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Hacker who sent information on US personnel to Islamic State is freed by judge

Ardit Ferizi, a citizen of Kosovo, was arrested in 2015 at age 19.

Dec 4, 2020 By Joe Warminsky

Aleksei Burkov likely will spend another four and a half years in prison before he is released. (Burkov photo courtesy of Alexandria Sheriff’s Office/Graphic by Maria Barreix/Scoop News Group)

Admitted Russian scammer Aleksei Burkov sentenced to 9 years by US court

The sentence caps years of international negotiations, and legal wrangling.

Jun 26, 2020 By Jeff Stone

Capital one incident response — Typically, hacked organizations are able to keep incident response reports private, and avoid costly suits, by shielding the details under attorney-client privilege. Not under a recent decision in a case tied to the Capital One breach. (Getty Images)

Here’s what that Capital One court decision means for corporate cybersecurity

We could start to see incident response reports become public.

Jun 11, 2020 By Jeff Stone

Paige Thompson, capital one breach — It’s a significant ruling which effectively affords the attorneys suing Capital One with a breakdown of which bank behaviors were successful, and which failed. (Getty)

Judge rules Capital One must hand over Mandiant’s forensic data breach report

It's the kind of ruling that could give Fortune 500 firms pause.

May 28, 2020 By Jeff Stone

Snowden permanent record — Edward Snowden is photographed during a teleconference appearance at a Nordic tech conference in 2015. (Flickr/ Nordiske Mediedager)

Judge rules proceeds from Snowden memoir belong to U.S. government

It's because the ex-NSA contractor did not get government approvals to publish.

Dec 18, 2019 By Shannon Vavra

(Greg Otto/Original image Getty)

Aleksei Burkov, Russian accused of operating ‘elite’ hacking forum, pleads not guilty

The 29-year-old man is accused of an array of crimes stretching back years.

Nov 22, 2019 By Jeff Stone