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A Former Member of a Band of Hackers Faces up to 10 Years in Prison
May 29, 2013A former member of a band of hackers faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to a single computer hacking charge. Jeremy Hammond, 28, of Chicago admitted to participating in more than a half dozen attacks perpetrated ...
Tags: Stratfor Hack, Computer Hacking
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4 British Men Associated with The LulzSec Hacker Collective Received Prison Sentences Thur
May 20, 2013Four British men associated with the LulzSec hacker collective received prison sentences Thursday for their roles in cyberattacks launched by the group against corporate and government websites in 2011. Ryan Cleary , 21, Jake Davis, 20, ...
Tags: Computer Products, LulzSec hacker
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NSW Emerged as Supposed Target of Alleged Computer Hacker Matthew Flannery
May 16, 2013A local council in regional NSW has emerged as the supposed target of alleged computer hacker Matthew Flannery, the self-proclaimed leader of the international cyber-crime syndicate Lulzsec, police say. Mr Flannery, 24, known by the ...
Tags: Hacker, Computer Products
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Sony Has Moved Back Into Profit for The Financial Year to 31 March
May 13, 2013Sony has moved back into profit for the financial year to 31 March, reporting profits of 43bn yen (280m), after four consecutive years of losses. The Japanese firm said it expected earnings to grow by an additional 16 per cent this year ...
Tags: Sony, Computer Products
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Cody Andrew Kretsinger Was Sentenced Thursday to One Year in Federal Prison for His Role
Apr 23, 2013Cody Andrew Kretsinger, a 25-year-old man from Decatur, Ill., was sentenced Thursday to one year in federal prison for his role in a May 2011 breach of a Sony Pictures website and database. At the time of the intrusion Kretsinger, who ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Lulzsec Has Had His Sentence Postponed in Order to Continue Working with The FBI
Feb 27, 2013The founder of hacking group Lulzsec, Sabu, has had his sentence postponed in order to continue working with the FBI. Sabu - real name Hector Xavier Monsegur - encouraged Lulzsec members to hack websites including those of the CIA, ...
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Security Firm AVG Noted a "Disturbing" New Trend in The World of Cybercrime
Feb 16, 2013Following its latest threat report, security firm AVG has noted a “disturbing” new trend in the world of cybercrime – children with enough programming skills to code and distribute their own malware. The company said it ...
Tags: AVG, cybercrime, malware
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An Arizona Man Admitted His Involvement Computer Attack Against The Website
Dec 31, 2012IDG News Service-An Arizona man has admitted his involvement in a May 2011 computer attack against the website of Sony Pictures Entertainment that was carried out by the now-defunct LulzSec hacker group. On Thursday,Raynaldo Rivera,20,of ...
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The Third in a Series of Interviews with C-Level Executives Responsible for Cyber Security
Dec 26, 2012This is the third in a series of interviews with C-level executives responsible for cyber security and privacy in business and government, who also happen to be thought leaders. (Remember, as I mentioned previously, "C-level executive" and ...
Tags: interviews, cyber security, privacy, business, government, web security
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FBI Arrested Another Suspected Member of Hacking Group LulzSec
Dec 24, 2012The FBI has arrested another suspected member of the now-defunct hacking group LulzSec in connection with a breach of Sony Pictures Entertainment's computer systems. The 20-year-old Raynaldo Rivera surrendered to US authorities after a ...
Tags: LulzSec, Pictures Entertainment's computer systems, protected computer
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An Increasing Number of Vulnerability Researchers Will Focus Their Attention on ICS
Dec 21, 2012An increasing number of vulnerability researchers will focus their attention on industrial control systems(ICS)in the year to come,but so will cyberattackers,security experts believe. Control systems are made up of supervisory software ...
Tags: SCADA security, ICS, critical infrastructure, control systems
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US Indictment Means The 20-Year-Old Briton Could Face Extradition to The US to Stand Trial
Dec 18, 2012The US has indicted UK suspected LulzSec member Ryan Cleary in connection with the hacking of the Fox and PBS television networks and Sony's film and TV studio. The move comes two months after LulzSec member Cody Kretsinger pleaded guilty ...
Tags: US, UK, LulzSec member, hacking
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A 20-Year-Old Man Surrendered to FBI Agents on Tuesday
Aug 29, 2012A 20-year-old man surrendered to FBI agents on Tuesday for his alleged hacking of Sony Pictures, one of a wave of attacks executed last year by the hacking collective LulzSec. Raynaldo Rivera, 20, of Tempe, Arizona, was indicted by a ...
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Government-Sponsored Cybercriminals Uses Hacking Techniques to Steal Commercial Secrets
Jul 19, 2012Government-sponsored cybercriminals are using hacking techniques to steal commercial secrets from businesses,KPMG has warned. Confidential information,including product designs and bid documents,are at risk from states seeking to win ...
Tags: Government-sponsored cybercriminals, hacking techniques
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Two UK Teenage Pleaded Guilty to Charges Linked with Attacks on High-Profile Websites
Jun 27, 2012Two UK teenage members of hacktivist group LulzSec have pleaded guilty to charges linked with attacks on several high-profile websites. Ryan Cleary, 19, and Jake Davis, 18, admitted being part of LulzSec, an offshoot of the Anonymous ...
Tags: teenage, hacktivist group, attacks websites, hacking charges