A 28-year-old Ohio man has been named by federal prosecutors as the alleged author of a decade-old Mac malware, which he is accused of using to remotely spy on thousands of unsuspecting victims. Cybersecurity in an IoT and Mobile World The technology world …
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The U.S. has charged a suspected Russian hacker with breaking into computers at LinkedIn, Dropbox and a question-and-answer site formerly known as Formspring.
On Thursday, a federal grand jury indicted 29-year-old Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin following his arrest by Czech police in Prague on Oct. 5.
LinkedIn has said that Nikulin was involved in the 2012 breach of the company that stole details from over 167 million accounts. However, a U.S. court filing unsealed on Friday only gave limited details on Nikulin’s alleged crimes.
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The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted seven Iranian hackers in connection with cyberattacks on U.S. banks, the New York Stock Exchange, AT&T and a water facility in New York.
The seven live outside the U.S. and it’s questionable whether they will ever be apprehended and tried, according to reports by Reuters, the New York Times and the Washington Post.
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China Indicts Canadian on Espionage Charge
Wall Street Journal According to the agency, Chinese authorities found evidence suggesting Kevin Garratt, a longtime China resident involved in humanitarian work, had accepted tasks on behalf of Canadian espionage agencies to gather intelligence. It did not elaborate. China charges Canadian with espionage, activists with overthrow plot Canadian indicted on espionage in China China charges Canadian national with espionage: official |