Microsoft to crack open Rustock's servers 

Microsoft to crack open Rustock's servers

In Hackers - By Liam Tung, 11 April 2011 8:42 AM
1.7 million IP addresses still calling home.
Stovepipe databases weaken Vic legal audit 

Stovepipe databases weaken Vic legal audit

In Risk - By John Hilvert, 7 April 2011 11:24 AM
Auditor-General makes case for integration.
Wrongfully accused awarded $31k over child pr0n 

Wrongfully accused awarded $31k over child pr0n

In Hackers - By Nicole Kobie, 5 April 2011 10:34 AM
Police investigation caught innocent in its net.
AFACT to try taking iiTrial to High Court 

AFACT to try taking iiTrial to High Court

In Hackers - By Ry Crozier, 24 March 2011 3:28 PM
Seeks to overturn authorisation ruling.
iiNet proposes demerit system for alleged pirates 

iiNet proposes demerit system for alleged pirates

In Hackers - By Ry Crozier, 16 March 2011 2:27 PM
Calls for "independent body" to police allegations.
Uniloc case illustrates "troubled" US patent system 

Uniloc case illustrates "troubled" US patent system

In Applications - By Liam Tung, 9 March 2011 9:29 AM
Leash on expert witnesses.
Former CommVault MD sues over sacking 

Former CommVault MD sues over sacking

In Risk - By Liz Tay, 14 February 2011 3:15 PM
Vendor seeks partners' support in Federal Court case.
Judge OKs Twitter in Assange appeal 

Judge OKs Twitter in Assange appeal

In Web/client - By Liam Tung, 15 December 2010 9:09 AM
Bail set but appealed.
Facebook goes after three more spammers in court 

Facebook goes after three more spammers in court

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 21 October 2010 2:04 PM
Accused of offering "enticing, but nonexistent products and services".
Sarbanes-Oxley survives US Supreme Court hearing 

Sarbanes-Oxley survives US Supreme Court hearing

In Risk - By Shaun Nichols, 29 June 2010 8:52 AM
Data-management act given the 'OK'.
German man fined for poor Wi-Fi security 

German man fined for poor Wi-Fi security

In Networks - By Iain Thomson, 17 May 2010 9:37 AM
Not using a network password costs $164.
Text and music campaigns established to support NASA hacker 

Text and music campaigns established to support NASA hacker

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 11 January 2010 11:35 AM
Amidst claims extradition will breach US Bill of Rights.
NASA hacker takes case to High Court 

NASA hacker takes case to High Court

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 14 December 2009 11:12 AM
Appeals Home Secretary decision.
Hacker McKinnon refused Supreme Court appeal 

Hacker McKinnon refused Supreme Court appeal

In Hackers - By Computing staff, 12 October 2009 9:38 AM
US extradition increasingly likely.
US court rules that bank failed to protect customer against fraud 

US court rules that bank failed to protect customer against fraud

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 22 September 2009 9:55 AM
Could set precedent for banking sector.
TJX ringleader pleads guilty 

TJX ringleader pleads guilty

In Hackers - By Chuck Miller, 15 September 2009 12:00 PM
One of the leaders of an international ring of credit card thieves on Friday pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges, including conspiracy, computer fraud, access device ...
Aussie net scammers stung after $1.2m haul 

Aussie net scammers stung after $1.2m haul

In Hackers - 26 August 2009 2:52 PM
"Quacks" shut down by joint U.S.-Australia investigation.
Appellate court affirms that Zango can't sue Kaspersky 

Appellate court affirms that Zango can't sue Kaspersky

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 1 July 2009 11:01 AM
An appeals court has upheld a ruling that Kaspersky Lab did nothing wrong when it blocked users' access to Zango programs.
Bloggers have no right to privacy, says British court 

Bloggers have no right to privacy, says British court

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 18 June 2009 11:00 AM
The High Court in London has ruled that bloggers have no right to privacy under British law since “blogging is essentially a public rather than a private activity.”
FTC shuts down ISP over spam and botnets 

FTC shuts down ISP over spam and botnets

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 5 June 2009 3:51 PM
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has convinced a court to shut down the operations of a rogue internet service provider (ISP) that it claims was hosting spamming systems, ...
Court rules Palin 'must' hand over emails 

Court rules Palin 'must' hand over emails

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 15 October 2008 10:01 AM
A court in Alaska has ruled that Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin must hand over emails sent via a private webmail account.
European court stays Gary McKinnon's US extradition 

European court stays Gary McKinnon's US extradition

In Hackers - By Egan Orion, 13 August 2008 9:46 AM
The European Court of Human Rights has temporarily stayed the extradition of accused UK hacker Gary McKinnon to face computer abuse and cyber-terrorism charges in the US.
New Zealand hacker walks free from court 

New Zealand hacker walks free from court

In Hackers - By Nick Farrell, 16 July 2008 9:59 AM
A teen hacker who admitted taking down a US university's computer, was allowed to walk free from court yesterday.
Chinese Red Cross hacker gets two years in jail 

Chinese Red Cross hacker gets two years in jail

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 15 July 2008 10:05 AM
A Chinese man has been sentenced to two years in jail after hacking a Red Cross web site launched for the victims of China's recent earthquake.
Romanian NASA hacker appears in court 

Romanian NASA hacker appears in court

In Hackers - By Frank Washkuch, 29 June 2007 9:58 AM
A Romanian hacker accused of breaking into the networks of NASA and other federal agencies appeared in a Romanian court on Tuesday.
Court orders Movieland.com to limit pop-ups 

Court orders Movieland.com to limit pop-ups

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 12 January 2007 8:51 PM
A US District Court in California has ordered a movie download service to stop barraging users with pop-up advertisements.
EFF, AT&T look to next month's court battle 

EFF, AT&T look to next month's court battle

By Dan Kaplan, 24 May 2006 9:49 PM
Fresh off a federal court victory last week in which a judge ruled it could maintain ownership of documents it plans to use in a class-action lawsuit against AT&T, the ...
U.S. court jails Ukrainian software pirate  

U.S. court jails Ukrainian software pirate

By William Eazel, 11 May 2006 11:12 AM
Self-confessed software pirate Maksym Vysochanskyy, a Ukrainian national, has been sentenced in a San Jose, California, federal court to 35 months in prison, three years ...
Israeli court to jail husband and wife trojan team 

Israeli court to jail husband and wife trojan team

By William Eazel, 15 March 2006 11:04 AM
A married couple is to be jailed for developing and selling an industrial espionage spyware trojan that helped private investigators spy on their clients' competitors.
AOL to see phishers in court 

AOL to see phishers in court

By Frank Washkuch, 28 February 2006 8:54 PM
AOL is using the long net of the law to snag three “phishing gangs” from the wild.
High Court ruling clamps down on U.K. P2P users  

High Court ruling clamps down on U.K. P2P users

By William Eazel, 3 February 2006 10:50 AM
The U.K. High Court has ordered ten internet service providers to hand over the customer details of 150 individuals accused of illegally sharing software.
Court allows university to block spam 

Court allows university to block spam

By Frank Washkuch, 9 January 2006 8:26 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court ensured on Monday that the football field won’t be the only place blocking will be going on at the University of Texas.
Court orders $11B in spam damages 

Court orders $11B in spam damages

By William Eazel, 9 January 2006 11:24 AM
A U.S.-based ISP has been awarded damages of $11 billion in a judgment against a Florida man who sent millions of unsolicited spam emails.
Court cuts off Verizon nuisance calls 

Court cuts off Verizon nuisance calls

By William Eazel, 12 December 2005 9:42 AM
As part of its ongoing battle against SMS spam and unsolicited sales calls, Verizon Wireless has won permanent injunctions to stop two telemarketing firms from making illegal ...
DoS teen walks free from court 

DoS teen walks free from court

By René Millman, 4 November 2005 10:29 AM
A British teenager who crashed his former employee's email server with five million emails walked free from court after a judge ruled the boy had not broken the law.
Court stops spam man 

Court stops spam man

By René Millman, 21 July 2005 2:39 PM
A federal court in Perth, Western Australia, has issued interim injunctions under the Spam Act against Clarity1 Pty Ltd and its managing director Wayne Mansfield to stop them ...
'Rizler' spammer rolls up in court 

'Rizler' spammer rolls up in court

By René Millman, 6 July 2005 12:04 PM
A spammer alleged to have sent over a billion unsolicited emails to AOL users has finally been arrested and faces up to six months in jail.
July court date set for Sasser menace 

July court date set for Sasser menace

By David Quainton, 31 May 2005 6:13 PM
The alleged author of the Sasser worm will appear before court on July 5.
Spam King dethroned by US court 

Spam King dethroned by US court

By Robert Jaques, 28 October 2004 2:11 PM
A US District judge has imposed a temporary restraining order against so-called "Spam King" Stanford Wallace and his companies SmartBot and Seismic Entertainment Productions.
Online retailer goes to court over spyware 

Online retailer goes to court over spyware

By Jon Tullett, 21 May 2004 4:10 PM
Online retailer Overstock.com has become the first company to use Utah's anti-spyware legislation
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