Old Soviet domain is new haven for cybercriminals
The defunct superpower's .SU domain is a refuge for over half of criminal hackers says Russian Internet watchdog
Monday, Jun 3, 2013 9:59 PM UTCTechnology the daily dot, cybercrime, USSR
cybercrime
Technology the daily dot, cybercrime, USSR
Jeremy Hammond pleads guilty to role in Stratfor hack
In UK hackers received maximum 15 months sentences for LulzSec involvement. Hammond could receive 10 years
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 4:55 PM UTCTechnology LulzSec, Anonymous, Stratfor
Cybergang loots ATMs of $45m in mere hours
In a high-precision, international heist, thieves first hacked their way into a database of prepaid debit cards
Thursday, May 9, 2013 8:15 PM UTCTechnology heist, atms, Crime, cybercrime
Dutch police may get right to hack into computers
Under new bill, investigators would be able to hack into computers, install spyware, read emails and destroy files
Thursday, May 2, 2013 7:23 PM UTCTechnology Hacking, Holland, Spying
Anonymous rallies Twitter protest against CFAA
The hacker collective ask online networks to voice anger at overreaching cybercrimes law under review in Congress
Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 8:02 PM UTCTechnology Twitter, cfaa, Anonymous, Protest
Draft bill would make CFAA even worse
The dangerously broad cybercrimes legislation needs changing, but in the opposite direction to new House proposals
Monday, Mar 25, 2013 8:23 PM UTCTechnology cfaa, Cybersecurity, cybercrime
Hacker “Weev” gets three years for accessing AT&T data
Andrew Auernheimer is the latest victim in the government's crackdown on loosely determined cybercrimes
Monday, Mar 18, 2013 6:48 PM UTC 15Technology weev, AT&T, Hacking, hackers
New claims of prosecutor misconduct in Aaron Swartz case
The late activist's lawyers have released complaint made to DoJ that prosecutors withheld evidence, overreached
Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 7:26 PM UTCTechnology Aaron Swartz, stephen heymann
Aaron Swartz’s grand jury: State-enforced betrayal
Writer Quinn Norton's painful account of accidentally betraying her friend is a lesson in grand jury manipulation
Monday, Mar 4, 2013 7:35 PM UTCTechnology Aaron Swartz, quinn norton
Aaron Swartz prosecution weighed his politics
The late technologist's supporters respond with fury as DoJ defends case which included targeting activist writings
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 4:25 PM UTCTechnology Aaron Swartz, cfaa, cybercrime
Jeremy Hammond speaks out from solitary confinement
The accused hacker condemns persecution of Aaron Swartz and others, while justice system flaws dog his own case
Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 5:45 PM UTCTechnology Jeremy Hammond, Anonymous, Hacker
How the FBI tracked Aaron Swartz
FOIA'd files reveal how federal agents watched Swartz's online activity, noting even banal details
Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 9:37 PM UTCTechnology pacer, FBI, Aaron Swartz, FOIA
Issa probes attorney general over Aaron Swartz
The congressman asks whether political motivations influenced government decision to pursue the cyberactivist
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 1:39 PM UTCTechnology Aaron Swartz, Darrell Issa
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