Marcel Lehel Lazăr, 44, of Arad, Romania, allegedly the hacker “Guccifer,” made his initial appearance today in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. Lazăr had been temporarily surrendered from Romania to face U.S. charges relating to unauthorized access of protected computers, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Dana…
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UK cops tell suspect to hand over crypto keys in US hacking case
J. M. Porup reports: At a court hearing earlier this month, the UK’s National Crime Authority (NCA) demanded that Lauri Love, a British computer scientist who allegedly broke into US government networks and caused “millions of dollars in damage,” decrypt his laptop and other devices impounded by the NCA in 2013, leading some experts to warn that a…
Cumbrian hacker who attacked Moonpig avoids prison
Wow. This kid got off lightly, compared to what would likely have happened here in the U.S. News & Star reports that Anthony Luke Fulton was given a 16-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, told to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work and ordered to pay both a £100 victim surcharge and £100 in compensation…
Oilpro.Com Founder Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Hacking Into Competitor’s Computer System
DAVID W. KENT, the founder of professional networking website Oilpro.com (“Oilpro”), was arrested for charges relating to computer hacking and wire fraud. The charges stem from KENT’s alleged role in repeatedly hacking into a competitor’s database to steal customer information and attempting to sell Oilpro to the same company whose database KENT had hacked. KENT…
Norfolk Admirals’ data breach exposes customers’ names, other information
Kimberly Pierceall reports: A hacker posted several thousand Norfolk Admirals customers’ email accounts, addresses and names on Wednesday, but the team’s online security firm says the data breach affected only about 250 customers. Norfolk Admirals Vice President Joe Gregory said his online security firm eliminated duplicates and spam email addresses from the list, significantly winnowing…
Hackers Breach Law Firms, Including Cravath, Weil Gotshal
Remember a few days ago when I noted that the FBI had issued a Private Industry Notification to law firms? This is related…. Nicole Hong and Robin Sidel report: Hackers broke into the computer networks at some of the country’s most prestigious law firms, and federal investigators are exploring whether they stole confidential information for the purpose…