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US hacker sentenced to one year's imprisonment 

US hacker sentenced to one year's imprisonment

In Hackers - By Fiona Raisbeck, 9 March 2007 2:53 AM
A US citizen who pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit computer fraud and identity theft has been sentenced to one year's imprisonment by a Florida court.
Man sues Microsoft over porn surfing history 

Man sues Microsoft over porn surfing history

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 6 March 2007 10:21 AM
PC fails to keep suspect's Internet Explorer history secret.
Intel 'hacker' has charges quashed after 12 years 

Intel 'hacker' has charges quashed after 12 years

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 5 March 2007 10:46 AM
Perl guru Randal Schwartz has had his conviction for hacking Intel's password files quashed, 12 years after being found guilty.
US citizen pleads guilty to creating spyware and ID theft 

US citizen pleads guilty to creating spyware and ID theft

In Hackers - By Fiona Raisbeck, 26 February 2007 12:53 AM
A US citizen, who was charged with creating and distributing a Trojan horse intended to steal computer usernames and passwords, has pleaded guilty in court.
US Judge sentenced to prison for child porn 

US Judge sentenced to prison for child porn

In Hackers - By Ericka Chickowski, 22 February 2007 10:32 PM
A former judge was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison on Tuesday for possession of child pornography that was initially found by a Canadian hacker vigilante who tipped ...
Nationwide under fire for customer data loss 

Nationwide under fire for customer data loss

In Hackers - By Clement James, 21 February 2007 10:10 AM
Nationwide Building Society could have easily and cheaply avoided the financial loss and reputation damage it suffered recently when one of its laptops containing the details ...
Compliance plus governance equals long-term gains 

Compliance plus governance equals long-term gains

In Hackers - By David Thompson,, 19 February 2007 7:20 PM
CIOs today have an opportunity and a challenge: helping their organisations implement critical processes, policies and procedures that not only yield immediate, short-term ...
US$400 million corporate espionage incident at DuPont 

US$400 million corporate espionage incident at DuPont

In Hackers - By Ericka Chickowski, 19 February 2007 12:21 AM
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) pulled the covers off a previously-sealed case of corporate espionage by a former DuPont scientist who stole US$400-million in intellectual ...
NASA hacker begins extradition fight 

NASA hacker begins extradition fight

In Hackers - By Fiona Raisbeck, 15 February 2007 3:23 AM
Gary McKinnon, the man who allegedly broke into the US military and NASA computer systems, began his fight against extradition to the US yesterday.
Nationwide fined for stolen laptop 

Nationwide fined for stolen laptop

In Crypto - By Fiona Raisbeck, 15 February 2007 12:11 AM
The Nationwide Building Society of UK has been fined almost £1 million ($2.5 million) for security breaches after a laptop was stolen from an employee's home last year.
Trend Micro US chief executive fined 

Trend Micro US chief executive fined

In Hackers - By Simon Burns, 12 February 2007 10:52 AM
Insider trading allegations end with slap on wrist.
RSA: Privacy legislation and R&D funding need improving 

RSA: Privacy legislation and R&D funding need improving

In Hackers - By Frank Washkuch, 8 February 2007 6:12 PM
Cyber Security Industry Alliance research has shown that both the US Democrats and Republican likely voters think new privacy legislation should be enacted, Liz Gasster, the ...
Apple forced to pay after failing to gag bloggers 

Apple forced to pay after failing to gag bloggers

In Risk - By Shaun Nichols, 2 February 2007 10:14 AM
Company must pay legal fees for attempted subpoena.
Lawyers, not law makers, scare IT managers most 

Lawyers, not law makers, scare IT managers most

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 2 February 2007 10:11 AM
Litigation protection rather than government regulation driving technologytake-up.
Two Dutch hackers jailed for online crime 

Two Dutch hackers jailed for online crime

In Hackers - By Fiona Raisbeck, 2 February 2007 9:32 AM
Two hackers have been jailed in the Netherlands for infecting millions of computers with malware and stealing personal data, including credit card details, to purchase ...
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