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Two sentenced to prison for point-of-sale credit card theft

The Romanian men targeted hundreds of computers at U.S. merchants, the DOJ says

APT malware NetTraveler learning new tricks

File hosting service must scan for copyright infringing files, German federal court rules

This ruling might mean the end for file hosters like Rapidshare in Germany, a lawyer said

3 Lessons CMOs Take Away From IT’s Flawed Approach to Big Data

Australian who boasted of hacking to plead not guilty to charges stemming from raid

Dylan Wheeler, who claimed in February to have breached Microsoft's and Sony's networks, has not been charged with hacking

FTC: Medical lab lost patient info on peer-to-peer network

The Atlanta lab disputes the agency's assertions of security breaches

US court finds file-hosting service Hotfile infringed copyright, says MPAA

Hotfile was sued by five studios for allegedly promoting and benefiting from copyright infringement

Apple remains the top target for patent trolls

With nearly US$150 billion in the bank, Apple finds itself in the envious position of having more cash on hand than it knows what to do with. Patent trolls have taken notice.

Privacy campaigners want review of Irish Facebook, Prism decisions

The group lacks the funds for lengthy litigation

Half of organizations targets of cyberattack in last year