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Comcast hackers charged

Michael W. Jones — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:45:38 +0000

Although it seems that few hackers are caught and brought to trial, the members of the Kryogeniks hacker “gang” have been charged with a Website hacking stunt that was costly to Comcast.

The Comcast exploit was not all that complicated, but it [...]

Wife entraps pedophile husband by posing online as an underage girl

Mike Ferro — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:32:45 +0000

An enraged wife entrapped her pedophile husband online by posing as an underage girl. She ended up reporting her husband to the authorities after she collected evidence against [...]

Madoff programmers arrested

Michael W. Jones — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:37:51 +0000

Two computer programmers that worked for Bernie Madoff’s firm have been charged with helping the convicted white collar criminal to defraud investors out of billions of dollars.

Jerome O’Hara of Malvern, N.Y., and George Perez of East Brunswick, N.J. Were arrested Friday, [...]

Facebook status update used as alibi in robbery case

Dave Parrack — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:16:53 +0000

Facebook has often played a part in getting people into trouble. But this is the first time that it’s been used to get someone out of trouble. It seems [...]

Survey suggests filesharers buy more music than anyone else

Dave Parrack — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:38:14 +0000

Music piracy is evil and those who illegally download and share music with each other are the devil’s spawn. Right? Wrong. In fact, a new survey shows that those [...]

RIP Kanye West prank excites Twitter, entices hackers

Dave Parrack — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:47:11 +0000

Posting a hoax about someone dying on the Internet is clearly a sick thing to do. Not only can fans and followers be tricked into believing it’s [...]

Airport x-ray scanner limited by child porn fears

Dave Parrack — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:01:51 +0000

Surely any measure which toughens security in airports and on flights while also speeding up congestion of people queuing is a good thing, right? Wrong, at least if we’re talking about [...]

FBI director almost falls for online banking phishing scam

Dave Parrack — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:55:02 +0000

There are some very basic rules for venturing online, such as installing anti-virus software and a firewall, and keeping your wits about you at all times. But anyone can [...]

101 arrested in global phishing crackdown

John Lister — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:02:48 +0000

A total of 101 people have been arrested and charged over their alleged involvement in phishing scams. The suspects, from the US and Egypt, are accused of tricking users into handing over online bank passwords which may have led to the theft of [...]

Guy threatens to shoot own iPhone at an Apple Store

Dave Parrack — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:23:14 +0000

Technology can be the most amazing thing in the world, at least when it’s working as it should be. Unfortunately, it also has a tendency to go [...]