Tag: hacker arrested
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LeakedSource Founder Arrested for Selling 3 Billion Stolen Credentials
Canadian authorities have arrested and charged an Ontario man for operating a website that collected ‘stolen’ personal identity records and credentials from some three billion online accounts and sold them for profit. According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the 27-year-old Jordan Evan Bloom of Thornhill is the person behind the notorious LeakedSource.com—a major […]
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Fourth Fappening Hacker Admits to Stealing Celebrity Pics From iCloud Accounts
Almost three years after the massive leakage of high-profile celebrities’ nude photos—well known as “The Fappening” or “Celebgate” scandal—a fourth hacker has been charged with hacking into over 250 Apple iCloud accounts belonged to Hollywood celebrities. A federal court has accused George Garofano, 26, of North Branford, of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, […]
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Young Hacker, Who Took Over Jail Network to Get Friend Released Early, Faces Prison
Well, “a friend in need is a friend indeed” goes a long way, but in this case, this phrase hardly makes any sense.A 27-year-old Michigan man who hacked into the government computer system of Washtenaw County Jail to alter inmate records and gain early…