Hacker's NYC impersonation case set to be closed
(AP) -- A computer hacker-turned-FBI informant is on track to get out of trouble after being accused of telling a police officer he was a federal agent.
Internet
Apr 12, 2012
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Internet thieves piggyback on legitimate users
Theft of Internet service is on the rise, and experts say only a few of the culprits are being caught.
Telecom
Apr 10, 2012
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Hacker arrested in NYC cooperated from Day 1
(AP) -- An elite computer hacker who stunned fellow Internet saboteurs by becoming an FBI informant didn't put up any resistance when agents first knocked on his door.
Internet
Mar 8, 2012
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Discord unites elite hackers charged in NY, IL
At the large public housing project in New York City where he lived, outsiders knew him as a quiet family man. But federal prosecutors say Hector Xavier Monsegur was an Internet saboteur known as Sabu.
Internet
Mar 8, 2012
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US prosecutors file for extradition of Kim Dotcom
(AP) -- Federal prosecutors in the United States have filed papers in New Zealand seeking the extradition of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and three of his colleagues, whom they accuse of making a fortune by helping Internet ...
Other
Mar 5, 2012
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NJ programmer freed as NY court orders acquittal
(AP) -- A smiling former Goldman Sachs computer programmer was freed from prison Friday after a surprise ruling from a federal appeals court reversed his conviction on charges he stole computer code.
Other
Feb 17, 2012
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Chicago and Illinois among nation's leaders in public corruption, report says
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Northern District of Illinois, which consists primarily of the Chicago metropolitan area, is the most corrupt federal district in the country, and Illinois is the third most corrupt state, according to ...
Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2012
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Romanian accused of hacking NASA-JPL computers
(AP) -- The Los Angeles U.S. attorney's office says a federal grand jury has indicted a Romanian citizen on charges he hacked into 25 climate-research computers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.
Internet
Feb 8, 2012
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Feds: Megaupload user data could be gone Thursday
Federal prosecutors say data from users of Megaupload could be deleted as soon as Thursday.
Internet
Jan 30, 2012
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Judge's order raises issue over encrypted evidence
A federal judge has ordered a woman to provide an unencrypted version of her laptop's hard drive in a ruling that raises the question of whether turning over a password amounts to self-incrimination.
Other
Jan 25, 2012
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