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  • Vietnamese man gets 13 years for massive ID theft scheme

    A Vietnamese man linked to a data breach of 200 million personal records at a subsidiary of credit monitoring firm Experian has been sentenced to 13 years in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

    Written by Grant Gross15 July 15 06:03
  • Two indicted for stealing 1 billion email addresses in historic breach

    Two Vietnamese men have been indicted, with one pleading guilty, for hacking into eight U.S. email service providers and stealing 1 billion email addresses and other confidential information, resulting in what's believed to be the largest data breach in U.S. history, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

    Written by Grant Gross07 March 15 05:55
  • DOJ offers $3 million reward for Gameover Zeus botnet suspect

    Two U.S. government agencies are offering a US$3 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of a Russian man suspected of having served as an administrator for the destructive Gameover Zeus botnet.

    Written by Grant Gross25 Feb. 15 08:48
  • US DOJ: Companies need to trust gov't on cybersecurity

    The U.S. fight against cybercrime would be more effective if companies put more trust in the country's law enforcement agencies, a top U.S. Department of Justice official said.

    Written by Grant Gross10 Dec. 14 04:49