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Facebook cops requests for user data, logs 
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Facebook cops requests for user data, logs Powered by SC Magazine
Feb 27, 2012 | Comment Now 
Government mostly backs down on failed requests.
 
EU finds privacy flaws in data retention regime 
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EU finds privacy flaws in data retention regime Powered by SC Magazine
By Liam Tung | Apr 19, 2011 | Comment Now 
Data used for more than serious crime.
 
US authorities zeroing in on Vietnamese-based fraud ring  
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US authorities zeroing in on Vietnamese-based fraud ring Powered by SC Magazine
By Angela Moscaritolo | Jan 5, 2011 | Comment Now 
Operation eMule kicks into gear.
 
US authorities charge 70 money mules in Zeus ring 
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US authorities charge 70 money mules in Zeus ring Powered by SC Magazine
By Angela Moscaritolo | Oct 1, 2010 | Comment Now 
Follows UK arrests.
 
HP caught up in Russian bribery scandal 
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HP caught up in Russian bribery scandal
By Sharon Brennan | Apr 16, 2010 | Comment Now 
Paid millions to win 2003 contract?
 
Chinese hacker school shut down 
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Chinese hacker school shut down Powered by SC Magazine
By David Neal | Feb 9, 2010 | Comment Now 
Raid on Black Hawk Safety Net.
 
'Citizen journalist' beaten to death by Chinese authorities 
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'Citizen journalist' beaten to death by Chinese authorities
By Iain Thomson | Jan 14, 2008 | Comment Now 
A man has been beaten to death in China by a gang of city inspectors for filming them attacking protestors with his mobile phone..
 
WabiSabiLabi founder in custody with Italian authorities 
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WabiSabiLabi founder in custody with Italian authorities Powered by SC Magazine
By Frank Washkuck | Nov 14, 2007 | Comment Now 
Italian authorities are holding the founder of WabiSabiLabi, an eBay-like online marketplace for buying and selling zero-day vulnerabilities.
 
Authorities hope arrest of Ukraine man leads to TJX orchestrator 
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Authorities hope arrest of Ukraine man leads to TJX orchestrator Powered by SC Magazine
By Dan Kaplan | Aug 22, 2007 | Comment Now 
Authorities believe the recent arrest of a Ukrainian man in Turkey on identity theft charges could lead police to the brains behind the TJX data breach.
 
Authorities smash US$2bn piracy ring 
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Authorities smash US$2bn piracy ring Powered by SC Magazine
By Shaun Nichols | Jul 26, 2007 | Comment Now 
Authorities in the US and China have broken up a piracy group accused of trafficking more than US$2bn worth of unlicensed software.
 
German authorities seize Tor servers 
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German authorities seize Tor servers
By Tom Sanders | Sep 13, 2006 | Comment Now 
Anonymous surfing network fingered in child porn crackdown.
 
Spanish authorities hook phishing mules 
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Spanish authorities hook phishing mules Powered by SC Magazine
By David Quainton | Jul 14, 2005 | Comment Now 
Four people face charges in Spain in connection with an internet fraud scheme believed to have been orchestrated in Eastern Europe.
 
Kenyan authorities worried over rise in cybercrime 
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Kenyan authorities worried over rise in cybercrime Powered by SC Magazine
By Steve Gold | Feb 23, 2004 | Comment Now 
Cybercrime cases are rising steadily in Kenya, according to Edwin Nyaseda, the Nairobi police commissioner.
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