Robert Lemos

One of the three Russian developers behind the MPack infection kit virtually sits down with SecurityFocus to discuss the program and making a business out of cybercrime.
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A wave of spam e-mail messages carrying attachments in the Portable Document Format gathers speed, hitting companies and consumers worldwide.
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Malicious coders are increasingly playing a shell game, using a technology known as “fast flux” to make locating key servers more difficult.
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Following a judge’s ruling to throw out a verdict based on faulty digital forensics, a group of security professionals, legal experts and educators look to the future.
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A working group of security researchers, digital-rights activists and government prosecutors discuss whether bug hunters can find vulnerabilities in Web sites without violating laws.
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A great story appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle about a woman who happen to see the thief who had stolen her identity six months before. The woman, Karen Lodrick, followed and then, when she was found out, chased the thief through San Francisco.

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A Connecticut judge grants a new trial for substitute teacher Julie Amero, saying that forensics information discovered after her conviction has direct bearing on her case.
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From the Somewhat-related-to-Chinese-gold-stealers department, there is a documentary being made about Chinese gold farmers in online games, such as World of Warcraft and Legacy, that looks phenomenal. The director, Ge Jin, is a PhD student in the Department of Communications at the University of California at San Diego and has already interviewed gold farmers in [...]

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Wired Magazine has a nice feature article on the Linkin Park cyberstalking incident, including extensive interviews with the private investigator involved and with the Linkin Park lead singer Chester Charlie Bennington and his wife.

The case hit the press last November, when investigators arrested a 29-year-old employee of Sandia National Labs for allegedly committing the crimes.

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Federal prosecutors claim the company and its owners violated federal funds transfer laws, saying it knowingly served online scammers, identity thieves and child pornographers.
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