Cybercrime News
Business owner sentenced for E-Rate fraud
The former owner of two Illinois technology companies was sentenced Thursday to serve 30 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to...
Website operator pleads guilty to terrorist threats
The founder of several Muslim jihad websites has pleaded guilty to three charges related to making online threats, including threatening the writers...
Swedish e-commerce startup's execs charged in NYC sex crime
Two Swedish nationals with the same names as top executives of e-commerce startup Klarna were arrested on Saturday in New York and charged with...
Swedish e-commerce startup's execs linked to NYC sex crime
Two Swedish nationals with the same names as top executives of e-commerce startup Klarna were arrested on Saturday in New York and charged with...
EPIC sues FTC over Google's planned privacy changes
The Electronic Privacy Information Center has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, asking a court to force the agency to take...
Google to pay users to track their movements online
Amid widespread concern about its new privacy policies, Google is now facing criticism over an offer to give users Amazon gift certificates if they...
EU to stengthen its cybersecurity watchdog
A push by European authorities to strengthen the European Union's cyber security watchdog has been given a green light by parliamentarians.
FTC warns makers of background checking apps
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent warning letters to the makers of six mobile apps used for background checks, saying the apps may violate a...
Something fishy about Google Chrome's Safe Browsing API, lab says
A research firm that measures the security effectiveness of browsers noticed something it thought might be fishy with the way Chrome was doing...
Symantec verifies stolen source code posted by Anonymous is "legitimate"
Symantec is in an ongoing fight against hackers in the group Anonymous that last January attempted to extort a payment of around $50,000 from...
Anonymous claims to have released source code of Symantec's pcAnywhere
Hacker group Anonymous claimed late Monday that the source code of Symantec's pcAnywhere had been uploaded on The Pirate Bay site.
Microsoft wraps up ads aimed at Google with IE9 pitch
Microsoft on Friday wrapped up a three-day campaign against rival Google by claiming its newest browser, Internet Explorer 9, is superior in stopping...
How NOT to get a job 101: Hack Marriott, extort execs for work
The Department of Justice today said a man who sent malicious code to Marriott International Corporation, threatening to reveal confidential...
Leaked EU memo highlights concerns over data retention law
Digital rights groups in Europe have called for a ban on blanket data retention after a leaked internal memo from the European Commission admitted...
Google won't delay new privacy policy despite EU concerns
Google does not plan to delay its new privacy policy despite calls from Europe's data protection watchdog.
FBI busts software copyright fugitive who fled to Pakistan
The FBI today said it arrested a man on charges of illegally reproducing and distributing more than 100 copyrighted commercial software programs who...
Tiff over LightSquared reveals odd partnership
LightSquared founder Philip Falcone's response to ethics allegations by a U.S. senator sheds some light on a strange chapter in the carrier's...
For 'Malware as a Service' merchants, business is booming
Malware merchants have matured, and are more diversified and dangerous than ever.
WikiLeaks' Assange takes appeal to UK Supreme Court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange launched his appeal in the U.K. Supreme Court on Wednesday in his last attempt in Britain to avoid extradition to...
Microsoft Turns the Tables on Google with Ad Campaign
Google started with one nemesis and a simple mantra. It set out to knock Microsoft off its pedestal, and to "do no evil". Google has grown into the...
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