Suspected Russian LinkedIn hacker Nikulin reportedly extradited from Czech Republic to US

Thomson Reuters The Czech Republic has extradited Russian citizen Yevgeniy Nikulin to the United States where he is accused of hacking social networks including LinkedIn. The decision by Czech Justice Minister Robert Pelikan defies Russia which had also asked for his extradition after Nikulin was arrested in Prague in cooperation with the FBI in 2016. […]

Adrian Lamo, former hacker who turned in Chelsea Manning, dead at 37

Enlarge / Lamo, left posing with fellow hacker friends Kevin Mitnick and Keven Poulsen circa 2001. (credit: Photograph by Matthew Griffiths) Adrian Lamo, the former hacker who reported Chelsea Manning to US authorities for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified State Department records, has died at the age of 37, according to a family Facebook […]

Adrian Lamo, hacker who reported Chelsea Manning to FBI, dies aged 37

Hacker Adrian Lamo has died aged 37. The Colombian-American gained notoriety after reporting whistleblower Chelsea Manning to US authorities in 2010. Mario Lamo, the hacker’s father, revealed the news of his son’s death in a Facebook post on Friday. “With great sadness and a broken heart I have to let know all of Adrian’s friends […]

Samsung and Roku smart TVs could be controlled by ‘a relatively unsophisticated hacker,’ Consumer Reports finds

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Consumer Reports has found that millions of smart TVs can be controlled by hackers exploiting easy-to-find security flaws. See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: Watch SpaceX launch a Tesla Roadster to Mars on the Falcon Heavy rocket — and why […]

Alleged British hacker Lauri Love wins US extradition appeal

Lauri Love, a 32-year-old student accused of hacking US government websites in 2012 and 2013, has won a high court battle and will not be extradited to the States. He suffers from Asperger syndrome — a form of autism that makes him worry and obsess — depression and sudden, untreatable outbursts of eczema. Love’s legal […]

Hacker who stopped WannaCry, indicted for malware, gave a forced confession – defense team

Published time: 8 Jan, 2018 04:11 Lawyers for a hacker who stopped the WannaCry ransomware that paralyzed computers around the world and almost brought the NHS to its knees, says he was coerced into confessing to spreading malware, being tired and intoxicated. Marcus Hutchins, 23, was arrested in Las Vegas airport after attending the annual […]