The Feds Say These Are the Russian Hackers Who Attacked US Water Utilities

Plus: The FBI unlocks the Trump shooter’s phone, a security researcher gets legal threats for exposing hackable traffic lights, and more...

The Feds Gear Up for a Privacy Crackdown

Plus: Cisco gets hit by ransomware, Twilio gets phished, a new way to fight email spammers, and much more...

Feds Dismantle Russian Rsocks Botnet Powered by Millions of IoT Devices

By Deeba Ahmed The hackers behind Rsocks botnet used the hacked IoT devices as proxy servers where its customers would pay… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Feds Dismantle Russian Rsocks Botnet Powered by Millions of IoT Devices...

Feds Indict North Korean Hackers for Years of Heists

The three men are allegedly part of a group that tried to steal $1.3 billion in an extended—and ongoing—cybercrime spree...

Feds Charge Chinese Hackers With Ripping Off Video Game Loot From 9 Companies

A group known as Barium allegedly attacked hundreds of targets around the globe—and manipulated in-game goods and currency...

The Feds Want These Teams to Hack a Satellite—From Home

Meet the hackers who, this weekend, will try to commandeer an actual orbiter as part of a Defcon contest hosted by the Air Force and the Defense Digital Service...

Feds indict Fxmsp hacker who breached anti-virus firms to sell data

By Sudais Asif The Fxmsp hacker is a Kazakhstani citizen who... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Feds indict Fxmsp hacker who breached anti-virus firms to sell data...

DEF CON and Feds Partner on Anonymous Bug Submission Program

Hacking conference organizer DEF CON Communications said it plans to roll out a global anonymous bug submission platform based on the SecureDrop communications tool. During a session at DEF CON in Las Vegas last week, conference founder Jeff Moss said the goal was to launch the yet-to-be-named...

How the Feds Failed to Track Thousands of Separated Children

Ad hoc systems and haphazard databases made the Trump administration’s cruel border separation policies somehow even worse...

This Week in Security News: Facebook and Feds

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, Facebook’s chief security officer resigned as Facebook steps up its cybersecurity efforts. Also, Feds indicted three Ukrainians charged with...

Mixed Reaction to DEF CON Ban of Feds

For over two decades DEF CON has been an open nexus of hacker culture, a place where seasoned pros, hackers, academics, and feds can meet, share ideas and party on neutral territory. Our community operates in the spirit of openness, verified trust, and mutual respect. When it comes to sharing and...

Secret warrant forced Google to hand over WikiLeaks Volunteer's Data to Feds

According to the court records released this week on web, The Justice Department used a secret search warrant to obtain the entire contents of a Gmail account used by a former WikiLeaks volunteers in Iceland. Smari McCarthy and Herbert Snorrason, are the two Icelandic freedom of information...

Feds Bust Black Market ID Theft Ring

Thirty-eight defendants from across the United States have been charged with participating in a multimillion-dollar black market travel agent ring that used the stolen identities of thousands of victims to purchase airline tickets for customers. Read the full article. Dark Reading...

Feds Indict 5 in Carson, CA Crimes

Five people were indicted this week on wire fraud and other criminal charges stemming from a 2007 cybertheft in which nearly $450,000 was stolen from the bank accounts of the city of Carson, California using credential-stealing spyware. Read the full article. Computerworld...