Russian Botnet Hacker Arrested for Hacking Six Million Computers

Police have detained a 22-year-old hacker who created a system of networked computers that was used to steal more than 150 million rubles ($4.47 million) from people’s bank accounts and already one of the most wanted hacker in the world. But now, “Hermes” is, has been tapped over six million computers and earns around 5 million francs, was caught in Russia.

he network infected around six million computers with a Trojan virus, which helped get access to users’ bank accounts. About the Trojans secretly installed, he had arranged illegal money transfers, said the interior ministry in Moscow on Friday.

Police from Division K, the cybercrime branch of the Interior Ministry, searched the hacker’s place of residence, confiscating computers and arresting the suspect. The statement did not specify when the arrest was made.The botnet built by the hacker included around 6 million computers from regions that included Krasnodar, Samara, and Ivanovo, as well as from the cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg, where the majority of the infected computers were located.

The hacker faces a lengthy jail term if convicted on fraud charges.

UK LulzSec suspect charged with hacking in US

A British man suspected of being part of the Lulz Security hacking group has been formally charged in the US.

US prosecutors accuse 20-year-old Ryan Cleary, who is in custody in the UK, of breaking into a number of websites, including that of the US X-Factor.

The indictment claims that the hacks were perpetrated in order to deface sites and steal personal details.

Mr Cleary, from Wickford in Essex, also faces similar charges in the UK.

25 years

In the British case, he is accused of breaking into the website of the Serious Organised Crime Agency, another UK law enforcement agency and various British music sites – all while he was a teenager.

The US indictment alleges that LulzSec hacked into the computer systems of Sony Pictures Entertainment in June 2011 in order to steal confidential information about users who had registered on the website.

In another instance, he is accused of conspiring to steal the confidential information of people who registered for information about the US X-Factor television show, which is owned by Fox.

That was the first hack to be claimed by LulzSec, a satellite of larger hacking group Anonymous.

Mr Cleary was taken into custody in March and faces a maximum of 25 years in jail if convicted in the US.

Source BBC Technology

16 Emails Of The Top Dell Employees

Computer on fire? Video card ruined? Don’t let Dell’s Indian CSRs tell you it’s your fault. When escalating fails and all normal channels of recourse are exhausted, send an email to Dell’s top executives. After the jump, 16 email addresses for Dell executives that you can use to launch the mighty and feared Executive Email Carpet Bomb.

• Michael Dell
  Chairman and CEO
  michael_dell@dell.com
• Donald Carty
  Vice Chairman and CFO
  donald_carty@dell.com
• Ronald Garriques
  President, Global Consumer Group
  ronald_garriques@dell.com
• Michael Cannon
  President, Global Operations
  michael_cannon@dell.com
• Mark Jarvis
  Senior VP and Chief Marketing Officer
  (Dude, You’re Getting An Email!)
  mark_jarvis@dell.com
• Lawrence Tu
  Senior VP, General Counsel
  lawrence_tu@dell.com
• Susan Sheskey
  Senior VP, Chief Information Officer
  susan_sheskey@dell.com
• Andrew Esparza
  Senior VP Human Resources
  andrew_esparza@dell.com
• Paul Bell
  Senior VP and President, Americas
  paul_bell@dell.com
• Stephen Felice
  Senior VP and President, Asia
  stephen_felice@dell.com
• David Marmonti
  Senior VP, President, Europe, Middle East and Africa
  david_marmonti@dell.com
• Brad Anderson
  Senior VP, Business Product Group
  brad_anderson@dell.com
• Jeffrey Clarke
  Senior VP, Business Product Group
  jeffrey_clarke@dell.com
• Martin Garvin
  Senior VP, Worldwide Procurement
  martin_garvin@dell.com
• Alex Gruzen
  Senior VP, Dell Product Group
  alex_gruzen@dell.com
• Joan Hooper
  Vice President, Finance, Chief Accounting Officer
  joan_hooper@dell.com

Hackers Take Control of Two Satellites

 

According to a US report recently claimed that hackers had managed to interfere with two military satellites, but one expert argues the amount of energy required would be too great for ordinary hackers.

The hackers took control of the Landsat-7 and Terra AM-1 satellites for a grand total of 12 minutes and two minutes respectively.

One might hope that the communications satellites suspended in orbit above the earth might be one component of the planet’s technology infrastructure that is safely out of harm’s way.

But as satellite communications enthusiast Paul Marsh explained at the London Security B-Sides event in April, there are reasons to doubt the reports. He spoke about a similar story, reported in the late 1990s, about hackers supposedly accessing UK military satellite communications network SkyNet and ‘nudging’ one satellite out of synch.

Whether Chinese hackers have that capability now is just one more matter of speculation to add to the opaque field of cyber warfare.

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Excel – The Ultimate CheatSheet

So we have all been there, trying to create an Excel document and you just can’t think of a formula that will work. Well whether you are an Excel guru or just someone that wants to learn more, below it a cheatsheet to end all cheatsheets.

Excel The Ultimate Excel Cheatsheet.pdf

You’ll find everything from ‘Essential shortcuts’ to ‘Conversion formulas’, you will find examples and explanations for hundreds of formulas. So give it a go.