Technician Indicted for Hacking California Water Treatment Facility

By Deeba Ahmed The jury has charged Rambler Gallo with one count of transmitting a program, information, code, and command to cause damage to a protected computer. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Technician Indicted for Hacking California Water Treatment Facility...

17-Year-Old 'Mastermind', 2 Others Behind the Biggest Twitter Hack Arrested

A 17-year-old teen and two other 19 and 22-year-old individuals have reportedly been arrested for being the alleged mastermind behind the recent Twitter hack that simultaneously targeted several high-profile accounts within minutes as part of a massive bitcoin scam. According to the U.S. Departme...

Russian Lawmaker's Son Convicted of Stealing 2.9 Million Credit Card Numbers

The son of a prominent Russian lawmaker has been found guilty in the United States of running a hacking scheme that stole and sold 2.9 million US credit card numbers using Point-of-Sale POS malware, costing financial institutions more than $169 Million. Roman Seleznev, 32, the son of Russian...

Reuters Editor Indicted for Helping Hackers Break Into Tribune Co.

A Reuters social media editor on Thursday was charged with helping hackers break into the Tribune Co.’s network shortly after he was fired from a Sacramento television station in Fall 2010. A U.S. Eastern District grand jury in Sacramento handed down a three-count indictment against Matthew Keys,...