Mike Carter reports the latest development in the federal prosecution of Russian hacker Roman Seleznev: A federal judge has refused to suppress key evidence in the pending trial of accused Russian mega-hacker Roman Seleznev. U.S. District Judge Richard Jones said Seleznev’s accusations that federal agents tampered with his computer — and the dueling opinions of prosecution and…
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UK: Romanian hackers infiltrate Gloucestershire business Versarien
Ellis Lane reports: Hackers have infiltrated Gloucestershire-based Versarien, sending spam emails out to the business’s entire contacts book in the process. The hack came from three different locations, the most prevalent came from Romania, with other hacks from Melbourne in Australia and Camberley in Surrey. Read more on Gloucestershire Live.
US regulator freezes British man’s assets over claims he hacked stockbroking accounts
Marion Dakers reports: The Securities and Exchange Commission is pursuing a British man over claims he hacked into US investors’ accounts to place unauthorised trades. The American financial regulator has asked a New York court to freeze the assets of Idris Dayo Mustapha while it tries to recover the proceeds of his alleged trades and…
Hackers Steal Air India Frequent-Flyer Miles Worth $24,000
Sputnik News reports: Unknown hackers broke into the loyalty program of Indian airlines and robbed at least 20 accounts of frequent-flyer miles worth Rs 1.6 million ($23,745). Delhi Police, who are investigating the case, said that the intruders created 20 email IDs and diverted the reward points earned by Air India’s passengers, with possible help from present or…
Motherboard publishes full chat logs with “Guccifer 2.0”
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports: We spoke to the hacker who claimed to have broken into the servers of the Democratic National Committee, who goes by the name of “Guccifer 2.0,” in reference to the notorious hacker who leaked the George W. Bush paintings and recentlyclaimed to have hacked Hillary Clinton’s email server. In the interest of…
Hacker leaks over 260 internal Democratic Party files on Hillary Clinton
From the I-doubt-this-will-help-her-campaign dept., Jason Murdock reports: The hacker responsible for breaching the computer networks of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has released a fresh trove of 261 internal files, donor lists and memos – largely focused on presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The data dump, leaked by a hacker dubbed “Guccifer 2.0”, consists of a…