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3 North Korean computer programmers charged by DOJ in Sony hack, extortion scheme
February 17, 2021
3 North Korean computer programmers charged by DOJ in Sony hack, extortion scheme
(The AEGIS Alliance) – The Justice Department has charged 3 North Korean computer programmers in a broad range of worldwide hacks which includes a damaging assault focusing on Culver City-based…
Ukrainian Officials Arrest Author of World’s Biggest Phishing Service U-Admin
February 9, 2021
Ukrainian Officials Arrest Author of World’s Biggest Phishing Service U-Admin
Last week law enforcement officers in Ukraine, in cooperation with officials from the United States and Australia shut down one of the biggest phishing providers in the world that had…
Hackers Tried to Poison a Florida City’s Water Supply
February 9, 2021
Hackers Tried to Poison a Florida City’s Water Supply
OLDSMAR, FLORIDA – Officials are investigating after somebody hacked into and took control of the city water treatment facility’s computer system and attempted to drastically increase the water’s sodium hydroxide content…
More than a Dozen Chrome Extensions Caught Hijacking Google Search Results for Millions of Users
February 3, 2021
More than a Dozen Chrome Extensions Caught Hijacking Google Search Results for Millions of Users
(The AEGIS Alliance) – New details have emerged about a huge network of rogue browser extensions for Chrome and Edge that have been discovered to hijack clicks to hyperlinks in…
A Hacker Ransomware Locked a Man’s Penis into his Internet-Connected Chastity Belt Cage
January 30, 2021
A Hacker Ransomware Locked a Man’s Penis into his Internet-Connected Chastity Belt Cage
(The AEGIS Alliance) – Sam Summers was sitting down at his house along with his penis caged inside an internet-connected chastity belt when he received a bizarre message on the…
Microsoft Issues Patches for Defender Zero-Day, 82 Other Windows Flaws
January 13, 2021
Microsoft Issues Patches for Defender Zero-Day, 82 Other Windows Flaws
(The AEGIS Alliance) – For the main patch released on January 12, Tuesday of 2021, Microsoft launched security updates addressing 83 flaws in total across as many as 11 services…
Russian Hacker Sentenced to 12-Years in Prison for Massive JP Morgan Chase Hack
January 11, 2021
Russian Hacker Sentenced to 12-Years in Prison for Massive JP Morgan Chase Hack
(The AEGIS Alliance) – A U.S. courtroom handed down a 12-year prison sentence to a 37-year-old Russian on Thursday for his complicity in an international criminal hacking campaign in a heist that…
Healthcare Industry Sees 45% Surge in Cyber Attacks Since November 20
January 5, 2021
Healthcare Industry Sees 45% Surge in Cyber Attacks Since November 20
(The AEGIS Alliance) – Cyberattacks focusing on healthcare organizations have surged by a 45% increase since November 2020 as COVID-19 cases are rapidly rising in some countries around the globe.According…
Florida Teenager Accused Of Cyberattacking Schools in Miami-Dade County
September 3, 2020
Florida Teenager Accused Of Cyberattacking Schools in Miami-Dade County
(The AEGIS Alliance) – A teenage student, age 16, was arrested for orchestrating a number of cyberattacks and network outages that happened in Florida’s largest county during the first week…
Uber’s Former Chief of Security Charged for Covering Up Massive Hack
August 21, 2020
Uber’s Former Chief of Security Charged for Covering Up Massive Hack
This week, the former chief of security at Uber, Joseph Sullivan, found himself facing charges in connection with an alleged cover-up of a major hack that occurred in 2016. This…