Facebook sues three over alleged spam, phishing  

Facebook sues three over alleged spam, phishing

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 18 December 2009 2:47 PM
Three alleged to have propagated wall post spam.
Software upstart sues Google 

Software upstart sues Google

In Risk - By Egan Orion, 26 June 2008 10:59 AM
A startup software company sued Google on Monday for allegedly having stolen its trade secrets.
Facebook sues Canadian porn company over alleged hacking 

Facebook sues Canadian porn company over alleged hacking

In Hackers - By Frank Washkuch, 18 December 2007 9:33 AM
Social networking giant Facebook has sued an Ontario-based company associated with online porn, alleging that it tried to hack into its system and access the personal informatio...
Man sues Symantec for computer crash 

Man sues Symantec for computer crash

In Hackers - By Fiona Raisbeck, 5 June 2007 9:40 AM
A Chinese man is suing information security giant Symantec for the collapse of his computer following an anti-virus update from the company last month.
Union sues TSA over data breach 

Union sues TSA over data breach

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 11 May 2007 12:55 AM
A federal employee union has filed suit against the Transportation Security Administration over a lost external hard drive that contained the personal information of some ...
MySpace sues 'Spam King' for phishing 

MySpace sues 'Spam King' for phishing

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 28 March 2007 12:02 AM
Social networking site MySpace announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against "Spam King" Sanford Wallace for spearheading a phishing scheme to steal login credentials.
Stolen data from major US retailer used in credit card fraud ring 

Stolen data from major US retailer used in credit card fraud ring

In Risk - By Frank Washkuch, 22 March 2007 3:00 AM
A multimillion-dollar state-wide credit card scam has been uncovered in the US, six arrested and four warrants have been issued.
Viacom sues Google and YouTube for $1.27bn 

Viacom sues Google and YouTube for $1.27bn

In Hackers - By Ericka Chickowski, 14 March 2007 7:34 AM
Viacom officially lodged a US$1 billion lawsuit against Google and YouTube for copyright infringements, the media conglomerate announced today.
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.
Symantec sues software pirates 

Symantec sues software pirates

In Hackers - By Tom Sanders, 15 December 2006 7:05 AM
Symantec has filed legal complaints against seven people who belong to a group of software distributors, alleging that the group engaged in selling counterfeit Symantec software.
DeepNines sues McAfee, claims patent infringement 

DeepNines sues McAfee, claims patent infringement

By Frank Washkuch, 21 August 2006 9:59 PM
Network security solutions vendor DeepNines Technologies has filed suit against anti-virus giant McAfee, claiming copyright infringement and false marking of a U.S. patent on a ...
SEC sues two over spammed stock scam 

SEC sues two over spammed stock scam

By Frank Washkuch, 21 August 2006 7:18 PM
The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged two Connecticut residents and the CEO of a California firm with using a spam email "pump-and-dump" scheme to inflate the ...
Finjan sues Secure Computing, accusing patent infringement 

Finjan sues Secure Computing, accusing patent infringement

By Dan Kaplan, 6 June 2006 10:34 PM
Web security vendor Finjan Software has filed a lawsuit against Secure Computing, accusing its competitor of patent infringement.
New York again sues alleged spyware corporation 

New York again sues alleged spyware corporation

By Dan Kaplan, 5 April 2006 8:08 PM
New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is going after internet fraudsters again, this time suing a Manhattan spyware company for allegedly installing millions of pop-up ...
Consumer group sues Sony 

Consumer group sues Sony

By Frank Washkuch, 23 November 2005 3:02 PM
Lawsuits over Sony-BMG Entertainment's rootkit technology on CD-Roms are piling up.
Texas sues Sony over rootkit  

Texas sues Sony over rootkit

By Frank Washkuch, 21 November 2005 8:48 PM
The state of Texas sued Sony-BMG Entertainment on Monday, claiming the company has violated its recently enacted anti-spyware law.
Adware company sues former distributors 

Adware company sues former distributors

By René Millman, 17 August 2005 3:01 PM
An adware company has filed suit against several individuals who, it claimed, exploited security holes to secretly install software on users' computers without their knowledge ...
Microsoft sues German spam outfit 

Microsoft sues German spam outfit

By René Millman, 22 June 2005 12:24 PM
Microsoft is suing an alleged spam operation in Germany after customers of its Hotmail service were bombarded with emails advertising online casinos and porn websites.
Symantec sues for adware ruling against Hotbar.com 

Symantec sues for adware ruling against Hotbar.com

By Marcia Savage, 9 June 2005 11:52 AM
Symantec has filed suit against Hotbar.com in the hopes of winning a court ruling supporting its right to detect certain Hotbar programs as adware.
Massachusetts AG sues alleged spam ring 

Massachusetts AG sues alleged spam ring

By Marcia Savage, 11 May 2005 6:08 PM
Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly has filed a lawsuit against a Boston-area group that allegedly sent millions of deceptive spam emails.
Florida attorney general sues spammers 

Florida attorney general sues spammers

By Marcia Savage, 4 April 2005 5:46 PM
Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist has filed suit against two men accused of sending thousands of spam emails that linked to more than 75 web sites dealing in fraudulent ...
Microsoft sues 117 phishers 

Microsoft sues 117 phishers

By René Millman, 1 April 2005 1:26 PM
Microsoft has filed 117 civil lawsuits against unnamed phishers trying to steal personal and financial information from its customers.
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