Former IT manager pleads guilty to attacking high school network
Conor LaHiff, a former IT manager for a New Jersey public high school, has admitted to committing a cyberattack against…
Cloud engineer gets 2 years for wiping ex-employer’s code repos
Miklos Daniel Brody, a cloud engineer, was sentenced to two years in prison and a restitution of $529,000 for wiping…
Feds Take Down 13 More DDoS-for-Hire Services
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week seized 13 domain names connected to “booter” services that let paying…
UK Sets Up Fake Booter Sites To Muddy DDoS Market
The United Kingdom's National Crime Agency (NCA) has been busy setting up phony DDoS-for-hire websites that seek to collect information…
US offers $10M bounty for Hive ransomware links to foreign governments
The U.S. Department of State today offered up to $10 million for information that could help link the Hive ransomware…
Thinking of Hiring or Running a Booter Service? Think Again.
Most people who operate DDoS-for-hire services attempt to hide their true identities and location. Proprietors of these so-called “booter” or…
Six Charged in Mass Takedown of DDoS-for-Hire Sites
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today seized four-dozen domains that sold “booter” or “stresser” services — businesses that make…
Judge Orders U.S. Lawyer in Russian Botnet Case to Pay Google
In December 2021, Google filed a civil lawsuit against two Russian men thought to be responsible for operating Glupteba, one…
U.S. doubles reward for tips on North Korean-backed hackers
The U.S. State Department has increased rewards paid to anyone providing information on any North Korean-sponsored threat groups' members to…
“Downthem” DDoS-for-Hire Boss Gets 2 Years in Prison
A 33-year-old Illinois man was sentenced to two years in prison today following his conviction last year for operating services…