showed. Hector Xavier Monsegur, known as "Sabu," was charged with 12 criminal counts of conspiracy…
LulzSec Hacker Pleads Guilty to Ebay, Mastercard Attacks
The suspected leader of the LulzSec hacker group has pleaded guilty to carrying out cyber attacks on companies such as eBay’s PayPal and MasterCard, court papers unsealed on Tuesday showed. Hector Xavier Monsegur, known as “Sabu,” was charged with 12 criminal counts of conspiracy to engage in computer hacking and…
Jihadist website operator pleads guilty to making death threats
The founder of several jihadist websites has pleaded guilty to three charges related to making online threats, including threatening the writers of the television show “South Park”, according to the US Department of Justice. Jesse Curtis Morton pleaded guilty in a US court to conspiring to solicit murder, making threatening…
Lincoln Woman Pleads Guilty In ID Theft Case
A Lincoln woman faces up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine when she's sentenced for taking using personal information from two other people in trying to borrow money. View full post on id theft prison – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber…
NYPD officer pleads guilty in gun smuggling case
By Larry Neumeister Associated Press NEW YORK — A Brooklyn police officer trying to make extra money to buy a house pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy charges, admitting his central role in a smuggling case that involved guns, cigarettes and slot machines. Officer William Masso, 48, could face roughly five…
Urbana man pleads guilty to child porn charges
URBANA — A former Carle Clinic employee who admitted he had child pornography on computers at work and home in 2009 faces at least five and as many as 50 years in prison when he is sentenced in the spring. read more View full post on computer virus prison –…
Beaver County defendant pleads in credit card case
A Beaver County man pleaded guilty last week in federal court to identity theft and conspiracy to commit credit card fraud, federal prosecutors said. View full post on credit card fraud – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Plaintiff in Iowa bias suit pleads guilty to theft
A former Iowa workforce adviser helping lead a class-action discrimination lawsuit has pleaded guilty to embezzlement. View full post on computer theft – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Guilty pleads, prison sentences in ID theft ring case
GREENVILLE — Two local residents are the latest defendants to have been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to being members of a widespread identity theft ring operating in Hunt County. View full post on id theft prison – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security