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Hackers prevent research on malicious code

Dan Raywood September 17, 2008

Cybercriminals are randomizing content served from malicious web pages so that they can prevent security researchers from doing proper analysis.

Anti-spam law struck down as unconstitutional

Chuck Miller September 12, 2008

In a unanimous ruling, the Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down one of the country's first anti-spam laws.

U.S. intellectual property protection goes worldwide

Sue Marquette Poremba September 11, 2008

Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate aimed at reducing intellectual property theft around the world.

Pump and dump hacker sentenced

Dan Raywood September 10, 2008

A man who hacked into the internet accounts of stock brokers has been sentenced to two years in jail.

Experts warn of hurricane-related website scams

Dan Kaplan September 02, 2008

Hurricane Gustav prompted money-minded opportunists to scoop up storm-related domain names.

Collaborating against e-crime

Michael Barrett, CISO, PayPal September 01, 2008

E-commerce is not only attracting online consumers, it's increasingly attracting cybercriminals.

Hacker Gary McKinnon loses appeal, U.S. extradition looms

Paul Fisher August 28, 2008

Gary McKinnon, the alleged NASA hacker, has failed in his last-ditch appeal to the European Court of Human Rights to have his extradition to the United States quashed.

Every prisoner in UK victim of data breach

Mark Mayne August 22, 2008

The personal information on thousands of criminals in England and Wales has been lost on a USB drive.

Olympic champion Phelps' website defaced in Turkish hack

Dan Kaplan August 21, 2008

Turkish hackers appear to have briefly gotten their hands on the website of Olympic record breaker Michael Phelps.

NASA hacker wins two-week reprieve

Andrew Donoghue August 15, 2008

A European court has intervened in Gary McKinnon's extradition to the United States. The British hacker has been given a temporary reprieve, but still faces extradition later this month.

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