Capital One Fined $80 Million for 2019 Data Breach Affecting 106 Million Users

A United States regulator has fined the credit card provider Capital One Financial Corp with $80 million over last year’s data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 100 million credit card applicants of Americans.

The fine was impo… Continue reading Capital One Fined $80 Million for 2019 Data Breach Affecting 106 Million Users

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EU sanctions hackers from China, Russia, North Korea who’re wanted by the FBI

The Council of the European Union has imposed its first-ever sanctions against persons or entities involved in various cyber-attacks targeting European citizens, and its member states.

The directive has been issued against six individuals and three en… Continue reading EU sanctions hackers from China, Russia, North Korea who’re wanted by the FBI

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21-Year-Old Cypriot Hacker Extradited to U.S. Over Fraud and Extortion Charges

The United States Department of Justice has extradited two criminals from the Republic of Cyprus—one is a computer hacker suspected of cyber intrusions and extortion, and the other is a money launderer with known connections to the terrorist organizati… Continue reading 21-Year-Old Cypriot Hacker Extradited to U.S. Over Fraud and Extortion Charges

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Police Arrested Hundreds of Criminals After Hacking Into Encrypted Chat Network

In a joint operation, European and British law enforcement agencies recently arrested hundreds of alleged drug dealers and other criminals after infiltrating into a global network of an encrypted chatting app that was used to plot drug deals, money lau… Continue reading Police Arrested Hundreds of Criminals After Hacking Into Encrypted Chat Network

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