Jason Meisner reports: A Tennessee man was sentenced Tuesday in Chicago’s federal court to nearly four years in prison for his role in a notorious group of cybercriminals responsible for a destructive hacking spree on dozens of businesses, nonprofits and government entities. Dressed in an orange jail jumpsuit and wearing thick, black-rimmed eyeglasses, Timothy Justen…
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600,000 OPM data breach victims need to re-enroll in credit monitoring services
Nicole Orgrysko reports: Victims of the Office of Personnel Management’s cyber breach who enrolled in credit monitoring services with Winvale/CSID about 18 months ago will soon have to re-enroll for the same services with a new vendor. OPM will soon mail notification letters to roughly 600,000 people, whose coverage under Winvale expires Dec. 1, 2016, a…
Man Charged In Scheme To Steal More Than $1.5 Million From A U.S. Financial Institution
On October 27, a complaint was unsealed charging Dwayne C. Hans, a United States citizen, with wire fraud, computer fraud, and money laundering. According to the complaint, between April 2016 and July 2016, the defendant masterminded a series of frauds against a U.S. financial institution in which he masqueraded as an authorized representative of that…
UK: Teenage hacker behind 1.7 million cyber attacks faces jail
Oops. I missed this one when Tristan Kirk first reported it: A notorious teenage hacker who was the brains behind more than 1.7 million cyber attacks around the world is facing jail. Adam Mudd, 19, sold access to his Titanium Stresser programme, allowing users to crash websites and computers by overloading them with requests. He is believed…
Hacker who leaked nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence, other celebrities sentenced to 18 months
Ray Kelly reports: A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 18 months in prison for hacking into online accounts of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and other female celebrities and stealing private information, including nude photos and videos. Ryan Collins, 36, of Lancaster, was sentenced Wednesday by a federal judge in Pennsylvani, according to CNET. Read more on…
JPMorgan-Hack-Linked Bitcoin Operator’s Dad to Plead Guilty
Christian Berthelsen reports: A Florida man with ties to an illegal Bitcoin exchange that was allegedly used by hackers who targeted companies including JPMorgan Chase & Co. is scheduled to plead guilty to undisclosed charges Thursday. U.S. prosecutors asked a judge in New York to hold a hearing for Michael Murgio, the father of the…