Maxine Bernstein reports: A Portland man accused of obtaining unauthorized access to the software supporting a zombie-themed survival video game and then creating a competitor online game faces federal indictment. Brent Junker, who goes by the aliases “the domo” and “therussianknight” is charged with three counts of conspiracy to obtain unauthorized access to a protected computer….
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Important: Notification of data breach on FIRST Forums
As seen on their site today: Dear FIRST® Participant, We wish to inform you of an event that may affect the security of your username and password on our FIRST forums. What happened? On March 6, 2017, FIRST received a report of suspicious activity for two externally hosted websites – the FIRST Forum (forums.usfirst.org) and FIRST…
Hackers: We Will Remotely Wipe iPhones Unless Apple Pays Ransom
Joseph Cox reports: A hacker or group of hackers is apparently trying to extort Apple over alleged access to a large cache of iCloud and other Apple email accounts. The hackers, who identified themselves as ‘Turkish Crime Family’, demanded $75,000 in Bitcoin or Ethereum, another increasingly popular crypto-currency, or $100,000 worth of iTunes gift cards…
Hackers Try to Steal Baidu’s Driverless Car Secrets
Tom Mackenzie reports: Baidu Inc. has revealed that a gang of “hackers-for-hire” tried to steal its driverless car technology, prompting it to bulk up its cybersecurity team. The Beijing-based company’s head of cybersecurity, Ma Jie, said it was unclear who was behind the gang. “It’s very difficult to know who employs them to do that,…
KE: Chebukati admits hackers attacked IEBC servers
Wilfred Ayaga reports: The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has admitted hackers attempted to breach its systems to steal crucial information ahead of the 2017 election. Chairman Wafula Chebukati told the National Assembly’s Justice and Legal Affairs committee that people intending to steal data attempted to access IEBC servers last year. “Attempts were made…
The World’s Most Wanted Computer Hacker Controls A Million Computers And Enjoys Wearing Leopard Print
Described as “the most wanted cybercriminal in the world” by the F.B.I, Evgeniy, M. Bogachev has a $3million bounty on his head and a penchant for Bengal cats and leopard print pyjamas. Because what else is a nefarious cyber criminal going to wear when he’s busy doing hacking business? Read more on Esquire.