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FTC Sets $163 Million Fine For “Scareware” Business
Selling solutions to non-existing security problems is not OK
Washington Denies Hacker Attack Compromised Nuclear Information
An attack on the White House did no harm whatsoever, a US official claims
Internet Association Lobbies US Gov For Google, Amazon And Pals
The Internet Association aims to stop legislation like SOPA and PIPA
Huddle Plots American Invasion With US Government Push
Huddle reveals new product, data centre and Washington DC office as it looks to conquer the US and beat Microsoft on its home turf
Botnet Creator Who Ensnared 72,000 Machines Gets 30 Months
Bot herder with an alleged history of dirty dealing gets sent down
Gary McKinnon Extradition Deadline Set
Theresa May's decision will be made in just over a month at the latest
Madi Spy Malware Returns To Target US Government Users
The Madi cyber espionage tool is back and this time is focusing on the West, not the Middle East
Kim Dotcom Offers To Stand Trial In US
Megaupload founder happy to face copyright charges if he gets freedom, money and a place to live
Kim Dotcom Extradition Hearing Postponed Until 2013
Kim Dotcom is going to have to wait until next year for his extradition hearing
DarkMarket Hacker Dr Smurf Pleads Guilty
Dr Smurf was caught out when his customer was an uindercover FBI agent
US Government Leads Twitter Data Requests
American authorities make way more demands for Twitter to share user details
Iran Nuclear Facilities ‘Under Massive Cyber Attack’
Iran claims it is facing another major attack from the US and Israel
US Leapfrogs Japan In Supercomputer Race
The US is now home to the world's most powerful computer, thanks to an IBM monster machine
Alleged LulzSec Hacker ‘Does Not Face Immediate Extradition’
US officials have said they are not planning to request Ryan Cleary's extradition to face hacking charges
US Plans Cyber Attacker Academy
The US has posted a job ad looking for recruits for the NSA's Cyber Exploitation Corps Development Program
Stuxnet And Flame Developers ‘Worked Together’
Flame and Stuxnet development teams shared source code, suggesting the US may have had involvement in both
FBI Accused Of Illegal Conduct In Megaupload Case
Seven hard drives of evidence obtained by the US agents were not supposed to leave New Zealand, lawyers claim
US And Israel ‘Spawned Stuxnet’
Stuxnet was created by the US and Israel, according to a new book
Google Staff Knew Of Street View Wi-Fi Snooping Code
A handful of Google workers knew of code, but tech giant says more senior management were unaware
US And China Conducted Cyber War Games In Secret
China and US held exercises to head off escalated hostilities after accusations of data breaches
US Scientists Plan On-Demand Robots
A team from MIT wants anyone to be able to go to a shop, get a design and print their own cybernetic machines
Samsung Dominates Apple In Overall US Phone Shipments
In the overall US phone market Samsung is on top, with Apple standing fourth, behind LG and Motorola
Google Pushes Out Its Privacy Policy Changes Despite Regulatory Disdain
Google is going ahead with privacy policy changes today despite pleas from European Union and US officials
Google Agrees Not To Track Users, If They Ask Nicely
More than 400 companies agree to help implement the browser “do-not-track” button
Obama Releases Bill Of Rights Proposal For Online Privacy
A US privacy bill proposed by President Obama will give Web surfers access to their data and an online tracking opt-out
Spooks Are Looking For Skeletons In The Closet
The US government may demand access to your data in the cloud. You can encrypt your data, but that limits its value, says Eric Doyle
WindData Plans Wind-Powered Data Centre In Texas
New wind power venture claims to offer long-term cheap power to businesses
British Businesses Lag US In Cyber-Worrying
Lloyds of London finds that UK firms should be more concerned about the cyber-crime threat
US Patriots v EU Liberals In 2012 Cloud Olympics
Cloud services could lose, in an Olympian contest over privacy between US patriots and EU human rights defenders, says Eric Doyle.