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Legal experts wary of MySpace hacking charges

May 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Federal prosecutors charge the parent who allegedly badgered a girl to suicide with three counts of computer crime, but law experts worry about a dangerous precedent.
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Groups warn travelers to limit laptop data

May 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

In a letter to Congress, nearly three dozen organizations protest the seizures of electronic devices by U.S. customs officials, an act upheld by a federal appeals court in a recent ruling.
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DHS, Unisys scrutinized after data breach

September 25th, 2007 · No Comments

A Congressional committee claims that Unisys allowed malicious code to infect federal systems.
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Embassy leaks highlight pitfalls of Tor

September 10th, 2007 · No Comments

The security researcher that posted the e-mail addresses and passwords for 100 accounts at embassies and political groups reveals that he exploited the victims’ incorrect usage of the Tor Project’s anonymous Web surfing software.
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Tags: Flaws and vulnerabilities · Government · Open Source · Security · SecurityFocus · Software

China on hot seat over alleged hacks

September 4th, 2007 · No Comments

Twice in two weeks, the nation has been taken to task for breaching other nations’ systems, but officials continue to deny the accusations.
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Lawmakers worry over gov’t network breaches

June 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Hearings on the Hill reveal a significant number of security breaches at the Departments of Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security, State and Energy.
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Amero case spawns effort to educate

June 19th, 2007 · No Comments

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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Judge nixes teacher’s conviction on porn pop-ups

June 6th, 2007 · No Comments

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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Zero-day sales not “fair” — to researchers

June 1st, 2007 · No Comments

A security analyst tries his hand at selling two vulnerabilities and finds that economics and time are against him.
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“Data storm” blamed for nuclear-plant shutdown

May 18th, 2007 · No Comments

A Congressional committee calls for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to further investigate the cause of excessive network traffic that shut down an Alabama nuclear plant.
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