Apple denies handing UDIDs over to FBI
As the issue of the leaked million of Apple device IDs by the AntiSec hacker group and the alleged existence of a list of over 12 million of those and other personal …
FBI denies collecting Apple device IDs
Following yesterday’s claim made by AnitSec hackers that they have gotten ahold of a document containing a list of over 12 million Apple iOS devices – including …
Anonymous leaks 1m Apple device UDIDs stolen from FBI
A file containing a million and one record sets containing Apple Unique Device Identifiers (UDIDs) and some other general information about the devices has been made available …
Another alleged LulzSec member arrested for Sony hack
Another suspected LulzSec member has been charged for his alleged role in the attacks against Sony Pictures Entertainment’s website and computer systems, the theft of …
FBI arrests 24 carders in online sting, UGNazi leader is among them
Following a two-year undercover operation led by the FBI, a coordinated action involving law enforcement agencies from 13 countries has led to the arrest of 24 individuals …
FBI warns of joint threat by ransomware and banking Trojan
The combination of the Citadel banking Trojan and Reveton ransomware that Trusteer warned about at the beginning of May is apparently still targeting users. So much so, that …
FBI wants social networks and IM services to be wiretap-friendly
Worried that technology advances will leave its agents incapable of conducting surveillance of online communications of potential criminals, the FBI is quietly lobbying top …
Android pattern lock stumps FBI forensic experts
Who would have thought that pattern screen locks on Android phones actually provide such an effective barrier to unauthorized access that even the FBI is forced ask Google for …
Arrested Anonymous members charged, Anon retaliates
The online world was rocked yesterday by the news that a number of members of LulzSec and Anonymous were arrested following a betrayal by LulzSec leader “Sabu” and …
DNSChanger-infected machines won’t be disconnected, for now
It’s good news for the owners of the computers still infected by the DNSChanger malware, as a US Federal Judge agreed with the Attorney’s Office’s formal …
LulzSec leader Sabu helps police arrest Anonymous hackers
Sabu, the apparent leader of the LulzSec hacktivist group, has been unmasked by the FBI last June and has since been working with them to secure evidence against the …
British student jailed for hacking Facebook
26-year-old software development student Glenn Mangham has been sentenced to spend eight months in jail following his hack into several Facebook servers between April and May …