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Paid Ransomware Bounty Reached $1 Billion in 2016: Report

Jan 07, 2017 12:33 PM EST

A security expert claims that cybercriminals using the ransomware tactic have amassed a collective bounty of about $1 billion last year. This figure is based on the amount of money that went into Bitcoin wallets believed to be controlled by ransomware operators.

Mirai Botnet Spreads to Thousands of UK Routers

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Dec 10, 2016 03:15 AM EST

A new variant of Mirai, the botnet that nearly crippled half of Germany’s Internet service, has spread across the United Kingdom infecting about 2,400 home routers. Security researchers said that these infected routers are being used to carry out massive distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS).

Hacking Group Rewards Hackers for Participating in DDoS Attacks

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Dec 09, 2016 09:40 PM EST

A cyberattack group based in Turkey is offering interested hackers to join a dedicated distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) platform and earn points which can then be exchanged for certain hacking tools. The platform is called Surface Defense and it asks hackers to target political websites using a DDoS tool called Balyoz which literally translates to Sledgehammer.

Hacker Gets 5 Years Jail Time for Stealing Unreleased TV, Films Scripts

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Dec 09, 2016 08:58 PM EST

A hacker who stole several sexually explicit photos and videos of celebrities, as well as unpublished TV and film scripts, has been sentenced to five years in prison. The hacker, identified as Alonzo Knowles, was sentenced by a New York City federal court after pleading guilty to the charges of hacking.

Alleged Russian Hacker Tied to 2012 LinkedIn Breach Nabbed in Czech Republic

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Oct 21, 2016 07:49 AM EDT

Police authorities in the Czech Republic have apprehended a Russian hacker believed to be connected to a series of cyber-attacks that targeted companies based in the United States. Authorities said that the hacker was arrested on Wednesday by a joint operation of local police force and United States Federal Bureau of Investigation agents working on the case.

A Chinese national who pleaded guilty in March to conspiring to hack into the computer networks of Boeing and other major US defence contractors was sentenced on Wednesday to nearly four years in prison, prosecutors said.

Chinese Hacker Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in US Prison for Stealing Military Information

Manthan Chheda |

Jul 14, 2016 02:54 AM EDT

A Chinese national who pleaded guilty to hacking confidential U.S. defense secrets has been handed down a 46-month prison sentence.

Microsoft, Google and Yahoo are all investigating the leaked data and talking with Hold Security.

Russian Hacker Steals Millions of Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo Usernames and Passwords

Ellie Froilan |

May 05, 2016 04:10 AM EDT

Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo Mail users have become a victim of another hack by Russia's criminal underworld, exposing their usernames and passwords to other people online.

Hacker Group Anonymous Claims First Victim in the Name of Charlie Hebdo

Dino Lirios |

Jan 12, 2015 04:53 AM EST

The collective hacker group known as "Anonymous" has declared war on Islamic extremists after the recent attack on Paris-based satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. The group state that they have claimed their first victim.