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Colombia arrests suspect wanted by US over Gozi virus

The suspect, Mihai Ionut Paunescu, was already arrested by the Romanian authorities in December 2012 but managed to avoid extradition to the United States. Colombian authorities have arrested Mihai Ionut Paunescu, a Romanian man who was charged more than eight years ago by the United States with involvement in developing the Gozi virus.  Gozi is […]

First it was Ecuador, now it’s Colombia. Data leak affects millions of citizens

Ethical hacking specialists from security firm ESET report the discovery of a misconfigured ElasticSearch implementation that has resulted in the internet exposure of nearly 2.5 million Colombian citizens. The compromised information includes names, email addresses, phone numbers and other personal details. Reporting this security flaw was a titanic task for the firm’s experts, as it […]

Using a Single Warrant FBI hacked 8000 Computers in 120 Countries

The FBI hacked into more than 8,000 computer systems in 120 specific international locations with only a single warrant for the duration of an research into a dark net infant pornography website, according to a newly posted courtroom filings. This FBI’s mass hacking campaign is related to the high-profile baby pornography Playpen case and represents the […]