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Coupons, Inc. drops DMCA lawsuit against coupon hackerOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 2 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
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A copyright lawsuit against a man who posted instructions on how to print unlimited coupons online has finally been dropped after he argued that he didn't circumvent anyone's copyright protection in read more »
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US teen hacker 'DShocker' confesses three-year crime spreeOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 4 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
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DDoS, botnets, SWAT calls, bomb threats, credit fraud...A juvenile hacker with a reputation for stirring up trouble in online gaming groups has admitted to multiple computer felonies, including cyber read more »
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Judge delays trial of accused Palin e-mail hackerOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 5 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
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"The Tennessee college student indicted a month ago for allegedly breaking into the e-mail account of then-Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will face trial in May 2009..." read more »
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Half Life hacker refused FBI sting baitOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 9 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
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German cracker now faces US DDoS-for-hire chargesGames developer Valve worked with the FBI to set up a sting operation to capture a suspected hacker soon after source code for Half Life 2 leaked onto read more »
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Attorneys for Palin email hacker: 'Don't call him hacker'Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 9 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
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The semantics of electronic intrusionAttorneys for the University of Tennessee student accused of breaking into Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's email account have filed a small forest's worth of court read more »
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US Navy hacker avoids Romanian jailOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 12 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
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Victor Faur, a 28-year-old Romanian hacker who broke into systems run by the US Navy, NASA and the Department of Energy has avoided a custodial sentence in a trial at home but may still face extradit read more »
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Aspergers diagnosis could keep ‘NASA hacker’ out of US prisonOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 19 days ago (http://government.zdnet.com)
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"NASA hacker" Gary McKinnon's recent diagnosis of Asperger syndrome – a kind of autism with a high incidence among computer programmers – may yet keep him out of American prisons. Several members of read more »
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Lawyer claims that Microsoft is “biggest hacker in China”Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 30 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
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Microsoft has decided to do something about piracy in China. In a country where 82% of all software is pirated Microsoft has this month decided to roll out Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA). This has l read more »
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