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Russian Hacker who was wanted by FBI arrested in Prague

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UPDATE — It Turns out that the Russian Hacker arrested by the FBI is responsible for 2012 LinkedIn Data Breach. (Read latest update here)

Czech police, in cooperation with the FBI, has arrested a Russian citizen in Prague suspected of participating in conducting cyber-attacks against the United States.

Czech police announced the arrest on its official website Tuesday evening, without giving

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37-Year-Old ‘Syrian Electronic Army’ Hacker Pleads Guilty in US court

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One of the FBI’s Most Wanted Hackers who was arrested in Germany earlier this year has pleaded guilty to federal charges for his role in a scheme that hacked computers and targeted the US government, foreign governments, and multiple US media outlets.
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Hacker Who Helped ISIS to Build ‘Hit List’ Of US Military Personnel Jailed for 20 Years

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A computer hacker who allegedly helped the terrorist organization ISIS by handing over data for 1,351 US government and military personnel has been sentenced to 20 years in a U.S. prison.

Ardit Ferizi, aka Th3Dir3ctorY, from Kosovo was sentenced in fe… Continue reading Hacker Who Helped ISIS to Build ‘Hit List’ Of US Military Personnel Jailed for 20 Years→

British Court rules Hacktivist ‘Lauri Love’ can be extradited to USA

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British citizen and alleged hacker Lauri Love will be extradited to the United States to face allegations of hacking into United States government computer systems, a UK judge ruled on Friday.

Love, 31, is currently facing up to 99 years in prison for… Continue reading British Court rules Hacktivist ‘Lauri Love’ can be extradited to USA→

FBI Arrests Two Hackers Who Hacked US Spy Chief, FBI and CIA Director

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US authorities have arrested two North Carolina men on charges that they were part of the notorious hacking group “Crackas With Attitude.”

Crackas with Attitude is the group of hackers who allegedly was behind a series of audacious and embarrassing ha… Continue reading FBI Arrests Two Hackers Who Hacked US Spy Chief, FBI and CIA Director→

Hacker Who Hacked Official Linux Kernel Website Arrested in Florida

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Around five years after unknown hackers gained unauthorized access to multiple kernel.org servers used to maintain and distribute the Linux operating system kernel, police have arrested a South Florida computer programmer for carrying out the attack.

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Second ‘Fappening’ Hacker Pleads Guilty; Facing up to 5 years in Prison

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A second man has pleaded guilty for his role in ‘The Fappening’ breach of 2014, in which the Internet was flooded with thousands of nude photographs of popular celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence, Kim Kardashian, Kate Upton and Kirsten Dunst.

Edw… Continue reading Second ‘Fappening’ Hacker Pleads Guilty; Facing up to 5 years in Prison→

Russia arrests 50 hackers who stole $25 million from Banks

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Russian authorities have arrested a gang of 50 hackers suspected of stealing more than 1.7 Billion Rubles (over US$25 Million) from banks and other financial institutions in the country since 2011.

The same criminal gang had tried to steal a further 2… Continue reading Russia arrests 50 hackers who stole $25 million from Banks→

Ukrainian Hacker Admits Stealing Corporate Press Releases for $30 Million Profit

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A 28-year-old Ukrainian hacker has pleaded guilty in the United States to stealing unpublished news releases and using that non-public information in illegal trading to generate more than $30 Million (£20.8 Million) in illicit profits.

Vadym Iermolovych, 28, admitted Monday that he worked with two other Ukrainian hackers to hack into computer networks at PR Newswire, Marketwired and Business

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Encrypted Smartphone Network Seized by Dutch Police for Criminal Investigation

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On Tuesday, the Dutch Police arrested a 36-year-old man, Danny Manupassa, on suspicion of money laundering and involvement in selling encrypted smartphones to criminals.

Manupassa owns a company called Ennetcom, which provides customized Blackberry Ph… Continue reading Encrypted Smartphone Network Seized by Dutch Police for Criminal Investigation→