Hackers (Anonymous Lulzsec et al.)

Experts Marvel At How Cyber Thieves Stole $45 Million

Scott Neuman — Sat, 11 May 2013 15:41:00 +0000

With a haul of $45 million, it's being billed as possibly the biggest cyber-heist in history.

Cyber Criminals Drain $45 Million From ATMs Around The World

Joel Rose — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:45:00 +0000

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

All right, prosecutors are calling it the biggest bank heist in New York City since the 1970s. They say a gang of cybercriminals drained $45 million from ATMs around the world.

Here's NPR's Joel Rose.

JOEL ROSE, BYLINE: United States Attorney Loretta Lynch says the eight men charged in New York were able to withdraw $2.8 million in cash in just one day, in February.

LORETTA LYNCH: This was a 21st century bank heist.

Feds Charge Alleged New York Cell In International Cyber Heist

Scott Neuman — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:28:00 +0000

Eight people in New York have been charged as part of what prosecutors say was a global ring of cybercriminals who stole $45 million by hacking into prepaid credit card accounts and then using the data to get cash from thousands of ATMs around the world.

U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta Lynch described the alleged scheme as "a massive 21st century bank heist that reached across the Internet and stretched around the globe.

Book News: Hacker Leaks Part Of 'Sex And The City' Author's New Book

Annalisa Quinn — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:16:00 +0000

The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly.

"Guccifer," the hacker responsible for introducing the world to former president George W. Bush's artistic side, appears to have leaked the opening chapters of Sex and the City creator Candace Bushnell's newest novel.

Dutch Authorities Nab Suspect In 'Unprecedented' Cyberattack

Scott Neuman — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:05:00 +0000

Authorities say they have arrested a Dutch national in Spain in connection with a March cyberattack widely described as the largest in Internet history.

According to The Associated Press, Dutch prosecutors say the 35-year-old suspect, who is identified only by his initials, S.K., was taken into custody on Thursday.

In a statement released Friday, they say S.K.