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South Korea nuclear plant hit by hacker
Computers at a nuclear power plant in South Korea have been compromised by a hacker, but the plant’s operator says no critical data has …
North Korea Didn’t Do It: Expert Hacker Believes Sony Hack Was An Inside Job
North Korea is innocent of the Sony hack, according to expert hacker and cyber security pro Marc W. Rogers. Rogers has managed security for …
Site operator pleads guilty to facilitating prostitution, a first in federal convictions
A California man who ran the website myRedBook[.]com has pleaded guilty to “facilitating prostitution,” according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). On Thursday, …
FBI Leading Probe Into Sony Pictures Hacking Incident
The FBI said Monday that it is working with other U.S. law enforcement agencies to investigate a hacking attack that hit Sony Pictures Entertainment …
Slew of black marketplaces, including Silk Road 2.0, go dark in Fed sweep
In an international bust, U.S. and European law enforcement have arrested 17 individuals for their suspected involvement in illicit underground marketplaces, including the alleged …
Police skirt Tor anonymity software in shutting down illegal websites
US federal officials and European law enforcement groups in over a dozen countries said Friday that they shut down more than 400 illegal websites …
USPS investigates breach, more than 800K employees possibly affected
The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced on Monday that an investigation is underway – led by the FBI and joined by other federal …
FBI Holds Secret Meeting To Scare Congress Into Backdooring Phone Encryption
In September, both Apple and Google announced plans to encrypt information on iOS and Android devices by default. Almost immediately, there was a collective …
WorldPay hacker sentenced to 11 years for role in $9.4M scheme
In a Friday release, the FBI detailed the hacker’s role in the racket. In November 2008, Sergei Tsurikov and co-conspirators obtained unauthorized access to …
FBI director wants access to encrypt Apple, Google users’ data, demands law ‘fix’
The FBI director has slammed Apple and Google for offering their customers encryption technology that protects users’ privacy. “Deeply concerned” James Comey wants to …
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