An Irish national has been jailed for six-and-a-half years for his role as one of the administrators and forum moderators who helped run now-defunct dark web marketplace "Silk Road."Gary Davis, 31, of Wicklow, Ireland, was known as 'Libertas' on the Silk Road website, then-largest underground black marketplace on the Internet used by thousands of people to buy and sell drugs … [Read more...] about Silk Road Admin Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison On Drug Trafficking Charges
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D-Link Agrees to 10 Years of Security Audits to Settle FTC Charges
Taiwanese networking equipment manufacturer D-Link has agreed to implement a "comprehensive software security program" in order to settle a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit alleging that the company didn't take adequate steps to protect its consumers from hackers.Your wireless router is the first line of defense against potential threats on the Internet.However, sadly, … [Read more...] about D-Link Agrees to 10 Years of Security Audits to Settle FTC Charges
U.S. Charges WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange With Violating Espionage Act
The United States Justice Department has unveiled charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 17 new counts on the alleged violation of the Espionage Act by publishing classified information through WikiLeaks website.If convicted for all counts, Assange could face a maximum sentence of 175 years in U.S. prison for his "alleged role in one of the largest compromises of … [Read more...] about U.S. Charges WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange With Violating Espionage Act
U.S. Charges 9 ‘SIM Swapping’ Attackers For Stealing $2.5 Million
The U.S. Department of Justice today announced charges against nine individuals, 6 of which are members of a hacking group called "The Community" and other 3 are former employees of mobile phone providers who allegedly helped them steal roughly $2.5 million worth of the cryptocurrency using a method known as "SIM Swapping."According to the 15-count indictment unsealed today, … [Read more...] about U.S. Charges 9 ‘SIM Swapping’ Attackers For Stealing $2.5 Million
U.S. Charges Chinese Hacker For 2015 Anthem Data Breach
The United States Justice Department today announced charges against a Chinese hacker and his hacking team member for their alleged role in the 2015 massive data breach at health insurance giant Anthem and three other unnamed American companies.Fujie Wang (王 福 杰) and another hacker named John Doe with three different aliases—Deniel Jack, Kim Young, and Zhou Zhihong—are charged … [Read more...] about U.S. Charges Chinese Hacker For 2015 Anthem Data Breach