New Charges, Sentencing in Satori IoT Botnet Conspiracy
The U.S. Justice Department today charged a Canadian and a Northern Ireland man for allegedly conspiring to build botnets that
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Owners of DDoS-for-Hire Service vDOS Get 6 Months Community Service
The co-owners of vDOS, a now-defunct service that for four years helped paying customers launch more than two million distributed
Read more Career Choice Tip: Cybercrime is Mostly Boring
When law enforcement agencies tout their latest cybercriminal arrest, the defendant is often cast as a bravado outlaw engaged in
Read more Alleged ‘Satori’ IoT Botnet Operator Sought Media Spotlight, Got Indicted
A 20-year-old from Vancouver, Washington was indicted last week on federal hacking charges and for allegedly operating the “Satori” botnet,
Read more Israeli Online Attack Service ‘vDOS’ Earned $600,000 in Two Years
vDOS — a “booter” service that has earned in excess of $600,000 over the past two years helping customers coordinate more than
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