Computer Crimes And Punishment

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    Five years later, Italian police identify hacker behind 2013 NASA hacks
    October 10, 2018
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/five-...olice-identify-hacker-behind-2013-nasa-hacks/
     
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    Cyber Fraud Ring Used Phishing to Steal $4 Million, Alleged Leader Faces Charges
    The Romanian national was charged in a four-count indictment
    October 10, 2018

    https://news.softpedia.com/news/cyb...ion-alleged-leader-faces-charges-523170.shtml
     
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    "Chinese spy, charged with stealing U.S. aviation secrets, extradited for prosecution

    In a rare feat, federal agents lured a Chinese government spy to Belgium, where authorities transferred him this week to the United States for prosecution on economic espionage charges, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

    Yanjun Xu, a senior officer with China’s Ministry of State Security, is accused of seeking to steal trade secrets from leading aviation firms, top Justice Department officials said. His capture helps vindicate law enforcement officials who have faced criticism in recent years that indictments of foreign operatives are not likely to result in the defendants setting foot in a courtroom.

    Officials and former officials said it is apparently the first time that a Chinese government spy has been brought to the United States to face charges..."

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...d52e1ae4570_story.html?utm_term=.359a70de3c99

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    http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/do...t-filed-against-the-alleged-chinese-spy/3237/
     
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    GTA ‘Cheat’ Developers Have Homes Searched and Assets Frozen
    October 15, 2018
    https://torrentfreak.com/gta-cheat-developers-have-homes-searched-and-assets-frozen-181015/
     
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    Fortnite cheat YouTuber sued by Epic Games
    October 16, 2018
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45876864
     
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    Australian woman arrested over AU$450,000 Ripple theft
    October 24, 2018
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/australian-woman-arrested-over-au450000-ripple-theft/
     
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    Two hackers behind 2016 Uber data breach have been indicted for another hack
    October 25, 2018
    https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/25/uber-hackers-indicted-lynda-breach/
     
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    https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/10...onfinement-8-6m-in-fines-for-rutgers-attacks/
     
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    U.S. Man Faces up to 5 Years in Prison for ‘Unlicensed’ Bitcoin Sales via LocalBitcoins
    October 30, 2018
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    Ten Chinese Intelligence Officers, Hackers Indicted for Stealing Aerospace Tech
    They pilfered turbofan engine commercial airliners tech
    October 30, 2018

    https://news.softpedia.com/news/ten...cted-for-stealing-aerospace-tech-523521.shtml
     
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    Ex-Air Force Airman in New Mexico Accused of Computer Fraud
    Prosecutors say a former Air Force airman in New Mexico could be facing up to 10 years in federal prison for computer fraud
    October 31, 2018
    https://www.securityweek.com/ex-air-force-airman-new-mexico-accused-computer-fraud
     
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    Melbourne IT, now Arq group, surprised by Chinese aerospace hack claims
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/melbourne-it-now-arq-group-surprised-by-chinese-aerospace-hack-claims/
     
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    CIA Vault7 leaker to be charged for leaking more classified data while in prison
    November 1, 2018
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/cia-v...leaking-more-classified-data-while-in-prison/
     
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    Popular online reviewer forced to pay $1.3 million for publishing RDR2 leak
    November 1, 2018
    https://www.techspot.com/news/77218-popular-online-reviewer-forced-pay-13-million-publishing.html
     
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    How to Punish Cybercriminals
    https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2018/11/how_to_punish_c.html
     
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    Ex-CPS worker accused of stealing info on 80,000 people in latest data breach
    November 2, 2018
    https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/c...ation-former-employee-chicago-public-schools/
     
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    Utah Man Pleads Guilty to Denial-of-Service Computer Hacking Attacks

     
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