One of the hackers tied to the group that took down Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network on Christmas Day 2014 has been arrested in France. Julius “Zeekill” Kivimaki’s exploits allegedly include swatting, data breaches, defrauding the US Air Force, and more. The most recent accusation is that he hacked an online therapy center, Vastaamo, attempted to extort individual patients, then leaked all of their records online.
Two days ago, attackers allegedly associated with the fame-seeking group Lizard Squad briefly hijacked Google's Vietnam domain (google.com.vn). On Wednesday, Lenovo.com was similarly attacked. Sources now tell KrebsOnSecurity that both hijacks were possible because the attackers seized control over Webnic.cc,…
A 25-year-old Finnish man has been charged with extorting a once popular and now-bankrupt online psychotherapy company and its patients. Finnish authorities rarely name suspects in an investigation, but they were willing to make an exception for Julius "Zeekill" Kivimaki,…