Mike Carter reports: Federal prosecutors say accused Russian hacker Roman Seleznev and his father, a powerful Russian politician and ally of President Vladimir Putin, have been plotting to tamper with witnesses and may have discussed an escape, according to court documents. Seleznev, 30, is being held at the Federal Detention Center (FDC) in SeaTac, awaiting trial on…
Matthew Keys Convicted of Helping Anonymous Hack The Tribune Company
Kim Zetter reports: An ex-Reuters employee has been found guilty of aiding members of Anonymous so they could hack his former employer. Matthew Keys, who was tried in Sacramento, was an online social media editor for the Reuters news agency when he was indicted in 2013 for allegedly providing a username and password to members of Anonymous to…
Chinese Hackers Breached LoopPay
Nicole Perlroth and Mike Isaac report: Months before its technology became the centerpiece of Samsung’s new mobile payment system, LoopPay, a small Massachusetts subsidiary of the South Korean electronics giant, was the target of a sophisticated attack by a group of government-affiliated Chinese hackers. As early as March, the hackers — alternatively known as the…
FL: Pensacola man arrested for stealing personal information from job seekers
TaMaryn Waters reports: A 19-year-old Escambia County man has been arrested on charges of identity theft following an investigation by the Tallahassee Police Department and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. Investigators learned Gerald Howard Washington, of Pensacola, posted online advertisements claiming he was searching for candidates to fill 1,100 local positions. According to the…
Car hacker sought by Canadian military to assess vulnerabilities
CBC News reports: The Canadian military is looking for a car hacker to hack into its vehicles to test how vulnerable they are to cyberattacks. A tender notice posted Tuesday on the Canadian government’s procurement site says the Department of National Defence is looking for bidders who can assess a vehicle, find vulnerabilities and develop and demonstrate…
Who will pay to clean up massive T-Mobile hack?
Eric Scigliano wonders whether anything will be done to waive fees for placing security freezes in the wake of Experian’s hack involving T-Mobile consumer data: Yesterday I asked representatives of Experian, T-Mobile, and the Washington Attorney General’s Office if they might be doing anything to fix this situation. “I’ll have to refer you to Experian on…