January 17, 2019

Two charged with hacking company filings out of SEC’s EDGAR system

They're charged with phishing and inflicting malware to get into the EDGAR filing system, stealing thousands of filings, and selling access.

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August 22, 2018

Extortionist lawyer pleads guilty to creating porn honeypot

Prenda Law masterminds Paul Hansmeier and John Steele filmed and uploaded the videos, then sued the "John Does" who downloaded them.

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July 03, 2018

Immigrant identity thief and ICE lawyer gets four years

A former high-ranking lawyer at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is going to jail for four years after stealing the identities of US immigrants.

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September 21, 2017

“Admin from Hell” holds company to ransom with porn makeover

The IT admin demanded $10,000, when he didn't get it things got X-rated

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March 24, 2017

Man charged with $100m ‘whaling’ attack on two US tech giants

Victims of whaling attack not named, but it's not the first time a big multinational has been targeted, and it won't be the last

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March 20, 2017

Sweeping dragnet search warrant given the go-ahead by judge

Google says it will always 'push back' when asked for 'excessively broad requests for data'

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February 15, 2017

‘World’s eighth-worst spammer sent more than a million emails’

Michael Persaud faces 10 counts of wire fraud, each punishable by up to 20 years in jail

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February 08, 2017

Beware the latest tax-season spear-phishing scam

This year's variation on the CEO scam goes after W-2 forms and then adds a wire fraud on top

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February 16, 2016

Teacher’s sex tape stolen from hacked Dropbox, posted on school site

After being told the video was on the school site, “I went to the bathroom and threw up,” says Brian Cody Bray.

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