IT specialist Jack Teixeira jailed for 15 years after leaking classified military documents on Discord

November 14, 2024 0 Comments 6 tags

Jack Teixeira, the 22-year-old former Air National Guardsman who leaked hundreds of classified documents online, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Teixeira, who served as an IT specialist

Fraudsters exploit US General Election fever, FBI warns

October 31, 2024 0 Comments 7 tags

As the United States of America enters the final days of the race for the White House, the FBI has warned that fraudsters are using the presidential election campaign to

Tick tock.. Operation Cronos arrests more LockBit ransomware gang suspects

October 3, 2024 0 Comments 7 tags

International law enforcement agencies have scored another victory against the LockBit gang, with a series of arrests and the seizure of servers used within the notorious ransomware group’s infrastructure.  As

British man used genealogy websites to fuel alleged hacking and insider trading scheme

September 30, 2024 0 Comments 7 tags

A London-based man is facing extradition to the United States after allegedly masterminding a scheme to hack public companies prior to their earnings announcements and use the secrets he uncovered

Two men arrested one month after $230 million of cryptocurrency stolen from a single victim

September 24, 2024 0 Comments 5 tags

Two men have been arrested by the FBI and charged in relation to their alleged involvement in a scam which saw almost a quarter of a billion dollars worth of

Ticketmaster boss who repeatedly hacked rival firm sentenced

September 17, 2024 0 Comments 5 tags

A former boss of Ticketmaster has been sentenced after pleading guilty to illegally accessing computer servers of a rival company and stealing sensitive business information. In 2012, Stephen Mead left

Hacker pleads guilty after arriving on plane from Ukraine with a laptop crammed full of stolen credit card details

September 11, 2024 0 Comments 5 tags

A man from New York City has admitted to computer hacking and associated crimes after being caught with a laptop containing hundreds of thousands of stolen payment card details. 32-year-old

IT worker charged over $750,000 cyber extortion plot against former employer

September 2, 2024 0 Comments 5 tags

A former IT engineer is facing federal charges in the United States after his former employer found it had been locked out of its computer systems and received a demand

$2.5 million reward offered for hacker linked to notorious Angler Exploit Kit

August 29, 2024 0 Comments 6 tags

Who doesn’t fancy earning US $2.5 million? That’s the reward that’s on offer from the US Department and State and Secret Service for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction