Blog Posts Tagged with "Indictment"
LulzSec Member Arrested for Sony Pictures Hack
September 05, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Rivera allegedly used a proxy server in an attempt to mask or hide his Internet protocol (IP) address and obtained confidential information from Sony Pictures’ computer systems using an SQL injection attack against its website...
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Four Defendants Charged in Credit Card Skimming Scheme
August 21, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Four men were arrested for their roles in an identity theft scheme involving the theft of credit card numbers used to fraudulently purchase fuel at gas stations in order to be sold, distributed, or otherwise used by the defendants in order to obtain criminal proceeds...
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Student Pleads Guilty to Counterfeiting Coupons on the Internet
August 07, 2012 Added by:Headlines
In addition to creating and disseminating fake coupons, Henderson also wrote tutorials and created templates he posted online and that provided instructions for creating counterfeit coupons using their own computers. Henderson’s scheme caused retailers and manufacturers to lose approximately $900,000....
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FBI: More Arrests in International Cyber Crime Takedown
July 13, 2012 Added by:Headlines
"The FBI announced three more arrests arising from Operation Card Shop, an international operation aimed at sophisticated, highly organized cyber criminals involved in buying and selling stolen identities, exploited credit cards, counterfeit documents, and sophisticated hacking tools..."
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Twenty-Four Arrests in Eight Countries in Cyber Crime Takedown
June 27, 2012 Added by:Headlines
“As the cyber threat grows more international, the response must be increasingly global and forceful. The coordinated law enforcement actions taken by an unprecedented number of countries around the world demonstrate that hackers and fraudsters cannot count on being able to prowl the Internet..."
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LulzSec Hacker Indicted for Conspiracy to Conduct Cyber Attacks
June 14, 2012 Added by:Headlines
The indictment alleges that Ryan Cleary controlled a large botnet of potentially hundreds of thousands of units to conduct DDoS attacks and would rent out his botnet for certain time periods in exchange for money from individuals interested in conducting DDoS attacks targeting specific victims...
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West New York Mayor Arrested for Hacking
May 25, 2012 Added by:Headlines
The mayor of West New York, N.J., and his son were arrested for allegedly hacking into an e-mail account and website associated with a movement to recall the mayor, and have been charged with gaining unauthorized access to computers and conspiracy...
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Insider Threat: Former PNC Manager Pleads Guilty to Bank Theft
May 25, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Laird stole the funds through a number of means: opening credit accounts in her father’s name without authorization; making redemptions from CD accounts of five customers; opening checking accounts in other names and wroting checks to pay her personal bills and expenses...
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Federal Charges Filed in Case Involving Theft of Trade Secrets
May 14, 2012 Added by:Headlines
The indictment alleges that Janice Kuang Capener took information related to customers and the pricing and sales of products without authorization from secure Orbit databases, and used that information for herself and others to the economic detriment of the company...
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Online Narcotics Marketplace Utilized TOR
April 23, 2012 Added by:Headlines
“The drug trafficking organization... was distributing dangerous and addictive drugs to every corner of the world, and trying to hide their activities through the use of advanced anonymizing on-line technology...”
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FBI Issues Press Release on Anonymous - LulzSec Arrests
March 06, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Four Principal Members of “Anonymous” and “LulzSec” charged with computer hacking and fifth member pleads guilty; “AntiSec” member also charged with stealing confidential information from approximately 860,000 clients and subscribers of Stratfor...
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Lulzer Sabu Turns in Top Anonymous Leadership
March 06, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Fox News reports that infamous LulzSec leader known as Sabu has been working with law enforcement for months to investigate key members of the anonymous movement, resulting in multiple arrests of key Anonymous conspirators...
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Anonymous Hacks and Defaces FTC Websites
February 17, 2012 Added by:Headlines
The rogue hacktivist collective Anonymous has claimed credit for hacking and defacing several Federal Trade commission (FTC) websites in protest of the US government's support of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)...
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Secret Service Hits $250 Million Cell Phone Cloning Ring
February 07, 2012 Added by:Headlines
U.S. Secret Service’s New York Field Office recently investigated a sophisticated operation in which information from the cell phone accounts of tens of thousands of people is stolen to support a black market in international calling...
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DDoS Attacks Against Government and Entertainment Websites Escalate
January 19, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Multiple websites appear to be under DDoS attack, including the DoJ's http://justice.gov, the Recording Industry Association of America's http://riaa.com, and music publisher Universal Music's http://universalmusic.com...
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Programmer Charged with Stealing Code from Federal Reserve
January 19, 2012 Added by:Headlines
“As today’s case demonstrates, our cyber infrastructure is vulnerable not only to cybercriminals and hackers, but also alleged thieves like Bo Zhang who used his position as a contract employee to steal government intellectual property"...
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