The Tampa Bay Times recently reported on a 14-year-old, eighth grader in Florida, Domanik Green, who was charged with a felony for “hacking” his teacher’s computer. The “hacking” in this instance was using a widely known password to change the desktop background of his teacher’s computer with an image of two men kissing. The outrage … Continue reading In the news: eighth grader charged with felony for hacking →

An excerpt from a recent FBI press release provides details about a recent security investigation St. Petersburg College’s I.T. Security students might find interesting: “On April 8, 2015, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force-International Cyber Crime Coordination Cell (IC4) coordinated with the Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and … Continue reading In the news: FBI works with foreign partners to target Botnet →

An excerpt from a recent FBI website update provides details about a court case St. Petersburg College’s I.T. Security students might find interesting:  LOS ANGELES—A member of the SwaggSec hacking group was sentenced today to three years in federal prison for participating in a series of computer attacks that compromised computer systems at DirecTV, Farmers … Continue reading In the news: Member of Hacking Group Sentenced to Three Years in Prison →