Indian Hacker Group Claims Government Intercepted US-China Communications; FBI Investigates

By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com So much for diplomacy. An Indian computer hacking group has got the FBI investigating its claims that India’s intelligence services intercepted communications among the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, according to ABC News. The hacking group posted documents online about a month ago alleging to be from India’s Directorate General…

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FBI Arrests Calif. Hacker Suspected of Extorting Sex Videos From Victims

Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In the eyes of authorities, Luis Mijangos was a skilled computer hacker who went on the rampage and tried  to extort sexually explicit videos from women and girls. The FBI arrested the 31-year-old  Santa Ana, Calif. man on Tuesday without incident. Authorities said that FBI computer forensics experts  determined that  Mijangos infected…

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Secret Service Paid Big-Time Hacker $75,000 a Year As Informant, Website Reports

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Secret Service was paying big-time hacker Albert Gonzalez $75,000 a year as an informant before he was arrested in 2008 for operating a multi-million dollar credit and debit card hacking operation, the website WIRED reported. WIRED attributed the information to Gonzalez’s best friend and convicted accomplice Stephen Watt. Gonzalez is…

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