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Credit to Author: Lucian Constantin| Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 08:17:00 -0700

A 32-year-old Russian hacker was sentenced to 27 years in prison in the U.S. for stealing millions of payment card details from businesses by infecting their point-of-sale systems with malware.

The sentence is the longest ever handed out in the U.S. for computer crimes, surpassing the 20-year jail term imposed on American hacker and former U.S. Secret Service informant Albert Gonzalez in 2010 for similar credit card theft activities.

Roman Valeryevich Seleznev, a Russian citizen from Vladivostok, was sentenced Friday in the Western District of Washington after he was found guilty in August of 10 counts of wire fraud, eight counts of intentional damage to a protected computer, nine counts of obtaining information from a protected computer, nine counts of possession of 15 or more unauthorized access devices and two counts of aggravated identity theft.

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Independent Krebs

April 24, 2017 admin

The Backstory Behind Carder Kingpin Roman Seleznev’s Record 27 Year Prison Sentence

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 16:37:23 +0000

Roman Seleznev, a 32-year-old Russian cybercriminal and prolific credit card thief, was sentenced Friday to 27 years in federal prison. That is a record punishment for hacking violations in the United States and by all accounts one designed to send a message to criminal hackers everywhere. But a close review of the case suggests that Seleznev’s record sentence was severe in large part because the evidence against him was substantial and yet he declined to cooperate with prosecutors prior to his trial. The son of an influential Russian politician, Seleznev made international headlines in 2014 after he was captured while vacationing in The Maldives, a popular vacation spot for Russians and one that many Russian cybercriminals previously considered to be out of reach for western law enforcement agencies. He was whisked away to Guam briefly before being transported to Washington state to stand trial for computer hacking charges.

MalwareBytes Security

April 24, 2017 admin

A week in security (Apr 17 – Apr 23)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:59:43 +0000

A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from the 17th of April to the 23rd. We focused on the return of Locky ransomware, Moker Trojan, and more.

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Tags: binary options exploit kit Locky Moker Moker Trojan ransomware recap RIG-V trojan weekly blog roundup

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ComputerWorld Independent

April 24, 2017 admin

Russian man receives longest-ever prison sentence in the US for hacking

Credit to Author: Lucian Constantin| Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 08:17:00 -0700

A 32-year-old Russian hacker was sentenced to 27 years in prison in the U.S. for stealing millions of payment card details from businesses by infecting their point-of-sale systems with malware.

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MalwareBytes Security

April 24, 2017 admin

Mobile Menace Monday: Securing your privacy on Android

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 15:00:31 +0000

If you work at a company that allows you to use your mobile device to login email, access company data, and/or connect to company Wi-Fi, you could be more of a risk than you think.

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Tags: Android cybersecurity Mobile privacy triple m

Kaspersky Security

April 24, 2017 admin

Recapping #TheSAS2017 in 10 tweets

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 15:09:44 +0000

Recapping the 2017 iteration of Kaspersky Lab’s annual conference, the Security Analyst Summit, with 10 Tweets.

QuickHeal Security

April 24, 2017 admin

Quick Heal will continue to support Windows Vista users

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 12:05:20 +0000

As of April 11, 2017, Microsoft has stopped supporting Windows Vista. Quick Heal, however, will continue to support this OS. Read more about this from the post below. What does it mean for Vista users? When we say that Windows Vista is out of support now, it does not mean…

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ComputerWorld Independent

April 24, 2017 admin

FAQ: What is blockchain and how can it help business?

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 03:01:00 -0700

Blockchain sounds like a way to keep boats anchored, which isn’t a bad analogy, considering what the technology purports to do.

While some IT experts herald it as a groundbreaking way of creating a distributed, unchangeable record of transactions, others question the nascent technology’s usefulness in the enterprise, which has traditionally relied on centrally-administered databases to secure digital records.

Even so, companies are moving fast to try and figure out how they can use it to save time and money. And IT vendors are responding to customers calls for info, with some already looking to include it as part of their services.

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