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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
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
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
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'
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
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
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
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
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
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
Possible five years inside and US$250k fine.
Matt Chapman
Feb 26 2007 7:55AM
Security
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
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
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
Online hacks the fastest growing segment of imprisoned press.
Iain Thomson
Dec 11 2006 9:47AM
Oddware
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
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
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
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
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
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