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Extradited Russian hacking suspect is in solitary confinement, lawyer says

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The accused Russian hacker Yevgeniy Nikulin is currently in solitary confinement in Santa Rita Jail located in Alameda County, California. Nikulin faces charges of hacking data from the U.S. tech firms LinkedIn, Dropbox and Formspring. Nikulin, who denies all charges, has been in solitary for two months, defense lawyer Arkady Bukh told CyberScoop. Santa Rita Jail did not respond to a request for comment. When Nikulin first appeared in a U.S. courtroom in April, the Russian was in shackles because of what the U.S. Marshals described as an escape attempt and physical confrontations with officers. Bukh said the same reason is being used to justify the solitary confinement. “He says they’re harassing him,” Bukh said. Solitary confinement and its consequences on the prisoner are considered torture by some prominent psychologists as well as organizations including the American Medical Association and the United Nations. The Russian government has repeatedly expressed concerns about Nikulin’s mental and physical condition. Bukh, who has described Nikulin as […]

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Dropbox beefs up mobile collaboration in latest release

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Dropbox announced several enhancements today designed to beef up its mobile offering and help employees on the go keep up with changes to files stored in Dropbox . In a typical team scenario, a Dropbox user shared a file with a team member for review or approval. If they wanted to check the progress of […] Continue reading Dropbox beefs up mobile collaboration in latest release→

Dropbox beats expectations for its first quarterly check-in with Wall Street

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Dropbox made its debut as a public company earlier this year and today passed through its first milestone of reporting its results to public investors, and it more or less beat expectations set for Wall Street on the top and bottom line. The company reported more revenue and beat expectations for earnings that Wall Street […] Continue reading Dropbox beats expectations for its first quarterly check-in with Wall Street→

Dropbox rolls out a templates tool for its Paper online document service

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As Dropbox looks to woo larger and larger businesses with its strategy of building simpler collaboration tools than what’s on the market, it’s making some moves in its online document tool Paper to further reduce that friction today. Dropbox said it was rolling out a new tool for Dropbox Paper that allows users to get […] Continue reading Dropbox rolls out a templates tool for its Paper online document service→

Drew Houston to upload his thoughts at TC Disrupt SF in September

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Dropbox is a critically important tool for more than 500 million people. The company launched back in 2007 and founder and CEO Drew Houston has spent the last decade growing Dropbox to the behemoth it is today. During that time, Houston has made some tough decisions. A few years ago, Houston decided to move the […] Continue reading Drew Houston to upload his thoughts at TC Disrupt SF in September→

Prosecutors hand over terabytes of evidence in case against Russian charged with LinkedIn breach

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U.S. prosecutors say they have an exceptionally large mountain of evidence in their case against Yevgeniy Nikulin, the Russian hacker accused of stealing data from LinkedIn and other American tech firms. The government is preparing to hand over the evidence to Nikulin’s lawyers, a discovery process that will take at least two months because of the sheer amount of data involved. “There is quite a bit of discovery in this case,” prosecutor Michelle Kane said. “Just one set of logs alone related to one of the victims will be about three terabytes, plus tens of thousands of other pages of discovery.” Nikulin’s lawyers, including Arkady Bukh, requested and received two months time to review the evidence as they build a defense for their client. The next hearing will take place on June 26. Judge William Alsup, who was clearly energetic in his desire to move the case along as quickly as possible, aims to […]

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Extradited Russian explores plea deal for massive LinkedIn breach

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The legal team for Yevgeniy Nikulin, the Russian hacker accused of stealing data from LinkedIn and other American tech firms, will explore a plea deal with the U.S. government, according to Nikulin’s lawyer, Arkady Bukh. “The likelihood of a trial is not very high,” Bukh said. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, where Nikulin’s trial would occur, “has over a 99 percent conviction rate. We are not throwing clients under the bus,” Bukh said. Nikulin was extradited to the United States in March after a lengthy legal battle in the Czech Republic where he was first arrested in 2016. He pleaded not guilty to the charges in his first hearing in the San Francisco-based court. Nikulin is charged with breaches at LinkedIn, Dropbox and Formspring. He faces three counts of computer intrusion, two counts of intentional transmission of information, code, or command causing damage to a protected computer; two counts of aggravated […]

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Extradited Russian pleads not guilty to massive LinkedIn breach

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The Russian hacker who allegedly stole data from LinkedIn, Dropbox and Formspring pleaded not guilty in a U.S. federal court in San Francisco on Friday after his extradition from the Czech Republic. Yevgeniy Nikulin, 29, was the subject of a lengthy extradition battle between the U.S. and Russia, who both lobbied the Czech government to extradite the Russian citizen to their respective countries for criminal proceedings. Shortly after Nikulin was arrested and charged in 2016 with crimes that impacted over 100 million individuals, Russia followed with charges for stealing $3,450 via Webmoney in 2009. Beginning with his 2016 indictment, a tug-of-war commenced involving Washington D.C., Moscow, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and Czech President Milos Zeman. Babis pushed for a U.S. extradition while Zeman reportedly pushed for an outcome that favored Russia’s interests. The outcome may have reverberations in domestic Czech politics — Zeman and Babis are trying to form a new government — and the […]

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Under Armour Reports Massive Breach of 150 Million MyFitnessPal Accounts

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Under Armour is getting kudos for disclosing breach within weeks, but concerns remain over an unknown portion of credentials reportedly stored using the weak SHA-1 hashing function. Continue reading Under Armour Reports Massive Breach of 150 Million MyFitnessPal Accounts→