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A man who was in command of a botnet of some 30 million computers worldwide has been sentenced to four years jail in Armenia.
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Twitter has today announced that it has brought suit in a federal court in San Francisco against 5 of the 'most aggressive' spammers and tool builders who facilitiate distributing spam ...
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Vague Cybersecurity Legislation Threatens Civil Liberties
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Facebook, iPhone, Twitter and Wii. Technology evolves at the speed of light. Msnbc.com's tech reporters look at the gadgets, games and innovations changing our world.
The vigilante group known as Anonymous has claimed credit for yet another of its weekly cyber attacks, fueling high level concerns among U.S. national security officials that the so-called “hackivists” are posing an increasing threat to government and private sector websites and computer systems.
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Police believe that they may have apprehended the notorious hacker TinKode, who in the past has hacked into government and military websites, exposing their poor security.
===> Perhaps now is a good time to remind everyone who thinks it's cool or amusing to expose an organisation's weak security that hacking into a site is still a crime, regardless of what your incentive may be!!! <===
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According to authorities, Murmylyuk was part of a gang that beginning in late 2010, gained access to online trading accounts at Scottrade, e*Trade, Fidelity, Charles Schwab, and other brokerage firms and conducted a series of sham trades.
Once the hackers controlled the accounts, they used stolen identities to open additional accounts at other brokerage houses, and then initiated "unprofitable and illogical securities trades" that benefited the attackers.
They also changed the phone numbers and email addresses on file to prevent victims from being notified of the illegal trades.
If convicted, Murmylyuk faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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While we're still sorting through the crazy cybersecurity bill proposals in the US, it appears that some in the EU are going through a similar process. The EU Parliament's "Civil Liberties Committee" has approved a legislative...
The Committee's proposals would make it a criminal offence to conduct cyber attacks on computer systems. Individuals would face at least two years in jail if served with the maximum penalty for the offence.
A maximum penalty of at least five years in jail could apply if "aggravating circumstances" or "considerable damage ... financial costs or loss of financial data" occurred, the Parliament said in a statement.
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The alleged computer hacker Ryan Cleary is back behind bars after breaking his bail conditions by using the internet.
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Sécurité PC et Internet/Responsabilités et lois
Pensez de ce que vous n’êtes pas autorisés à faire dans notre monde réel, c’est +/- pareil dans le monde virtuel, ce qu’est Internet.
Mais pour cela il faut déjà être au courant des lois dans la vie réelle…
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===> Teaching and learning also about what is legal and what are the consequences of being part of illegal actions <===
It looks like the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s been especially busy over the past 48 hours, because they’re suddenly snatching up alleged members of hack collectives LulzSec and Anonymous across the United States.
According to FoxNews.com, the F.B.I. arrested two members allegedly affiliated with LulzSec and Anonymous yesterday morning—one in San Francisco, one in Phoenix—while a third suspect was charged in Ohio.
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