How hackers accidentally sold a pre-release XBox One to the FBI
Earlier this week, an indictment was unsealed outlining a long list of charges against a group of men accused of running a three-year hacking spree that stole intellectual property from gaming companies.
View ArticleRussian faces more charges in point-of-sale hacking case
A Russian man accused of hacking point-of-sale systems in the U.S. is facing additional charges following a revised indictment returned by a grand jury on Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
View ArticleFBI warns of cyberattacks linked to China
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning to companies and organizations on Wednesday of cyberattacks by people linked with the Chinese government.
View ArticlePirate Bay co-founder sentenced to 3.5 years imprisonment in Denmark
Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was sentenced Friday by the Court of Frederiksberg in Denmark to three and a half years in jail for hacking and serious vandalism.
View ArticleUK teen relieved after light sentence on hacking charges
A 19-year-old U.K. man said he was relieved after receiving probation for pleading guilty to four hacking-related charges in connection with a large distributed denial-of-service attack on the...
View ArticleGeorgia man sentenced to nine years for stolen credit card data
A 28-year-old man was sentenced to more than nine years in prison Wednesday for buying stolen credit and debit card numbers from an underground online marketplace.
View ArticleIntel to work with Europol on fighting cybercrime
An agreement between Intel's McAfee security branch and European law enforcement will allow the two to work on joint operations to fight cybercrime.
View ArticleHackers said to threaten Sony employees
The hack against Sony Pictures appeared to enter new territory on Friday when employees reportedly received messages threatening them and their families.
View ArticleNorth Korea denies involvement in 'righteous' Sony hack
North Korea's government has denied any involvement in the attack on Sony Pictures, but in a Sunday statement indicated that it's not necessarily unhappy that it happened.
View ArticleHackers demand Sony pulls plug on 'The Interview'
The group claiming responsibility for the Sony Pictures hack has denied it threatened Sony employees and demanded the studio halt the release of a movie that makes light of an assassination attempt on...
View ArticleHackers leak top Sony executives' emails
The email boxes of two top Sony executives were leaked online on Monday, the latest release of potentially embarrassing corporate information following a major hack on the company's computer networks...
View ArticleSony hackers release more data, promise ‘Christmas gift’
A further dump of Sony Pictures corporate secrets appears to have been put on the Internet over the weekend, with hackers warning of more to come.
View ArticleHackers to Sony staff: Email us to keep your secrets private
The hackers who stole gigabytes of data from Sony Pictures have asked employees of the company to contact them if they don't want their information to become public.
View ArticleUS hospital reports data blackmail
An Illinois hospital says someone attempted to blackmail it to stop the release of data about some of its patients.
View ArticleSony hackers turn to terror tactics, threaten cinemas
The hackers who attacked Sony Pictures have apparently moved on to a new tactic: attempting to spread fear among the general public.
View ArticleSony cancels 'The Interview' release after threats following cyberattack
Sony Pictures on Wednesday canceled the Dec. 25 release of its controversial comedy, "The Interview," after theater chains decided not to play the film following terrorist threats after a cyber attack.
View ArticleSony hit with second employee lawsuit over hack
Sony Pictures has been hit by a second lawsuit alleging it didn't do enough to safeguard the personal information of employees that was lost in a major hack in late November.
View ArticleThink North Korea hacked Sony? Think about this
North Korea or not? There's still a lot we don't know about the attack on Sony Pictures and those behind it.
View ArticleFBI concludes North Korea 'responsible' for Sony hack
North Korea was responsible for the devastating cyberattack on Sony Pictures, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said Friday after a two-week investigation.
View ArticleObama promises response on Sony hack, says pulling movie was mistake
President Obama believes Sony made a mistake in canceling release of "The Interview" following a major cyberattack and said the U.S. is prepared to respond to the attack, but he wouldn't say when or how.
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