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Ex-con spills the beans on ID fraud

Ex-con spills the beans on ID fraud

The threat of gaol time is no deterrent for online criminals, a former fraudster told a roomful of e-crime experts today.
Phil Muncaster Nov 7 2008 5:30AM Security
Spammer jailed for 30 months

Spammer jailed for 30 months

A New York court has sentenced a persistent spammer to 30 months in prison.
Iain Thomson Jul 18 2008 10:10AM Security
Chinese Red Cross hacker gets two years in jail

Chinese Red Cross hacker gets two years in jail

A Chinese man has been sentenced to two years in jail after hacking a Red Cross web site launched for the victims of China's recent earthquake.
Iain Thomson Jul 15 2008 9:18AM Security
Former Samsung chairman facing jail

Former Samsung chairman facing jail

The former chairman of Samsung should be jailed for seven years, prosecutors in South Korea have told local media.
Simon Burns Jul 11 2008 9:19AM Hardware
Data breach bosses 'should go to jail'

Data breach bosses 'should go to jail'

A quarter of IT security professionals believe that heads of companies which suffer serious breaches of confidential consumer data should go to jail, a recent survey reveals..
Andrew Charlesworth Apr 9 2008 1:04PM Security
Pirate Bay four facing jail in Sweden

Pirate Bay four facing jail in Sweden

Four men who run file-sharing site The Pirate Bay have been charged with conspiring to break Swedish copyright law.

Guy Dixon Feb 4 2008 3:11PM Security
Student hackers face 20 years in jail

Student hackers face 20 years in jail

Two students have been charged with hacking into the California State University database and changing their grades..
Iain Thomson Nov 7 2007 7:29AM Security
'Spam king' given 30-year jail sentence

'Spam king' given 30-year jail sentence

Christopher Smith, the notorious "pharmacy spam king," has received a 30-year-jail sentence for running an illegal internet store that sold millions of dollars in prescription drugs.
Jim Carr Aug 7 2007 10:20AM Security
Censorship: Bloggers in jail

Censorship: Bloggers in jail

The web is not as free as you might think. In some countries, posting critical views online can cost you your freedom.
Emma De Jul 23 2007 4:05PM Security
Online community votes to jail Paris Hilton

Online community votes to jail Paris Hilton

Results of an online vote has come out three to one in favour of a custodial sentence for glamour-puss, Paris Hilton.
Iain Thomson May 17 2007 10:23AM Oddware
Hacker faces jail for Trojan horse

Hacker faces jail for Trojan horse

Possible five years inside and US$250k fine.
Matt Chapman Feb 26 2007 7:55AM Security
Sweden to jail DoS attackers

Sweden to jail DoS attackers

Up to two years behind bars for launching denial of service attacks.
Shaun Nichols Feb 23 2007 10:23AM Security
Dutch botnet gang facing jail

Dutch botnet gang facing jail

Network of zombie PCs accrued €60,000 ($99,000).
Tom Sanders Jan 18 2007 9:35AM Software
California phisher faces century in jail for targeting AOL users

California phisher faces century in jail for targeting AOL users

A California man has been convicted of violating the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 for mass-emailing AOL users and requesting credit card information.
Frank Washkuch Jan 17 2007 6:17PM Security
Web journalists under increasing threat of jail

Web journalists under increasing threat of jail

Online hacks the fastest growing segment of imprisoned press.
Iain Thomson Dec 11 2006 9:47AM Oddware
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
Former CA chief receives 12-year jail sentence

Former CA chief receives 12-year jail sentence

Sanjay Kumar pleaded guilty in accounting scandal.
Tom Sanders Nov 3 2006 9:49AM Software
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
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
Kiwis jail first internet fraudster

Kiwis jail first internet fraudster

A New Zealand man has been jailed for nearly three years after he was found guilty of hacking the accounts of internet bank and auction site users.
René Millman May 31 2006 11:32AM Security

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