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US military super-hacker arrested in UK

US military super-hacker arrested in UK

A man suspected of committing one of history’s biggest military computer hacks has been arrested by extradition forces.
David Quainton Jun 8 2005 12:31PM Security
Brits arrested in Israeli spyware hunt

Brits arrested in Israeli spyware hunt

A British couple has been arrested for helping companies to spy on the activities of their competitors.
David Quainton May 31 2005 3:24PM Security
Webcam hacker arrested for spying on teen

Webcam hacker arrested for spying on teen

A 45-year-old Cypriot man has been arrested on suspicion of hacking into the computer of a teenage girl and spying on her via the computer's webcam. It was alleged that the man used the webcam to take illicit pictures of the girl.
René Millman Apr 22 2005 11:30AM Security
Rocket-man hacker Rafa arrested

Rocket-man hacker Rafa arrested

US police have captured a Venezuelan hacker after four years of tracking the suspect. Rafael Nunez-Aponte, known as “RaFa”, is suspected of attacks on the US Department of Defence (DoD) in 2001.
David Quainton Apr 12 2005 10:45AM Security
Spanish man arrested on webcam hacking charge

Spanish man arrested on webcam hacking charge

Spanish police have arrested a 37-year-old man in connection with writing and distributing a trojan which hijacks unsuspecting users' webcams.
René Millman Jan 19 2005 1:25PM Security
Scots hacker arrested after DDoS attack

Scots hacker arrested after DDoS attack

A 27-year old Scot has been arrested under the 1990 Computer Misuse Act on suspicion of launching distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. A joint operation between the US secret service and Scottish police culminated in a raid in Elgin, northeast Scotland in which a number of houses were searched.
David Quainton Jan 18 2005 10:24AM Security
German eBay hacker arrested

German eBay hacker arrested

Police have arrested a 19 year-old German hacker who claims he managed to control the local domain of eBay.
Dan Ilett Sep 7 2004 5:12PM Security
Internet tycoon arrested for blackmail

Internet tycoon arrested for blackmail

Internet millionaire Cliff Stanford, who sold Demon Internet for £30 million, has been charged with conspiracy to blackmail and the illegal interception of communications under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act 2000.
Dan Ilett Feb 16 2004 3:37PM Security

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