New Jersey cop gets 12 years for hacking women’s social media and sharing nude images
Mount Holly, NJ – A former Mount Laurel police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after admitting he hacked into the social …
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New Jersey police cop pleads guilty to hacking, distributing private images
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — A former Mount Laurel police officer has pleaded guilty to illegally accessing social media accounts and distributing private images of multiple …
Former Mount Laurel police officer pleads guilty to hacking, sharing private images
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — A former Mount Laurel police officer has pleaded guilty to illegally accessing social media accounts and distributing private images of multiple …
Hezbollah Pagers Across Lebanon Suddenly All Explode at Once in Suspected Hacking Attack
In a dramatic escalation of tensions between Hezbollah and Israel, more than 1,000 people were injured on September 17, 2024, when communication pagers used by …
New Yorker Wanted for Hacking U.S. Computers Arrested After Flight From Ukraine
BOSTON, MA – Vitalii Antonenko, a 32-year-old New York City resident, pleaded guilty on Thursday to multiple conspiracies involving computer hacking, trafficking stolen credit card …
Alleged CIA Operative Explains Operations Against President Trump, Hacking Other Contries
WASHINGTON, DC—In a recent video released by James O’Keefe, Amjad Fseisi, reportedly a project manager in Cyber Operations at the CIA and an NSA contractor …
Former Security Engineer Sentenced for Hacking Cryptocurrency Exchanges
NEW YORK, NY – Shakeeb Ahmed, a former senior security engineer, has been sentenced to three years in prison for hacking two decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges …
Computer fix-it companies settle US FTC charges they lied about hacking threats
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Two companies that claimed they could help rid computers of viruses and malware agreed to pay $26 million to settle …
Hacking Of Insurance Giant Is Bringing US Health Care System To Its Knees
Hacking Of Insurance Giant Is Bringing US Health Care System To Its Knees Harold Hutchison on March 5, 2024 A cyberattack on a subsidiary of …
DOJ Charges Iranian For Massive Hacking Campaign Against Defense Contractors, Federal Agencies
DOJ Charges Iranian For Massive Hacking Campaign Against Defense Contractors, Federal Agencies Micaela Burrow on February 29, 2024 The Justice Department charged an Iranian national …
Pottsville Man Sentenced for Computer Hacking and Illegal Image Trafficking
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced the sentencing of 34-year-old Brandon B. Boyer of Pottsville, Pennsylvania. On …
Derry Man Pleads Guilty to Passport Fraud and Hacking a Telecommunications Company
CONCORD – A Derry man pleaded guilty in federal court in Concord to passport fraud and wire fraud in connection with hacking a telecommunications company, …
Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty To Hacking Fantasy Sports And Betting Website
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JOSEPH GARRISON pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit computer …
Boeing assessing Lockbit hacking gang threat of sensitive data leak
By Zeba Siddiqui SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Friday it was assessing a claim made by the Lockbit cybercrime gang that it …
Former Navy IT Manager Sentenced to over 5 Years in Prison for Hacking a Computer Database, Stealing over 9,000 People’s Identities, and Selling the Information for $160,000 in Bitcoin
FRESNO, Calif. — Former Navy IT Manager Marquis Hooper, 32, of Selma, California, was sentenced today to five years and five months in prison for …
US, Japan authorities warn of China-linked hacking group BlackTech
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. National Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Japanese police jointly warned multinational companies of China-linked hacker group …
FBI chief says China has bigger hacking program than the competition combined
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Beijing has a cyberespionage program so vast that it is bigger than all of its major competitors combined, Federal …
Pentagon confident on sharing intelligence with Japan despite China hacking report
WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) -The Pentagon said on Tuesday it was confident about sharing intelligence with Japan, despite a U.S. news report saying Chinese military hackers gained …
Factbox-The Chinese groups accused of hacking the US and others
(Reuters) – Chinese hacking teams have been blamed by Western intelligence agencies and cybersecurity groups for digital intrusion campaigns across the world, targeting everything from …
Chinese Hacking Group Breaches Commerce Secretary’s Emails
Chinese Hacking Group Breaches Commerce Secretary’s Emails Jake Smith on July 13, 2023 A China-based hacking group breached U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo’s emails …
Factbox-What is Volt Typhoon, the alleged China-backed hacking group?
By Raphael Satter and James Pearson (Reuters) – Its name is redolent of an exotic electrical storm. But is the freshly christened hacking group “Volt …
Harry not criticising queen over hacking deal with Murdoch’s UK group, court told
By Sam Tobin and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Harry is not criticising his grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth, or Britain’s royal family over …
Left-Wing Climate Activists Targeted In Massive Email Hacking Campaign: REPORT
Left-Wing Climate Activists Targeted In Massive Email Hacking Campaign: REPORT John Hugh DeMastri on March 29, 2023 A group of Indian hackers hired by an …
Russian National Charged with Bank Fraud Related to Hacking Campaign
NEWARK, N.J. – A Russian national was charged in an indictment unsealed today in connection with a series of computer system intrusions that occurred in …
French police apprehends suspect in Finnish therapy data hacking
HELSINKI (Reuters) – French police apprehended on Friday a 25-year-old Finnish man suspected of breaching patient records of some 33,000 psychotherapy clients in Finland, the …
Nigerian National Charged with $8 Million Computer Hacking, Wire Fraud, and Money Laundering Activities
NEWARK, N.J. – A Nigerian man has been indicted for his role in computer hacking, wire fraud, and money laundering acts that defrauded companies of …
New Jersey cop busted for hacking into woman’s phone, sharing illicit photos
EVESHAM, NJ – A young police officer working at the Evesham Police Department has been arrested and placed on unpaid suspension after breaking into a …
One more Greek lawmaker files complaint over attempted phone hacking
By George Georgiopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) – A lawmaker in Greece’s main opposition party filed a complaint with the top court’s prosecutor on Friday over what …
Austrian spy firm accused by Microsoft says hacking tool was for EU states
By James Pearson LONDON – An Austrian firm which Microsoft said created malicious software that was detected on the computer systems of some of its …
T-Mobile to pay $350 million in settlement over massive hacking
By Jonathan Stempel and Sara Merken (Reuters) – T-Mobile US Inc agreed on Friday to pay $350 million and spend an additional $150 million to …
Romanian man extradited to U.S. on hacking charges over virus that hit NASA
NEW YORK – A Romanian man accused of helping distribute a computer virus that infected more than 1 million computers and caused big financial losses …
Uber ex-security chief accused of hacking coverup must face fraud charges, judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday said a former Uber Technologies Inc security chief must face wire fraud charges over his …
Canada wants companies to report cyber attacks and hacking incidents
OTTAWA – Canadian businesses operating in critical infrastructure sectors would be required to report cyber attacks to the federal government and would have to fortify …
British man charged in New York with hacking into bank computers, stealing millions
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – A British man has been criminally charged in New York with stealing money from investors’ accounts by hacking into …
Member of hacking group sentenced for scheme that compromised tens of millions of debit and credit cards
Seattle – A Ukrainian man was sentenced today in the Western District of Washington to 5 years in prison for his criminal work in the …
Four Russian Government Employees Charged in Two Historical Hacking Campaigns Targeting Critical Infrastructure Worldwide
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice unsealed two indictments today charging four defendants, all Russian nationals who worked for …
Russian National Indicted in East Texas for Cyber Hacking Enterprise
TYLER, Texas –A 23-year-old Russian man has been indicted in the Eastern District of Texas for offenses related to operating a cyber-criminal marketplace that sold …
White House warns U.S. companies about ‘preparatory’ Russian hacking -senior official
By Christopher Bing – Senior White House cybersecurity official Anne Neuberger said on Monday that important U.S. companies that provide critical infrastructure should improve their …
Chester County Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Area College Computer Networks
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Timothy Spillane, 39, of Chester Springs, PA, pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge …
Cyber Criminals Steal Millions After Hacking Popular Crypto Exchange
Hackers stole millions in digital assets from popular cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com, the company announced Thursday. Crypto.com said in a blog post that hackers had compromised 483 …
Russian National Extradited for Role in Hacking and Illegal Trading Scheme
BOSTON—A Russian national has been extradited to the United States from Switzerland to face charges relating to his alleged involvement in a global scheme to …
ICE HSI investigation results in prison sentence and restitution for international hacking group members who stole millions in cryptocurrency
DETROIT – A sixth member of an international hacking group known to its members as “The Community” was sentenced yesterday in connection with a multi-million-dollar …
International Hacking Group Members Sentenced for SIM Hijacking Conspiracy That Resulted in the Theft of Millions in Cryptocurrency
DETROIT – A sixth member of an international hacking group known to its members as “The Community” was sentenced yesterday in connection with a multi-million-dollar …
Brooklyn Man Arrested, Charged With Hacking Into Online Accounts Of Wegmans Customers
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Maurice Sheftall, 23, of Brooklyn, NY, …
Hacking Group Is Stealing Personal Data, Communications From Telecom Carriers, Researchers Find
A group of hackers has gained access to telecommunications infrastructure and is retrieving personal information and communications records, according to a report released Tuesday by …