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Malware Creator Jailed For Infecting More Than Half a Million Computers
Alex Yucel jailed for almost five years after stealing computer users' personal data in 100-plus countries
SEC Investigates Hackers For Insider Trading
Show me the money! US financial regulator hunts hackers who used stolen data for insider trades
Skype Taken To Court Over Customer Data Refusal
Microsoft refuses to hand over customer data to Belgian authorities investigating criminal matter
Belgian Privacy Watchdog Hits Back After Facebook Criticism
Tit for tat argument continues as Belgian Privacy Watchdog sharply criticises Facebook and its privacy controls
United Airlines Offers Airmiles For Bug Bounty Hackers
Hack our website, but please not our aeroplanes – the invite from United Airlines to friendly hackers
Two Arrested Over Naked Selfies App
Two men behind an app that trawls through private photo albums looking for naked selfies face prison sentences
NSA Data Collection Ruled Illegal By US Court
American appeals court rules bulk collection of phone records by NSA is illegal, but program still continues
Police Dismantle Gang Selling Hooky Cisco Gear
You're nicked! Three members of a gang importing and selling counterfeit Cisco products have been arrested
HP Autonomy Lawsuit Details Emerge, As Lynch Hits Back
'Is that it?' asks Mike Lynch as details of HP's allegations against former Autonomy management become public
Police Chief Warns ‘Terrorist Friendly’ Tech Firms
Britain's top anti-terrorism policeman launches extraordinary attack on unnamed tech firms
General Election 2015: Party-By-Party Guide To Technology Policy
What technology polices would each party introduce and how would the tech industry be affected after the next election?
Robot That Bought Ecstasy On Dark Web Freed By Police After Three Months
The Random Darknet Shopper had bought 10 yellow pills containing 90mg of ecstasy each as part of artists' experiment
Google Hits Back At European Antitrust ‘Objections’
Search giant “strongly disagrees” with the EC's “statement of objections” as it opens formal Android probe
Illegal Pirate Downloaders Can Evade Detection For A While Longer
US judge says an IP address isn’t evidence enough to convict someone of downloading pirated content
China Outrage At Google Digital Certificate Rejection
Chinese administrator labels Google's rejection of its digital certificates as "unacceptable"
Google Braced For Formal EU Antitrust Charges
European Competition Commissioner reportedly ready to slap Google with formal antitrust charges
US Sanctions To Tackle Cyber Hacker Scourge
Hackers outside US will be financially punished after United States launches a cyber sanctions program
HP And Mike Lynch Sue Over Autonomy Accounts
HP fires back with its own lawsuit in London against Mike Lynch following suit against the company
Australia Passes Mandatory Data Retention Laws
Communications metadata can now be accessed by Australian government without need of a search warrant
Top European Court Mulls Over Facebook Data Sharing Case
June will see the decision by the top European court on the data sharing agreement between the US and Europe
Man Arrested For Filming Football Matches With Drone
The ultimate cheap seat! Man charged after drone was used to film a number of English premiership football matches
Target To Settle Epic Data Breach Lawsuit With $10m Payoff
The stark reality of the financial cost of a data breach is revealed, as Target aims to settle lawsuit for $10m
North Korea Web Outage Was Revenge For Sony Hack
North Korea's December Internet blackout was in retaliation for the Sony hack, admits US cybersecurity official
EU To Model New Security Force On British Counter-Terrorism Unit
Plans for a Europe-wide counter-terrorism unit are being considered to tackle Jihad John and his pals
Two Arrested After ‘Largest Ever’ Data Breach
Three charged in the United States following major data breach, authorities confirm
NCA Arrests 57 Suspects In Cybercrime Clampdown
National Crime Agency arrests dozens in cybercrime clampdown on suspected hackers and other online criminals
Ramnit Botnet Crime Ring Taken Down By Europol
Euro cops shut down botnet that infected 3.2 million computers in order to steal banking information
Google: FBI Wants To Hack Every Device On The Planet
Google warns US government it will fight proposals to allow “remote access” to every computer and device
Darkleaks Offers Whistleblowers Black Market Trades For Bitcoins
Shady website offers an anonymous marketplace for potential whistleblowers ...and blackmailers