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September 1, 2008 · economictimes.indiatimes.com
Indian hacker alleged brain behind biggest cyber-heist

An unknown Indian hacker is being charged with the greatest cyber-heist in history for allegedly helping a criminal gang steal identities of an estimated eight…

September 1, 2008 · todayszaman.com
Turkish hacker had ambitious plans, police discover

The world's number two hacker, Ercan Fındıkoğlu, who has proven quite a nuisance for many US banks, was about to empty the bank accounts of another 1 million…

September 1, 2008 · wired.com
Despite Rumors, Republican VP Candidate Is No Hacker

Is Sarah Palin a hacker? Well, not exactly, but that's what a couple of articles and a nascent internet rumor might have you believe. According to a 2007…

September 1, 2008 · hartfordbusiness.com
Covering Cyber Threats

As companies face a host of new risks associated with their digital data, insurers are scrambling to create a whole new field of coverage: cyber liability.…

September 1, 2008 · vanguardngr.com
Reps set to tackle money laundering, cyber crimes

and human trafficking, members of the House of Representatives are now strategizing on how to bring the crimes to the barest minimum. Towards this end, they…

August 29, 2008 · newschannel5
Hacker gets into FEMA phone system

The FBI is investigating more than $12,000 in calls made when a hacker broke into the Federal Emergency Management Agency's phone system. The hacker made more…

August 29, 2008 · USAtoday.com
Hackers attack Iraq's vulnerable computers

Ahmed Khathem, the head of Iraq's newly formed cybercrimes division, sits in a borrowed office, at a borrowed desk, working on a laptop borrowed from one of…

August 29, 2008 · business.timesonline.co.uk
British hacker Gary McKinnon in final appeal to Home Secretary over extradition

A UFO enthusiast who hacked into top-secret US military computers appealed to the Home Secretary yesterday to stop his extradition after losing a legal appeal.…

August 28, 2008 · earthtimes.org
Cenzic Q2 Trend Report Reveals Attacks on Web Sites Continue as Cyberwarfare Moves Mainstream

Cenzic Inc., the leading provider of application security vulnerability assessment and risk management solutions, today released its report revealing the most…

August 28, 2008 · whnt.com
Feds indict 2 men in separate child porno cases

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A federal grand jury has returned indictments against two Alabama men for receiving and distributing child pornography. Federal…

August 28, 2008 · Timesofindia.Indiatimes.com
HC allows porn convict access to computer in jail

CHENNAI: He may have been convicted of a cybercrime and trafficking in women, but he cannot be denied the use of a computer in prison to give vent to his…

August 27, 2008 · en.apa.az
Azerbaijan to hold a seminar regarding Convention on Cybercrime

Baku. İlhama İsabalayeva - APA-ECONOMICS. Azerbaijan will host a seminar on its joining the Council of Europe’s Convention on Cybercrime. Azerbaijan’s Ministry…

August 27, 2008 · tribune.com.ng
The challenge of cyber crime

The current revolution in ICT across the globe has brought a lot of blessings to humanity and the way people live and do business have taken them far away from…

August 25, 2008 · TheStatesMan.net
Cafes yet to follow guidelines to combat cyber crime in Siliguri

Days after three children were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast at Shantipara in Siliguri, weeks after the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS)…

August 25, 2008 · economictimes.indiatimes.com
Indian hacker alleged brain behind biggest cyber-heist

LONDON: An unknown Indian hacker is being charged with the greatest cyber-heist in history for allegedly helping a criminal gang steal identities of an…

August 25, 2008 · Vnunet.com
Hackers breach Best Western in data heist

Hackers have broken into the corporate databases for best Western Hotels and may have stolen the names, addresses and credit card information of every customer…

August 25, 2008 · Thestatesman.net
Cafes yet to follow guidelines to combat cyber crime in Siliguri

SILIGURI, Aug.24: Days after three children were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast at Shantipara in Siliguri, weeks after the…

August 24, 2008 · timesonline.co.uk
Thousands of cyber attacks each day on key utilities

Computer networks controlling electricity supplies, telecommunications and banking are being attacked thousands of times a day in a new cyberwar against…

August 24, 2008 · sundayherald.com
Revealed: 8 million victims in the world's biggest cyber heist

EXCLUSIVE: Sunday Herald uncovers theft of data from every guest in 1300 Best Western Hotels in past 12 months By Iain S Bruce AN INTERNATIONAL criminal gang…

August 23, 2008 · news.cnet.com
Phreaker calls buddies overseas on U.S. government dime

Someone broke into a U.S. Homeland Security Department phone system and made 400 calls to the Middle East and Asia, racking up $12,000 in long-distance…

August 23, 2008 · Forbes.com
Reformed Hacker Looks Back

There was a time when the name Kevin Mitnick represented everything that the world's chief security officers feared most: a reckless geek with the power to…

August 23, 2008 · timesonline.co.uk
Hacker uncovers 'proof' that Chinese gymnast is underage

A determined computer expert has delved into cached pages on the Internet to unearth Chinese official documents showing a gymnast who took gold, edging…

August 22, 2008 · http://www.oxan.com/
US: tackling cyber-crime

The European Court of Human Rights will consider on Thursday whether to prevent hacker Gary McKinnon’s extradition to the United States. McKinnon is accused of…

August 22, 2008 · realtruth.org
Cybercrimes Rising to Epidemic Proportions

With information and commerce reaching out to a global community and economy through the Internet, criminals from Russia, China and the United States are…

August 21, 2008 · SFGate.com
Facebook Is Still Battling Spam

The Chronicle first wrote about Facebook's spam problem in April, after several Facebook members complained about getting offers for ringtones or male…

August 21, 2008 · theglobeandmail.com
The challenge of global cybercrime

We've seen the ads: Earn thousands of dollars a month working from home. Most of them are scams or wishful thinking; easy money is notoriously hard to find. So…

August 21, 2008 · Canberratimes.com.au
Child porn accused 'downloaded 15,000 images'

A former Canberra music teacher, caught in a global police operation, did not realise anyone was being hurt by his obsession with child pornography, a court…

August 21, 2008 · Zdnetasia.co
Judge lifts gag order on Boston travelcard-hack

Three Massachusetts Institute of Technology students who had been barred by a court order from discussing travel-smartcard vulnerabilities can now discuss the…

August 19, 2008 · Vnunet.com
Spammers go down to Georgia

The UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) Spam Data Mine is showing that the war in Georgia is being used to evade spam filters. The university detected a…

August 19, 2008 · tech.yahoo.com
Should you EVER reply to a spam message?

Reader Jeffrey writes: All of a sudden, I am receiving an inordinate amount of "bulk" email in my Yahoo account. Many of the identical emails are sent day…