Ross McCarthy reports: A teenage hacker who brought down FBI and Home Office websites from his family home in Solihull has been warned he faces jail. Charlton Floate, 19, used his internet expertise to target the US and British government sites, causing them to crash. The teenager, of Starbold Crescent, Knowle, previously admitted three charges under the Computer Misuse…
Month: August 2015
Chinese police arrest 15,000 for Internet crimes
Sui-Lee Wee reports: Police in China said on Tuesday they had arrested about 15,000 people for crimes that “jeopardized Internet security”, as the government moves to tighten controls on the Internet. […] Police have investigated 7,400 cases of cyber crime, the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement on its website. It did not…
UK: Mumsnet founder ‘swatted by misogynist griefers’
John Leyden reports: Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts and another user were both targeted in swatting attacks at the apex of a series of hack attacks that may have led to the compromise of user logins at the high-profile, UK-based parenting site. […] Roberts fell victim to just such an attack in the middle of the…
Hillary’s email firm was run from a loft apartment with its servers in the BATHROOM
Hugo Daniel reports: The IT company Hilary Clinton chose to maintain her private email account was run from a loft apartment and its servers were housed in the bathroom closet, Daily Mail Online can reveal. Daily Mail Online tracked down ex-employees of Platte River Networks in Denver, Colorado, who revealed the outfit’s strong links to the Democratic…
FL: Brothers Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Identity Theft Tax Fraud Scheme Involving Students’ and Other Individuals’ Information
There’s an update to a case previously noted on this site. Two North Miami brothers were sentenced for an identity theft tax fraud scheme involving students and other individuals’ personal identifying information. Rigo Octavio Lopez, 25, and Luis Daniel Lopez Morales, 19, were each sentenced to 48 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release,…
Town of Saugerties: Information Technology Audit by NYS Comptroller’s Office Reveals Serious Problems
From the audit report, some background first: The Town contracts for IT services with an independent contractor. The contractor’s duties include performing all significant maintenance and hardware installations, and providing technical support and expert advice on the upgrade of the entire IT environment. The Town uses computerized applications to perform essential tasks including processing financial…