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Dark Overlord taunted, threatened, and extorted. Now alleged member is behind bars

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Dark Overlord taunted, threatened, and extorted. Now alleged member is behind bars

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Federal authorities say they have taken custody of a UK man who was a member of The Dark Overlord, a group that has taken credit for hacking into more than a dozen companies, stolen valuable data, and then demanded ransoms for its return. Stolen material included then-unreleased episodes of popular television shows and millions of patient records.

Nathan Wyatt, 39, was extradited from the United Kingdom to St. Louis, Missouri, after losing a year-long legal fight to block the transfer. Wyatt was arraigned in US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on Wednesday. He pleaded not guilty.

An indictment unsealed in the case alleged Wyatt participated in hacks on three healthcare providers, a medical records company, and an accounting firm. The indictment said Wyatt conspired with other members of The Dark Overlord to hack into the companies, steal their valuable data, and threaten to publish it unless they received payments in bitcoin.

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Biz & IT – Ars Technica

139 US bars, restaurants and coffeeshops infected by credit-card stealing malware

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139 US bars, restaurants and coffeeshops infected by credit-card stealing malware

North Country Business Products (NCBP), a provider of point-of-sales systems, has revealed that 139 of its clients have been hit by a malware infection that stole the payment card details of consumers.

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Graham Cluley

Blackhole exploit kit creator Paunch sent behind bars – ZDNet

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ZDNet

Blackhole exploit kit creator Paunch sent behind bars
ZDNet
The hacker behind the Blackhole exploit kit has reportedly been sentenced to seven years in prison. Symantec. The hacker behind the infamous Blackhole and Cool exploit kits has been sentenced to seven years in prison. This week, the Zamoskvoretskiy …
'Blackhole' Exploit Kit Author Gets 7 YearsKrebs on Security
Russia sends exploit kit author to the GULAG for seven yearsThe Register

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Pointing laser at police helicopter costs Texas man two years behind bars

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So you’re just some dude chilling on your back porch with friends and you think it would be fun to aim your laser pointer at a helicopter. Everyone has a good laugh.

Eight months later a judge tells you those laughs are going to cost you two years in prison.

Pointing a laser at a helicopter can’t possibly be that much fun.

From a Statesman.com report:

On Feb. 15, Austin police’s Air1 helicopter was on approach to land at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport when (Soza Ruedas Jr.) pointed a laser at the helicopter. The laser beam was strong enough to reflect inside the cockpit and caused the pilot to avert his eyes, officials said.

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Network World Paul McNamara