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Paris Hilton hacker gets prison punishment

Paris Hilton hacker gets prison punishment

A Massachusetts teen has pleaded guilty to hacking into Paris Hilton's Sidekick cell phone.
René Millman Sep 16 2005 4:25PM Security
How not to get hacked: Microsoft

How not to get hacked: Microsoft

Microsoft pushed security to the front of its Tech.Ed agenda on the Gold Coast this week, holding a developer and technical support session aimed explaining the easiest routes to hack attack on any IT network.
Fleur Doidge Sep 1 2005 3:18PM Security
ChoicePoint hacker indicted

ChoicePoint hacker indicted

The man who received 16 months jail time for dealing in personal information taken from ChoicePoint has now also been indicted for fraudulently accessing consumer financial records.
David Quainton Sep 1 2005 12:35PM Security
Hacker gaming geek collared in Japan

Hacker gaming geek collared in Japan

A Chinese hacker has been arrested in Japan for virtual stealing in an online game.
David Quainton Aug 24 2005 11:38AM Security
Wireless hacker was bank insider

Wireless hacker was bank insider

A 26-year-old man has been arrested in Finland after he allegedly hacked into an online bank account and stole €200,000 ($244,000) from his company.
René Millman Aug 22 2005 4:35PM Security
Teen hacker goes to the house of detention

Teen hacker goes to the house of detention

A teen hacker who hired out botnets to launch DoS attacks has been sentenced to five years in juvenile detention and ordered to pay $35,000 in restitution.
René Millman Aug 18 2005 11:26AM Security
Lights, camera, and… hacker

Lights, camera, and… hacker

There was a good article in a recent issue of Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists about the portrayal of national security issues on film and TV (http://tinyurl.com/dec6v). As you might imagine, modern fiction is often, well, fictional in its portrayal of nuclear weapons, "homeland security" and the like.
Nick Barron Jul 27 2005 4:14PM Security
Wireless hacker cut down to size

Wireless hacker cut down to size

A man has been successfully tried as the U.K’s first conviction for using someone else’s wireless connection.
David Quainton Jul 22 2005 3:24PM Security
Nasa hacker fights extradition

Nasa hacker fights extradition

A 39-year-old British hacker charged with breaching military networks has vowed to fight his extradition to the U.S.
David Quainton Jun 9 2005 2:04PM Security
Hacker and sidekick Sidekick hack trick exposed

Hacker and sidekick Sidekick hack trick exposed

Social engineering rather than technical wizardry was responsible for the leak of Paris Hilton's address book onto the internet.
René Millman May 20 2005 1:48PM Security
Chicago schoolboys play the hacker game

Chicago schoolboys play the hacker game

Two schoolboys have hacked into their school's network and dredged social security numbers from its database.
David Quainton May 16 2005 11:44AM Security
NZ teen does 'the hacker'

NZ teen does 'the hacker'

Members of the New Zealand Army, Air Force and the Mayor of Auckland had their voice mailboxes accessed by a teenage hacker.
David Quainton May 13 2005 5:11PM Security
Backlash takes hold after hacker arrest

Backlash takes hold after hacker arrest

Hackers and crackers have hit back at the arrest of an allegedly reformed hacker by waging an internet war.
David Quainton Apr 22 2005 4:23PM 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
Tsunami hacker case adjourned

Tsunami hacker case adjourned

An east London man accused of hacking into the website co-ordinating relief for victims of the Asian tsunami disaster will have to wait until 17 May before a date is set for his trial.
René Millman Apr 8 2005 3:40PM Security
Sheffield hacker loses love and friends

Sheffield hacker loses love and friends

A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of hacking into a dating agency website. The man, from Sheffield allegedly entered loveandfriends.com, took control of members’ profiles and made various threats and demands.
David Quainton Apr 8 2005 11:36AM Security
Hacker creates fear and loathing in Las Vegas

Hacker creates fear and loathing in Las Vegas

5,000 former and current University of Nevada students may have had their personal information stolen by a hacker. Officials at the Las Vegas establishment yesterday revealed that a hacker had accessed a server that houses data for the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS).
David Quainton Mar 22 2005 10:17AM Security
Hacker breaches Boston College

Hacker breaches Boston College

Boston College has informed 120,000 alumni that hackers have had access to their personal information.
David Quainton Mar 21 2005 3:00PM Security
WebTV hacker jailed

WebTV hacker jailed

An Louisianan man has been sentenced to six months in prison for sending an email virus to WebTV users which caused their devices to dial 911.
René Millman Mar 15 2005 11:27AM Security

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