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January 14, 2009 · tahlequahdailypress.com
Man charged with child porn, molestation

Cherokee County prosecutors charged a local man Tuesday with two counts of possession of juvenile pornography and two counts of lewd molestation. Michael Ray…

January 13, 2009 · daniweb.com
NASA hacker McKinnon promises guilty plea

Gary McKinnon, the British hacker who is still fighting against extradition to the US despite the European Court of Human Rights ruling he should go, has…

January 12, 2009 · carrollcountytimes.com
Spam e-mails pose many risks

As spam e-mail gets more sophisticated, including spam posing as coming from familiar e-mail addresses, or even your own, it’s increasingly difficult for…

January 9, 2009 · networkworld.com
Hong Kong businessman guilty of spam to influence stocks

A Hong Kong businessman has recently pleaded guilty for his part in dispatching tens of millions of spam messages to pump up the prices of Chinese stocks…

January 8, 2009 · latimesblogs.latimes.com
Hacker used 'happiness' to access Twitter accounts

The newly notorious Twitter hacker didn't take long to show himself. An 18-year-old cyberpunk who goes by the alias GMZ used password-guessing software to gain…

January 6, 2009 · timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Cyber crime still an enigma for cops

Cyber crimes present an enigma for most city police officials. State government had earmarked a specialised cyber crimes cell and allotted it to city crime…

January 4, 2009 · DAILY NATION
Police retrain officers to fight cyber

Plans are under way to revive the Cyber Crime Unit within the police force despite complaints that specialised crime-fighting squads have lately become…

December 30, 2008 · star-telegram.com
Social-networking sites concern cyber-security experts

Social-networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace are being targeted so often by cyber-crooks and other mischief-makers that half of the…

December 26, 2008 · Computer Crime Research Center
2009: Year of the Hacker

In thinking about what an economically bleak 2009 will mean for the Internet, I kept coming back to something Chris Anderson wrote a few months ago, back…

December 24, 2008 · foxnews.com
Hacker Sticks Company With $43,000 Phone Bill

That's what one hapless Canadian small-business owner discovered after a hacker broke into his company's voice-mail system and placed hundreds of calls to the…

December 23, 2008 · Xinhuanet
Chinese lawmakers consider tough penalties on hackers

BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Computer hackers could meet tough penalties under a draft amendment of the criminal law being debated by China's top legislature.…

December 19, 2008 · COMPUTERWORLD
Cybercrime: The 2009 megathreat

December 16, 2008 (CSO) The 2009 Security Mega Trends Survey was conducted by Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Lumension Security Inc. to better understand…

December 18, 2008 · google.com
Personalized spam rising sharply, study finds

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yes, guys, those spam e-mails for Viagra or baldness cream just might be directed to you personally. So, too, are many of the other crafty…

December 17, 2008 · www.sciam.com
Hackers help loggers illegally strip trees from the Amazon

As the feds increase the amount of its business conducted online (ostensibly to save on the costs of paper and even help the environment), government…

December 16, 2008 · google.com
About 90 percent of all email is spam: Cisco

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) — Armies of hijacked computers are flooding the world with spam as hackers devise slicker ways to take over unwitting people's machines,…

December 15, 2008 · www.allheadlinenews.com
Global Child Porn Hunt Nets Over 170 Arrests

Washington (AHN) - Officials said massive global anti-child pornographers were dispersed in several countries and more than 170 people were arrested, including…

December 9, 2008 · Informationweek.com
What Is The Next Step In The War On Spam?

We all know that spammers will do what ever it takes to find a way to send their advertisements and scams to potential victims. Spammers are circumventing…

December 7, 2008 · google.com
Panel urges Obama to consider hacker-response plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama should create a new White House office to protect cyberspace from hackers, thieves and foreign agents,…

December 5, 2008 · newschannel5
Nashville-Area Man Sentenced In Child Porno Case

A Nashville-area man has been sentenced to more than 19 years in prison on child pornography charges. Richard Steven Brown, 49, of Hermitage was sentenced by…

December 4, 2008 · Stuff.co.nz
Super hacker wants to be next Bill Gates

Owen Thor Walker told TV3's 60 Minutes programme he would never again hack illegally. Walker, 19, who this year was discharged without conviction after…

December 3, 2008 · foxnews.com
Sending spam in Israel could mean a big fine

Last June, a new law gave solicitors six months to ask prospective clients if they wanted to receive unsolicited messages. The deadline expired Monday. The…

December 2, 2008 · PCworld.com
FBI Warns of Holiday Cyber Scams

With cyber Monday comes an FBI warning against spam containing malware and phishing attempts that appear to be greeting cards and ads for shopping bargains.…

December 1, 2008 · USAtoday.com
Cyber Monday deals could open door to spam, scams

SAN FRANCISCO — Monday will be one of the biggest online shopping days of the year, and also one of the most treacherous. On Cyber Monday, the first Monday…

December 1, 2008 · Independent.co.uk
The Hacker: What to do if you can't see eye to eye with your own co-ordination?

Among the bewildering amount of counselling I've received from readers anxious to lift the pall of depression that hangs over my golf comes a piece of…

November 30, 2008 · wrcbtv.com
Gadsden, Ala. man convicted in child porno case

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (AP) - A Gadsden man awaits sentencing after a federal jury convicted him for producing child pornography. Alice Martin, the US Attorney for…

November 25, 2008 · PCworld.com
Facebook Wins Spam Suit

Facebook won a US$873 million judgment in a case against a spammer in one of the largest awards yet for a suit filed under the CAN-SPAM Act. The suit charged…

November 24, 2008 · networkworld.com
Symantec takes cybercrime snapshot with 'Underground Economy' report

The criminal market online for buying and selling stolen credit cards, pirated software and information about financial accounts is thriving, according to a…

November 23, 2008 · news.bostonherald.com
Hacker pleads guilty

BOSTON - A teenage computer hacker from Massachusetts has pleaded guilty to a variety of charges connected with his damaging activities. Federal prosecutors…

November 20, 2008 · bizjournals.com
Hacker Dshocker headed to prison

The Massachusetts-based computer hacker operating under the pseudonym “Dshocker” pled guilty Tuesday to “computer intrusion, interstate threats and wire fraud”…

November 20, 2008 · techdirt.com
Spammers Trying To Regain Control Over Cut Off Spam Bots

Last week, there was a lot of attention over the shutdown of McColo, a hosting company that was apparently used by a huge number of spammers to control some of…