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Fathers 4 Justice hacker spared jail

Fathers 4 Justice hacker spared jail

A security firm has criticised the UK courts for inconsistent sentencing of cyber-criminals after a Fathers 4 Justice campaigner who admitted hacking a website and distributing viruses was spared a jail sentence.
Robert Jaques Nov 10 2006 9:50AM Security
Hacker crew that attacked NASA websites arrested in Chile

Hacker crew that attacked NASA websites arrested in Chile

Four men - part of what authorities have called one of the world's most successful hacking gangs - have been arrested in Chile.
Frank Washkuch Nov 8 2006 6:15PM Security
Florida hacker faces two years in jail, $400,000 fine

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

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 on a Massachusetts technology firm.
Ericka Chickowski Oct 25 2006 12:46AM Security
Fifefox hacker exposed as a fraud

Fifefox hacker exposed as a fraud

Reported Firefox flaw incapable of remote code execution,
hacker admits.
Tom Sanders Oct 4 2006 10:06AM Security
Hacker threat to Sony PlayStation Portable

Hacker threat to Sony PlayStation Portable

Sony's PlayStation Portable handheld console could be infected by malicious code using a buffer overflow vulnerability, according to a warning from an antivirus company.
Matt Chapman Sep 12 2006 4:14PM Security
Convicted hacker sentenced to three years in jail

Convicted hacker sentenced to three years in jail

A California man was sentenced to three years in prison last week for hacking into thousands of PCs, including some within the U.S. Department of Defense.
Frank Washkuch Aug 29 2006 7:52PM Security
Hacker publicly cracks Windows Vista

Hacker publicly cracks Windows Vista

Microsoft left red faced after live hacking demonstration, a security researcher at the Black Hat security conference has demonstrated several ways to circumvent security features in the OS.
Tom Sanders Aug 8 2006 3:00PM Security
Private eye, about to address hacker conference, arrested

Private eye, about to address hacker conference, arrested

FBI agents arrested a private investigator over the weekend as he was preparing to address a hacker conference in New York City, several media outlets reported today.
Dan Kaplan Jul 24 2006 9:36PM Security
Federal charges for alleged net phone hacker

Federal charges for alleged net phone hacker

Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested a Miami man on charges he ran a scheme that hacked into the calling networks of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers to route customer calls.
Dan Kaplan Jun 8 2006 10:26PM Security
Hackers work plagues PCs two years later

Hackers work plagues PCs two years later

Two years after the arrest of a noted hacker, his creation remains at the top of the virus charts, a security company said, proving just how long an Internet affliction can last.
Gregg Keizer May 11 2006 9:17AM Security
Zombie hacker pleads guilty to hospital infection

Zombie hacker pleads guilty to hospital infection

A U.S. man has pleaded guilty of creating a zombie network of 50,000 computers to launch a devastating attack against a Seattle hospital.
William Eazel May 8 2006 10:07AM Security
Hacker slams Harper, says Canadian PM 'eats babies'

Hacker slams Harper, says Canadian PM 'eats babies'

A Toronto hacker created a new version of the political dirty trick late last week.
Frank Washkuch May 3 2006 7:37PM Security
British hacker fears U.S. extradition

British hacker fears U.S. extradition

Gary McKinnon, the U.S. government's most wanted IT geek, spoke out at Infosecurity Europe yesterday against his possible extradition to the states where he will face charges of hacking into the U.S. military's computer systems.
Melissa Loveday Apr 28 2006 11:27AM Security
'Fat Spaniard' hacker faces 40 years in jail

'Fat Spaniard' hacker faces 40 years in jail

An individual suspected of hacking hundreds of thousands of euros from bank accounts has been extradited from Argentina by international authorities.
William Eazel Apr 11 2006 9:27AM Security
Hacker jailed for bringing down millions of PCs

Hacker jailed for bringing down millions of PCs

A hacker who stopped more than three million Spanish computer users from using the internet has been sentenced to two years in jail. Twenty-six-year-old Santiago Garrido used a computer worm to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks after he was expelled from the popular "Hispano" IRC chat room for disobeying its rules.
William Eazel Feb 8 2006 11:55AM Security
Windows source code hacker gets two years

Windows source code hacker gets two years

A 29-year-old Connecticut hacker was jailed for two years for selling the source code of Microsoft's Windows operating system.
René Millman Jan 30 2006 10:54AM Security
Sophos report fingers top spam relaying nations

Sophos report fingers top spam relaying nations

The US continues to be the leading nation when it comes to relaying spam around the world, according to a security firm.
Staff Writers Jan 25 2006 10:15AM Security
Spanish police arrest Navy hacker

Spanish police arrest Navy hacker

The Spanish Civil Guard has arrested an 18-year-old man suspected of hacking into the computer systems of the U.S. Naval base.
René Millman Jan 17 2006 12:09PM Security
Google also a hacker ally

Google also a hacker ally

One of a PC user’s best friends – search engine superpower Google – could become an enemy tool if used by hackers, online security experts have warned.
Frank Washkuch Nov 28 2005 9:23PM Security
SANS list shows hacker strategy shift

SANS list shows hacker strategy shift

Cyber-criminals have switched targets, the latest edition of the SANS Top 20 reported this week.
Frank Washkuch Nov 23 2005 2:53PM Security

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