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September 10, 2008 · old.thejakartapost.com
Hacker attacks police website, posts anti-graft messages

The City Police's Traffic Management Center (TMC) website was the target of a hacking attack on Tuesday that lasted several hours. Information on Jakarta…

September 8, 2008 · PC mag.com
The Cyber Crime Hall of Fame

Rules are made to be broken the same way networks are made to be hacked into. These are nine of the most infamous criminal hackers to ever see the inside of a…

September 8, 2008 · infotech.indiatimes.com
Get heavy spam, blame your email ID

LONDON: How much spam you get depends on the first letter in your e-mail address, a Cambridge study reveals. Analysis of more than 500 million junk messages…

September 8, 2008 · bdnews24.com
RAB site hacker Shahee arrested

Rapid Action Battalion have arrested four people, including the RAB website hacker Shahee Mirza. Saboteurs hacked into the RAB website (www.rab.gov.bd) Friday…

September 8, 2008 · Haaretz
Mother of Israeli hacker held over $1.8m fraud: FBI framed my son

The mother of an Israeli living in Canada who has recently been arrested in Montreal on suspicion of committing fraud to the tune of $1.8 million accused on…

September 5, 2008 · Canada.com
Four charged in $1.8M hacker theft

algary police, working with an international team of investigators, have helped nab four men accused of hacking into a Calgary company's computer system and…

September 4, 2008 · theregister.co.uk
UN email hacker jailed

A worker who hacked into his UN diplomat boss's email account has been jailed for three months. The 24-year-old Egyptian was jailed in Abu Dhabi after he was…

September 4, 2008 · news.zdnet.co.uk
Nasa hacker has 'shut down', say protesters

A peaceful protest took place on Tuesday outside the Home Office on Marsham Street in London against the extradition of self-confessed Nasa hacker Gary…

September 3, 2008 · koreatimes.co.kr
Defense Ministry’s Cyber Network Is Hacker-Proof

A Defense Ministry spokesman assured Tuesday that the department's cyber-security system is ``hacker-proof," adding that its intra-net computer data network is…

September 3, 2008 · Scotsman.com
UFO hacker is broken man, says family

A GLASGOW-BORN computer expert accused of hacking into American military systems is "distraught" as he awaits extradition to the US, his family and friends…

September 3, 2008 · periscopeit.co.uk
Three months in jail for UN email hacker

A court case lasting almost a year has recently come to a close with the conviction of an Egyptian computer hacker for attempted blackmail. The 24-year-old man…

September 2, 2008 · Courant.com
Spam Is Growing And Getting More Sophisticated

We're all familiar with e-mail spam offering prescription drugs, cut-rate software and herbal potions. But spammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in…

September 2, 2008 · PCworld.com
Is Your Name a Spam Magnet?

Those whose names begin with a common letter such as A, S, and M are more likely to receive spam that those who start with uncommon ones such as Z and Q,…

September 2, 2008 · theaustralian.news.com.au
Hacker jailed for false quake alert

A UNIVERSITY student in China has been jailed for 18 months for hacking into a Government website and posting a fake earthquake alert, state media reported.…

September 2, 2008 · ktka.com
"Hacker" gains access to Kansas Health Policy Authority data

A consultant hired by the state to try and break into the computers at the Kansas Health Policy Authority had no luck using a password cracker. However, he did…

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 · 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…