Legal experts are warning that the proposed PROTECT IP and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) legislation, currently working their way through Congress, will damage the world's DNS system, cripple … [Read more...]
Stanford lawyers say that legal initiatives might cripple DNS in the future
Wednesday, 21 December 2011 By
Classified files found on WikiLeaks linked to Bradley Manning
Monday, 19 December 2011 By
Classified files downloaded to the computer of Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning matched those that later showed up on WikiLeaks, an investigator testified on Sunday, the first time the … [Read more...]
European Union to outline Internet freedom strategy
Monday, 12 December 2011 By
The European Union will outline a strategy on Monday to support activists living under repressive governments who are using technology to organise, mobilise and exercise their rights, European … [Read more...]
Assange takes legal fight to top UK court
Monday, 5 December 2011 By
WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange will make one further attempt to avert extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning over alleged sex crimes, when he asks British judges on Monday to … [Read more...]
Lawmakers want spy agencies to share cyber data
Thursday, 1 December 2011 By
Lawmakers on Wednesday proposed fighting the cyber threat that is taking a toll on American companies by allowing spy agencies to share threat intelligence with private firms. Representative Mike … [Read more...]
Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt blasted proposed legislation
Wednesday, 16 November 2011 By
Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt blasted proposed legislation to tighten online copyright regulation on Tuesday, saying the bills would lead to censorship of the Internet. Intended to … [Read more...]
Anti-Hacking Law Criminalizes Most Computer Users, Former Prosecutor Says
Tuesday, 15 November 2011 By
The nation’s premier anti-hacking law poses a threat to the civil liberties of millions of Americans who use computers and the internet and could lead to the arrest and prosecution of many users who … [Read more...]
Germany prepares case against Facebook over facial recognition
Monday, 14 November 2011 By
The Hamburg Data Protection Authority (DPA) is starting preliminary procedures to bring legal action against Facebook over the facial recognition feature used for photo tagging on the social network. … [Read more...]
IT manager arrested for reading city officials emails
Thursday, 10 November 2011 By
A former IT manager for the city of Hoboken, New Jersey, was arrested on Wednesday on charges he intercepted emails sent to and from its sitting mayor and other top city officials, and forwarded them … [Read more...]
FBI busts click fraudsters who pocketed at least US$ 14 million
Thursday, 10 November 2011 By
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and its international partners have charged six individuals with conducting a sophisticated click-fraud scheme that netted them millions of dollars, the federal … [Read more...]
London police busts 2 Ukrainian cyber criminals
Thursday, 3 November 2011 By
The Police Central E-Crime Unit (PCeU) of London's Metropolitan Police Service has announced the sentencing of two Ukrainian cybercrooks. Yuriy Konovalenko, 29, and Yevhen Kulibaba, 33, were sent … [Read more...]
Romanian eBay hacker gets only suspended three-year sentence
Thursday, 3 November 2011 By
Vladuz, the Romanian hacker who repeatedly accessed off-limits parts of eBay's website and then publicly taunted company officials over the security lapses, has been handed a suspended three-year … [Read more...]
Facebook identity theft tests law in New Jersey
Friday, 28 October 2011 By
The lawyer for a New Jersey woman charged with setting up a Facebook profile for her ex-boyfriend without his consent and using it to defame his reputation is trying to get his client's case dismissed … [Read more...]
Dutch ISP A2B internet files complaint against Spamhaus project
Friday, 14 October 2011 By
Dutch ISP A2B Internet has filed a complaint with the police after it claimed to have been "blackmailed" by London-based anti-spam outfit Spamhaus. A2B managing director Erik Bais told Webwereld … [Read more...]
Bundestrojan existance admitted by 5 german states (according to Deutsche Welle)
Thursday, 13 October 2011 By
Five German states have admitted using a controversial backdoor Trojan to spy on criminal suspects. Samples of the so-called R2D2 (AKA "0zapftis") Trojan came into the possession of the Chaos … [Read more...]
