SAN FRANCISCO – Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin made his initial appearance in federal court today following his extradition from the Czech Republic, announced Acting United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. He appeared before Jaqueline Scott Corley, United States Magistrate Judge in San Francisco. Nikulin,…
Category: Hack
Thousands of Bestiality Users Exposed in Hack
Joseph Cox reports: Thousands of user account details—many related to a bestiality website—are circulating on public image boards, according to data obtained by Motherboard. Details include email addresses, alleged IP addresses, and other apparent personal information linked to an often illegal sexual practice. The news shows how websites that deal with the most controversial subjects…
U.S. formally sanctions hacker who leaked Game of Thrones information last year.
I had reported on the indictment last week, but the focus of this piece by Harris puzzled me: The hacker’s name is Behzad Mesri. He was indicted in November of 2017 after he tried to extort $6 million in bitcoin from HBO, operating under the name “little.finger66,” because of course that’s the name he chose. Now, the Justice…
Hackers steal 2.6 million Haryana power consumers’ data, demand $10 million ransom in BTC
For those like me who don’t automatically remember different systems: 26 lakh = 2.6 million, and 1 crore = USD $10 million. Statesman News Service reports: The billing data of over 26-lakh consumers with the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN), one of the two power discoms in the state, has been stolen and the…
‘Lizard Squad’ hacker-for-hire Zachary Buchta sentenced to three months in prison plus $350,000 restitution for online attacks
Jason Meisner reports: Maryland man sobbed in court Tuesday as a federal judge sentenced him to three months in prison for his role in a “hacker-for-hire” service that shut down company websites and harassed thousands of unsuspecting people around the world. […] Before he was sentenced, Buchta read a brief statement to the court apologizing…
Fancy Bears hackers linked to foiled cyber attack on UK Anti-Doping Agency
Sean Ingle reports: The UK Anti-Doping Agency has foiled an attempted cyber attack that tried to access confidential medical and drug‑testing data, the Guardian can reveal. The attack, which took place over the weekend, required Ukad’s servers to be rebooted Monday. But its experts are now confident that no data was lost or compromised. Although the…