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Securus has not confirmed the breach but evidence suggests that they have been pwned. A couple of days ago the Dallas, Texas-based prison technology company Securus made headlines for assisting the Police in the United States to perform real-time cell phone tracking of mobile users in the country. Now, reportedly, Securus has suffered a data breach in which […]
We all are well-aware of the pervasive ways governments employ to spy upon its citizens and there is a proper system in place to deal with such methods. Such as, to allow surveillance; law enforcement authorities are required by law to provide a warrant to the cellphone companies in order to obtain data. But how to […]
Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Hacking County Jail’s Records to Get Friend Released Early because “A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed.” A 27-year old Michigan resident has received 7 years and 3 months (approx. 87 months) sentence and three years of supervised release for hacking the computer system of a […]
Jimmy Causey, a 46-year-old inmate, captured for kidnapping a lawyer, escaped from the South Carolina prison using some sophisticated technology setup that involved the use of drones and cell phones to coordinate the escape. Causey used more advanced methods than last time The authorities say that Causey escaped some years ago as well using some […]
Short Bytes: Roman Seleznev, a Russian hacker and son of Russian MP Valery Seleznev, has been sentenced to 27 years in credit card case. He was accused of hitting more than 3,700 businesses and causing more than $169 million in damages. US Attorney Annette Hayes called it a bad day for hackers, MP Valery Seleznev labelled it as […]
Yesterday was a big day for the officials at Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction’s (ODRC) as they cracked down a major scheme going on for about a year and a half. As per investigatory report [PDF], officials at ODRC were investigating a case of possible breach of the security of their network since July […]
Short Bytes: Two Ohio prison inmates built DIY computers, hid them in the ceiling and hacked the prison network. They obtained the parts from the PC from onsite computer skills and electronics recycling program. The inmates used the computers for credit card fraud, reading material on how to make drugs and weapons, download porn and music, […]
Short Bytes: In order to teach a lesson to cyber criminals and hackers, the Russian government has proposed changes to the law. Cyber attacks on Russian infrastructure will lead to hard consequences including up to 10 years imprisonment and heavy fines. Proposed amendments to the Russian Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code will bring a […]
Short Bytes: A young Turkish hacker namedOnur Kopçak was sentenced to 334 years in prison. The cyber criminal was convicted for credit card fraud, impersonating bank websites, and other similar crimes. Due to his long list of crimes, Onur Kopçak now sits atop of the list of convicted hackers with the biggest ever prison sentence. A […]
A software bug in Washington State Department of Corrections (DoC) has been handing freedom to the inmates well before their sentence was due to end — Each year, over 3200 prisoners benefitted from this bug since 2002. Supreme Court ruling- The starting point All this started when a Supreme Court amended the 1995 law on […]
The state of Maryland has witnessed an unusual case of package delivery; two individuals were found attempting to smuggle a few articles of contraband into the Cumberland prison, using a drone as their mode of delivery. The two men (Thaddeus Shortz and Keith Brian Russell) were located and arrested on Highway 220, which is in […]
A high-security Norwegian prison has experienced a unique event: a man was caught watching pornography on his TV after he hacked into the jail’s network system to view and distribute the content. Jan StrØmnes, a prison officer, has been quoted by The Local Norway while explaining the nature of the hack and how they were […]
Prison Security Breached by Drone to Transfer Knife, drugs and phones into the jail. This can easily pass as a very daring night-time action in which a drone was used to smuggle weapons, cell phones and drugs at the high profile Bedford Prison. The wicked maneuver only got identified when the remote control device got […]