Prosecutor: Russian man's computer linked to hacking scheme (Update)
When federal agents arrested a Russian man in the Maldives in 2014, they found 1.7 million stolen credit card numbers on his laptop computer, a federal prosecutor told the jury Monday during opening...
View ArticleTwo men arrested, charged with hacking senior US officials
Two North Carolina men were arrested Thursday and charged in connection with a computer hacker network that allegedly targeted CIA Director John Brennan and other senior government officials.
View ArticleDutch brothers in court for bitcoin mining with stolen power
Prosecutors in the Netherlands are seeking prison sentences for two brothers who they say used stolen electricity to power computers they used to mine bitcoins worth an estimated 200,000 euros ($223,500).
View ArticleEx-Verizon worker accused of selling customer phone records
A former Verizon Wireless technician is accused of using the company's computers to obtain customers' private call records—plus data showing where customers' phones were—and then selling them to an...
View ArticleVerizon: Call records of 'fewer than 500' customers breached
A Verizon Wireless spokeswoman says it appears that "fewer than 500 customers" had their private information accessed in 2014 in a federal computer breach case involving a former Verizon Wireless...
View ArticleEx-AT&T worker accused of selling customers' phone records
A former AT&T retail sales worker is accused of obtaining customers' cellphone records and selling them to a private investigator—the second such case in Alabama in recent days, federal prosecutors...
View ArticleSports book firm to pay $22M in penalties in gambling probe
Authorities in New York say one of the nation's largest race and sports book operators has agreed to pay $22.5 million in penalties and forfeiture to resolve criminal and civil investigations.
View ArticleCounterterrorism prosecutors seek access to encrypted data
Prosecutors from France, Belgium, Spain and Morocco called Friday for the ability to unlock phones and computers and to gain access to encrypted communications to aid in the fight against terrorism.
View ArticleFeds: Business lost $387,500 in world cybercrime operation
A Pennsylvania business lost more than $387,000 in an international cybercrime operation disabled by federal authorities and the European Union last week.
View ArticleAlexa a witness to murder? Prosecutors seek Amazon Echo data
Authorities investigating the death of an Arkansas man whose body was found in a hot tub want to expand the probe to include a new kind of evidence: any comments overheard by the suspect's Amazon Echo...
View ArticleAppeals court denies full hearing in data surveillance case
A federal appeals court said Tuesday it won't rehear a panel's decision letting companies like Microsoft refuse to turn over to the government customer emails stored overseas.
View ArticleGerman prosecutors widen Volkswagen emissions probe
Prosecutors in Germany said Friday they are expanding their probe into Volkswagen's scandal over diesel cars that cheated on emissions tests.
View ArticleUniversity student gets 3 years' probation in cybercrime (Update)
A Carnegie Mellon University student who developed and sold malicious software through an online cybercriminal marketplace that allowed others to remotely control Google Android smartphones has been...
View ArticleBelgium: US youth linked to cyberattack on Brussels airport
Belgian authorities say that a U.S. youth in Pittsburgh tried to hack into the Brussels airport computer system and disable it the night after the March 22 attacks that killed 32 people.
View ArticleAmazon resists request for Echo info in Arkansas slaying
Amazon is resisting an effort by Arkansas prosecutors to obtain potential recordings from a slaying suspect's Amazon Echo smart speaker, saying authorities haven't established that their investigation...
View ArticleRussian man faces US charges related to Citadel malware
Federal prosecutors in Atlanta say a Russian man appeared in court on charges related to malicious software designed to steal personal financial information.
View ArticleRussian pleads guilty to charge related to Citadel malware
A Russian man accused of helping develop and distribute malicious software designed to steal personal financial information pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of computer fraud.
View ArticleFacebook loses search warrant challenge in New York court
Facebook has lost a legal fight against a New York City prosecutor who sought search warrants for hundreds of user accounts.
View ArticleSuzuki, Fiat Chrysler in Dutch emissions data probe
Dutch vehicle authorities said Monday that carmakers Suzuki and Fiat Chrysler were being referred to the public prosecutor for possibly misusing emissions software.
View ArticleRussian man who helped develop Citadel malware gets five years
A Russian man who helped develop and distribute malicious software designed to steal personal financial information was sentenced Wednesday in Atlanta to serve five years in prison.
View ArticleUniCredit says hackers get data on 400,000 clients
UniCredit said Wednesday that hackers obtained informaton on about 400,000 of its Italian customers, but not data that would give them access to bank accounts.
View ArticleRomania prosecutes professors over medical diploma scam
Eight Romanian professors of medicine are being prosecuted for allegedly taking kickbacks to help foreign students pass their exams or get a key diploma, prosecutors said on Thursday.
View ArticleUK promises to prosecute online hate crimes vigorously
British authorities are promising to prosecute hate crimes committed online as vigorously as those that take place face-to-face, recognizing the growth of hate speech on social media and the potential...
View ArticleJudge allows money laundering charges against Backpage execs
California prosecutors can bring money laundering charges against the creators of a website that prosecutors label an online brothel, a judge ruled Wednesday. But he dismissed other charges months...
View ArticleSwiss state blocks cyberattack, but another hits contractor
Switzerland's government says state cyber-experts detected and prevented an attempted cyberattack on the Swiss defense department, while another attack "disrupted" the systems of a contractor for the...
View ArticleChinese man pleads guilty in global software piracy case
A Chinese businessman has pleaded guilty to his role in an international, multimillion dollar software piracy case.
View ArticleLawyers, prosecutors face off at Samsung heir's appeal case
Prosecutors cited a past ruling on a North Korean spy case as one reason why Samsung's billionaire heir deserved a lengthy prison term after being convicted of offering bribes to the country's...
View ArticleFeds charge man they say worked for 'darknet' marketplace
An Illinois man who federal prosecutors say worked as a spokesman for a "darknet" marketplace for illicit internet commerce has been charged in Atlanta.
View ArticleUS charges Iranian over 'Game of Thrones' HBO hack
The United States on Tuesday charged an Iranian computer whiz with hacking into HBO, stealing scripts and plot summaries for "Games of Thrones," and trying to extort $6 million in Bitcoin out of the...
View ArticleItalian prosecutors seek to shelve Hacking Team breach case
A legal document obtained by The Associated Press says that Italian prosecutors want to drop their investigation into the 2015 breach of surveillance company Hacking Team, leaving a question mark over...
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