A computer hacker who masterminded global online attacks from his bedroom has had his prison sentence reduced. Adam Mudd admitted creating malware in 2013 which was used to carry out…
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Teenage cyber hacker Adam Mudd jailed for global attacks
A computer hacker has been jailed for two years for masterminding global online attacks as a teenager from his bedroom in Hertfordshire. Adam Mudd, now 20, admitted creating malware in…
Minecraft link to net's biggest botnet
Malware that launched the net’s largest ever cyber-attack last year had links to Minecraft servers, according to those investigating it. Security blogger Brian Krebs has spent months investigating the attack…
Hackers steal millions of Minecraft passwords
Hackers have stolen login data for more than seven million members of the Minecraft site Lifeboat. Lifeboat lets members run servers for customised, multiplayer maps for the smartphone edition of…
Compromised data goes public as Staminus recovers from attack
Security firm responsible for anti-DDoS protection still recovering from last week’s incident. By Steve Ragan Over the weekend, nearly 50GBs of compromised data was published to the Web after an…
How Minecraft undermined my digital defences
Could your children be your weak link when it comes to home security? One of mine almost was thanks to Minecraft. By Mark Ward, Technology correspondent One of my boys…