Ukrainian hacker sentenced in stolen news releases scheme
A Ukrainian hacker involved in an international scheme that used stolen unpublished news releases to make about $30 million in profits was sentenced Monday to more than two years in prison.
A Ukrainian hacker involved in an international scheme that used stolen unpublished news releases to make about $30 million in profits was sentenced Monday to more than two years in prison.
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May 22, 2017
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Years before Russian intelligence agencies stood accused of interfering in the U.S. presidential election and of orchestrating a massive Yahoo data breach, there was lingerie model Anna Chapman and her band of "Illegals"—Russian ...
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Mar 17, 2017
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An Indiana cancer services agency says it will replace and rebuild its data after a computer hack demanding a ransom.
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Jan 17, 2017
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Yahoo shares slid Thursday on worries that Verizon will walk away or slash its $4.8 billion offer for the company's digital operations after another massive data breach.
Business
Dec 15, 2016
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German security officials say a cyberattack believed to be directed by Russia targeted journalists and lawmakers in recent weeks.
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Sep 23, 2016
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America's intelligence chief on Wednesday said Russia hacks US computer networks "all the time," while also seeking to reassure the public the transition to a new president would "be OK."
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Sep 7, 2016
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Thursday it is investigating the hack of Leslie Jones' website that revealed several private details of the actress-comedian's life.
Security
Aug 25, 2016
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Experts who've followed the leak of Democratic National Committee documents say they believe the party's claim that Moscow had a hand in the hack, lending weight to the extraordinary allegation that the Kremlin is trying ...
Security
Jul 26, 2016
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Twenty-year-old Ardit Ferizi readily admitted his crime: hacking computers to obtain personal data of more than 1,300 U.S. government and military personnel, then turning the data over to the Islamic State group. But he couldn't ...
Security
Jun 15, 2016
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A judge on Wednesday approved a multimillion dollar settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by former Sony Pictures Entertainment employees whose private information was stolen in a massive data breach.
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Apr 6, 2016
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