Capital One hacker Paige Thompson got too light a sentence, appeals court rules
Two of the three judges said five years’ probation and time served didn’t match the severity of the crime, among other reasons for overturning the sentence.
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Alleged Capital One hacker Paige Thompson to be released before trial
The judge previously admitted concern with the treatment of trans inmates.
Sens. Warren, Wyden want to know if Amazon shares some blame for the Capital One breach
Capital One had shifted to AWS to modernize its business.
Accused Capital One hacker had as much as 30 terabytes of stolen data, feds say
Prosecutors say Paige Thompson is a “serious flight risk” in part because of the amount of evidence against her. The judge in the case says he might…
Accused Capital One hacker pleads not guilty to all charges
She faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted at trial.
Indictment of Capital One suspect alleges breaches of 30 companies, cryptojacking
Paige Thompson faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted. The indictment also includes charges of cryptojacking.
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Amazon Web Services finds no ‘significant issues’ at other companies allegedly breached by Paige Thompson
AWS, which serves millions of cloud customers, said it will be more proactive in helping clients detect misconfiguations.
Alleged Capital One hacker may have taken data from dozens of companies, feds say
In a court filing, the government says Paige Thompson told police that she neither sold or shared the data from the Capital One breach.
What Capital One’s cybersecurity team did (and did not) get right
It's not great that a lone engineer was able to pull data from 106 million people. But this was far from Equifax 2.0.
Clues to the alleged Capital One hacker’s crimes were all over the internet
Paige Thompson bragged about taking data from Capital One’s storage on Slack and Github, according to the FBI.