Former Roommate of Accused Capital One Hacker Sentenced
The former roommate of a woman accused of hacking Capital One banking company and at least 30 other organizations has been sentenced to four...
Tracking & Law Enforcement
‘Five Eyes’ Alliance Demands Ways to Access Encrypted Apps
The “Five Eyes” intelligence alliance demanded Sunday that tech companies insert “backdoors” in encrypted apps to allow law enforcement agencies the access they say...
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U.S. Seizes Domain Names Used by Iran for Disinformation
The United States this week announced that it seized a total of 92 domain names that an Iran-linked adversary was leveraging in a global...
EU Court Curbs Mass Phone Data Grab by Spy Agencies
The EU’s top court on Tuesday put limits on how European spy and security agencies could harvest troves of personal data, but said this...
Nigerian Hacker Sentenced to Prison in U.S. for Targeting Government Employees
A Nigerian hacker was sentenced to 36 months in prison in the United States for participating in a scheme that targeted government employees. The...
Global Police Sting Nets 179 Dark Web Sellers
A global police sting has netted 179 vendors selling illegal goods online and seized millions in currency, drugs and guns, heralding an end to...
‘Dark Overlord’ Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
A United Kingdom national who was a member of ‘The Dark Overlord’ hacking group was sentenced to five years in federal prison, the United...
Palantir Listing May Shine Light on Secretive Big Data Firm
Perhaps the most secretive firm to emerge from Silicon Valley, Palantir Technologies is set for a stock market debut this month that may shed...
U.S. Charges Three Iranian Hackers for Attacks on Satellite Companies
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced charges against three Iranian nationals believed to have stolen information related to the United States’ aerospace...
German Hospital Hacked, Patient Taken to Another City Dies
German authorities said Thursday that what appears to have been a misdirected hacker attack caused the failure of IT systems at a major hospital...