May 22, 2023

Phone scamming kingpin gets 13 years for running “iSpoof” service

Site marketing video promised total anonymity, but that was a lie. 170 arrested already. Potentially 1000s more to follow.

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March 28, 2023

Cops use fake DDoS services to take aim at wannabe cybercriminals

Thinking of trying a bit of DDoSsing to get a feel for life at the fringes of the Dark Side? Don't do it!

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January 17, 2022

Romance scammer who targeted 670 women gets 28 months in jail

Found love online? Sending them money? Friends and family warning you it could be a scam? Don't be too quick to dismiss their concerns...

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February 21, 2020

US and UK call out Russian hackers for Georgia attacks

The US and UK governments have both accused Russia of launching a cyber attack against the Georgian government last year.

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February 18, 2020

Council returns to using pen and paper after cyberattack

Ten days after a suspected ransomware attack, residents of the English borough of Redcar and Cleveland must be starting to wonder when their Council’s IT systems will return.

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December 26, 2019

Apple iCloud “data dump” extortionist avoids prison

He claimed to have logins for millions of iCloud accounts, and told Apple he'd shut them all down unless he received a payoff.

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December 05, 2019

IM RAT spy tool seller raided, busted, kicked offline

The spyware gave complete control of victimized computers, sold for as little as$25, and was bought by 14,500 hackers worldwide.

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February 21, 2019

Hacker Lauri Love denied bid to get computers back

Hacker Lauri Love has failed to get his computers back six years after UK’s National Crime Agency took them as part of a criminal investigation.

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September 07, 2018

Teen hacker admits to SWATting schools, airline flight

The teenager made bomb threats to schools, and to a flight between the UK and San Francisco while it was in mid-air.

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