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RedHack hacker group on trial in Turkey
A group of Internet hackers appeared in an Ankara court on Monday on charges of terrorism, the first time alleged cyber criminals have been put on trial in Turkey. Those arrested in suspicion of the attacks are mostly students who deny having the technical skills required to carry out such a hack...
Hacker group RedHack faces up to 24 years in prison for terrorist crimes
As part of an investigation launched by Başsavcıvekilliği in Ankara on March 20 arrested seven people, including college students. 13 of the indictment prepared by the prosecutor's office in Ankara Was adopted by the High Criminal Court. Court has accepted an indictment against RedHack, a Turkish...
Anonymous Changes DDoS Tactics in Megaupload Retaliation
Anonymous’ army of hacktivists have changed tactics in what some are calling an attempt to trick people into participating in distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks. A round of DDoS attacks Thursday were launched in retaliation for the federal crackdown on Megaupload, a popular file-sharing...
FBI busts $465,000 credit card scam !
Federal investigators arrested and indicted a former Bridgeport resident who they say orchestrated a scam in which foreign nationals applied for and received credit cards on which they charged up to $465,000 worth of goods before leaving the country with the banks holding the tab. A federal grand...
Man Pleads Guilty in $4.8m ATM Fraud
A Connecticut man pleaded guilty to automatic teller machine ATM fraud on Tuesday following a scheme that conned $4.8 million from a Rhode Island bank over the last few years. John DeMilo of Branford, Conn. faces jail time for helping defraud Cranston-based Domestic Bank. Between 2000 and 2010,...
U.S. Court Finds Two Russian Hackers Guilty of $1.3 Million Bank Fraud
A US court has found two Russian hackers guilty of bank fraud, involving over $1.3 million. The investigation revealed that the fraudsters broke into computer systems of various companies and used the obtained banking data to steal money from their bank accounts. Authorities believe the fraudster...