June 22, 2016

Mark Zuckerberg is paranoid about webcam spies – for good reason

Zuckerberg's a taper! FBI Director James Comey's a taper! We want to make you a taper, too!

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April 12, 2016

Why the FBI director puts tape over his webcam – and you should too

The FBI director admitted last week that he covers his laptop's webcam with tape because "I saw somebody smarter than I am had a piece of tape over their camera"

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December 09, 2015

Campaign targets youngest cybercrooks

The average age of suspected cyber offenders has dropped from 24 to 17 over the past year, the NCA says.

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October 09, 2015

Blackshades webcam voyeur spared jail over stolen webcam images

A hacker who used the BlackShades malware to spy on unsuspecting victims has been given a suspended jail term and ordered to do community service.

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August 14, 2015

Webcam spy sends couple photos of previous night’s Netflix snuggle session

Unbeknown to the couple, they were actually sharing their movie night with a spy who was watching them via the webcam on their laptop.

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July 06, 2015

Hillary Clinton: China hacks ‘everything that doesn’t move’ in the US

In the wake of the OPM breach, Hillary Clinton attempts to show presidential credentials by going on the offensive against Chinese hackers.

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June 30, 2015

Zeus and SpyEye crime syndicate taken down by Europol

A European operation coordinated by Europol and Eurojust has dismantled an online crime syndicate thought to have caused €2m of damage with the Zeus and SpyEye banking trojans.

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June 25, 2015

Blackshades RAT co-author sentenced to 57 months in prison

Alex Yucel, co-creator of the Blackshades Remote Access Trojan (RAT), has been sentenced for selling and distributing the malware since 2010.

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February 20, 2015

Co-creator of Blackshades malware used to spy on Miss Teen USA pleads guilty

Alex Yücel has pleaded guilty to his involvement with the $40 program designed to secretly remotely control victims' computers.

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