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Sacked IT admin sentenced for hacking ex-employerOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 19 hours ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags sacked, admin, sentenced, hacking, exemployer,
The telltale cursorA British IT admin was ordered to pay more than £3,000 and given a three-months jail sentence after being accused of hacking into his former employer's computer system so he could read more »
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Oil software exec pleads guilty to hacking chargesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 13 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: security | Tags oil, software, guilty, hacking, developer,
"A top manager at a US software developer has avoided jail after pleading guilty to lifting password-protected files from the website of a business rival." read more »
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Software executive sentenced for hackingOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 16 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags jay e leonard, platte river associates, petroleum exploration, password-protected files, computer, hacking,
Jay E. Leonard, 61, president of Platte River Associates, a company that builds software used in petroleum exploration, has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to stealing password-prot read more »
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Fifth man pleads guilty over Citibank ATM hack scamOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 23 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags john leyden, aleksandar aleksiev, guilty, arrest, hacking, atm, citibank,
John Leyden writes about Aleksandar Aleksiev, 28, who pleaded guilty to a single count of device access fraud last week following his May 2008 arrest for hacking ATM codes to loot Citibank accounts. read more »
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NY man charged with boosting TJX credit hijackOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 64 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags stephen watt, albert gonzalez, hacking, gang, credit card, debit card, tjx,
Stephen Watt, 25, was charged with aiding Albert Gonzalez, the alleged leader of the hacking gang accused of stealing more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers from stores owned by TJX Compa read more »
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Second TJX hack suspect cops a pleaOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 107 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags christopher scott, miami, florida, hacking, computer, crime, identity theft,
Christopher Scott, 25, of Miami, Florida, has admitted pleaded guilty and admitted his role in hacking into wireless networks at retail outlets. Scott admitted computer hacking, access device fraud read more »
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Malaysia resident sentenced in brokerage hacking schemeOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 121 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags malaysia, resident, brokerage, hacking, scheme, u.s., security,
"A resident of Malaysia was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison on a conspiracy charge related to an international fraud scheme that hacked into online brokerage accounts in the U.S. in an attempt..." read more »
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Taiwan busts hacking ring, 50 million personal records compromisedOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 133 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: security | Tags taiwan, hacking ring, personal records, compromised, criminal investigation bureau, cib, data breach, dancho danchev,
Dancho Danchev writes, "Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) has successfully tracked down and arrested six people in what the CIB believes to be the biggest personal data breach in Taiwan to date." read more »
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