Oracle faces US$100 million lawsuit 

Oracle faces US$100 million lawsuit

In Cloud - By Tom Brewster, 12 January 2011 2:26 PM
Passlogix acquisition trouble.
Google's Schmidt faces Colbert on privacy 

Google's Schmidt faces Colbert on privacy

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 24 September 2010 9:08 AM
Blame computers, not Google.
Yahoo faces showdown with US govt over email access 

Yahoo faces showdown with US govt over email access

In Messaging - By Shaun Nichols, 16 April 2010 9:46 AM
Company goes to court to protect user privacy.
Patched Opera browser faces new vulnerability 

Patched Opera browser faces new vulnerability

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 30 October 2008 9:36 AM
Security researchers have already discovered security vulnerability in Opera Software's 9.61 browser version that was released last week.
Red faces at Daily Mail after data loss 

Red faces at Daily Mail after data loss

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 9 July 2008 9:37 AM
Daily Mail, which has spent months lambasting the UK government on data security, has itself lost a laptop containing the personal information of staff.
Facebook faces accusations of 22 privacy violations 

Facebook faces accusations of 22 privacy violations

In Web/client - By Richard Thurston, 5 June 2008 9:58 AM
The social networking site has been hit by a legal complaint that claims it has failed to gain users' permission to distribute their information.
Los Angeles botmaster faces 60 years in prison, US$1.75 million fine 

Los Angeles botmaster faces 60 years in prison, US$1.75 million fine

In Hackers - By Frank Washkush Jr, 13 November 2007 9:59 AM
A California man is facing a maximum of 60 years in prison and a US$1.75 million fine after agreeing to plead guilty to using botnets to steal PC users' personal and financial ...
Germany faces Google Mail shutdown 

Germany faces Google Mail shutdown

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 26 June 2007 3:48 PM
Search giant objects to proposed data retention legislation.
Guilty CAN-SPAMMER faces nearly six years in prison 

Guilty CAN-SPAMMER faces nearly six years in prison

In Hackers - By Jim Carr, 18 June 2007 10:25 AM
The Southern California man who was the first person convicted under the US CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 for operating a sophisticated "phishing scheme" has been sentenced to nearly ...
Brooklyn spammer faces 11 years in prison 

Brooklyn spammer faces 11 years in prison

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 14 June 2007 11:16 AM
A New York man pleaded guilty this week to violating the CAN-SPAM Act by sending junk email to about 1.2 million AOL subscribers in a 2005 run.
TJX faces five more breach-related state lawsuits 

TJX faces five more breach-related state lawsuits

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 12 June 2007 10:20 AM
Five additional states have filed lawsuits against TJX over the massive data breach that exposed some 45.7 million credit card numbers to hackers, the retailer reported on ...
US I-SPY Act passes House 

US I-SPY Act passes House

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 24 May 2007 12:41 PM
The Internet Spyware Prevention Act of 2007 was approved by the US House of Representatives this week, but the bill still faces a significant test in the prospect of Senate ...
US retailer faces lawsuit as congressman calls for investigation into hacking 

US retailer faces lawsuit as congressman calls for investigation into hacking

In Risk - By Frank Washkuch, 31 January 2007 7:36 PM
TJX Companies, the parent firm of retailers T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, was hit with a flurry of lawsuits this week resulting from hackers breaching company servers.
California phisher faces century in jail for targeting AOL users 

California phisher faces century in jail for targeting AOL users

In Hackers - By Frank Washkuch, 17 January 2007 6:17 PM
A California man has been convicted of violating the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 for mass-emailing AOL users and requesting credit card information.
Florida hacker faces two years in jail, $400,000 fine  

Florida hacker faces two years in jail, $400,000 fine

In Risk - By Ericka Chickowski, 25 October 2006 12:46 AM
The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it charged a Florida man today in federal court for establishing a botnet from which he launched a denial of service attack ...
'Fat Spaniard' hacker faces 40 years in jail  

'Fat Spaniard' hacker faces 40 years in jail

By William Eazel, 11 April 2006 9:27 AM
An individual suspected of hacking hundreds of thousands of euros from bank accounts has been extradited from Argentina by international authorities.
Porn spammer faces five years behind bars  

Porn spammer faces five years behind bars

By William Eazel, 2 February 2006 3:02 PM
A U.S. individual faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of aiding and abetting the sending of spam containing graphic pornographic images.
Botmaster faces six years in jail 

Botmaster faces six years in jail

By René Millman, 24 January 2006 11:20 AM
A 20-year-old man who seized control of hundreds of thousands of zombie computers, using them to display cash-generating adverts and renting them out to hackers to send spam ...
Detroit spammer faces years behind bars  

Detroit spammer faces years behind bars

By William Eazel, 13 January 2006 10:24 AM
A man accused of sending millions of illegal spam emails from compromised computers belonging to, is expected to plead guilty in a U.S. court session on Tuesday.
Sony faces customer rebellion after rootkit blunder  

Sony faces customer rebellion after rootkit blunder

By William Eazel, 16 November 2005 12:26 PM
Sony-BMG Music Entertainment's use of spyware techniques for copyright protection is only the latest example of a trend that will likely promote a “consumer backlash," industry ...
eBay again faces phishing scam 

eBay again faces phishing scam

By Frank Washkuch, 14 November 2005 10:16 PM
eBay users are again the targets of a new phishing swindle.
San Fran man faces can after laptop raid 

San Fran man faces can after laptop raid

By David Quainton, 16 September 2005 3:33 PM
A San Franciscan has been arrested after selling a laptop containing personal information of nearly 100,000 Berkeley University students.
Australian man faces multi-million dollar spam fine 

Australian man faces multi-million dollar spam fine

By René Millman, 24 June 2005 11:29 AM
An Australian man faces a multi-million dollar fine after being accused of sending 56 million spam emails. The charges are the first to be bought under that country's stringent ...
Red faces for Sybari AV 

Red faces for Sybari AV

By Dan Ilett, 1 July 2004 5:07 PM
An SC Magazine journalist embarrassed security firm Sybari by sending a worm through its anti-virus product at a press demonstration in Amsterdam this week.
Wireless hacker faces 15 years in jail 

Wireless hacker faces 15 years in jail

By Dan Ilett, 7 June 2004 3:40 PM
A wireless hacker faces up to 15 years in jail for stealing credit card numbers from a chain of shops in the US.
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