Security Fix Archive: Cyber Justice
Spam 'Godfather' gets 51 months in prison
These past few days have seen some notable cyber justice cases: Late Monday, Alan M. Ralsky -- a man dubbed the "Godfather of Spam" -- was sentenced to 51 months in prison. And on Friday, a California man pleaded guilty...
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Brian Krebs
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November 24, 2009; 1:16 AM ET |
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| Tags: alan ralsky, spam
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FDA targets rogue Internet pharmacies
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is pressuring a number of Internet service providers to shut off nearly 12 dozen Web sites alleged to be selling counterfeit or unapproved prescription drugs. The FDA's office of criminal investigations said it sent...
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Brian Krebs
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November 19, 2009; 4:45 PM ET |
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A year later: A look back at McColo
A year ago today, the Internet community witnessed a remarkable event: The unplugging of McColo, a Web hosting facility in Northern California that for a long time controlled a majority of the spam-sending operations on the planet. McColo's two main...
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Brian Krebs
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November 11, 2009; 10:50 AM ET |
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From the Bunker
| Tags: conficker, mccolo
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Eight indicted in $9M RBS WorldPay heist
Eight men have been indicted on charges that they hacked into credit card processing firm RBS Worldpay, and helped steal more than $9 million in a highly coordinated heist nearly a year ago, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday. The...
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Brian Krebs
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November 10, 2009; 12:40 PM ET |
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Latest FBI Crackdown on Phishing Targets 100 Defendants in U.S., Egypt
UPDATED: 7:45 p.m. Law enforcement authorities in California, Nevada, North Carolina arrested 33 people Wednesday as part of an international crackdown on "phishing," e-mail scams that trick people into giving personal and financial data to counterfeit Web sites. The action,...
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Brian Krebs
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October 7, 2009; 7:45 PM ET |
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| Tags: fbi, phish phry, phishing
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Maine Firm Sues Bank After $588,000 Cyber Heist
A construction firm in Maine is suing a local bank after cyber thieves stole more than a half million dollars from the company in a sophisticated online bank heist. On Friday, Sanford, Maine based Patco Construction Co. filed suit in...
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Brian Krebs
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September 23, 2009; 2:10 PM ET |
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Small Business Victims
| Tags: $588000 heist, ocean bank, patco
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