International Computer Hacker Pleads Guilty For Attacks On U.S. Retailers

An international computer hacker pleaded guilty on Friday in a Boston courtroom to multiple charges relating to hacking activity and credit card fraud. More than 40 million credit and debit card numbers were stolen from major U.S. ... continue

British ex-cop owns a database of 40 million stolen identities

Stolen identities are traded on the web all the time. The information can be as simple as credit card information and email address or in some case complete records. It is this type of ... continue

Your Social Security Number: More social, less secure

The New York Times posted an article today detailing how most Americans' Social Security Numbers are easily guessed due to an "architecture of vulnerability" that has arisen alongside the internet. The number we've been told to guard with ... continue

ATM break-in nets hacker $9M in one day [VIDEO]

Back in November 8th of 2008 in a coordinated move low level cashers hit ATM machines in 49 cities world wide for a haul of $9 million. The way it was done apparently is that a single ... continue

Turkish courts hands out 30 years to hacking godfather

Remember that big TJ Max hacking news that broke a few years ago? Well apparently the man responsible for selling off all of that data has been sentenced to 30 years in a Turkish prison. Unfortunately ... continue

England’s computer privacy rights totally screwed

It’s one thing to have a camera shoved up your ass where ever you go in England but that doesn’t appear to be good enough for the powers that be in England; or the European Union. According ... continue