Scott Levine and his defunct e-mail marketing firm, Snipermail.comInc., were found guilty of stealing more than 1.6 billion customerrecords by hacking Acxiom Corp. servers. Infoworldreports that he was convicted of 120 counts of unauthorized access of aprotected computer, two counts of access device fraud, and one count ofobstruction of justice. Harsher penalties on hackers are getting morebacking from the U.S. Department of Justice, as was illustrated by astatement from Deputy Assistant Attorney General Laura Parsky when shesaid in a public statement, “Those who steal private information canexpect to be aggressively investigated and brought to justice.” Acxiomwas also happy with the verdict, which sends a clear message thatcybercrime will not be tolerated. Read more. Related content news Arm patches bugs in Mali GPUs that affect Android phones and Chromebooks The vulnerability with active exploitations allows local non-privileged users to access freed-up memory for staging new attacks. By Shweta Sharma Oct 03, 2023 3 mins Android Security Android Security Mobile Security news UK businesses face tightening cybersecurity budgets as incidents spike More than a quarter of UK organisations think their cybersecurity budget is inadequate to protect them from growing threats. By Michael Hill Oct 03, 2023 3 mins CSO and CISO Risk Management news Cybersecurity experts raise concerns over EU Cyber Resilience Act’s vulnerability disclosure requirements Open letter claims current provisions will create new threats that undermine the security of digital products and individuals. By Michael Hill Oct 03, 2023 4 mins Regulation Compliance Vulnerabilities opinion Cybersecurity professional job-satisfaction realities for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Half of all cybersecurity pros are considering a job change, and 30% might leave the profession entirely. CISOs and other C-level execs should reflect on this for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. By Jon Oltsik Oct 03, 2023 4 mins CSO and CISO Careers Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe