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Home Office turns down latest McKinnon appeal

VNU Net - 48 mins ago

The UK government has decided not to step in to prevent the extradition of computer hacker Gary McKinnon or to guarantee his return to the UK, in the case of him being extradited and sentenced in the US. More »

Hackers take aim at World Bank
VNU Net - Monday, October 13 09:30 am
The World Bank's internal networks have been compromised by outside attackers at least six times in the past year, according to a recent report. More »
Saudi-owned TV website hit by cyber attack
AFP - Friday, October 10 06:28 pm
DUBAI (AFP) - Computer hackers claiming to be Shiite shut down the website of Saudi-owned satellite channel Al-Arabiya on Friday, a month after Iran reported similar attacks on many of its websites by hardline Sunnis. More »
Hackers using fake YouTube pages to attack computers
AFP - Friday, October 10 03:02 am
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Computer security specialists warn that hackers are using fake YouTube pages to trick people into opening their machines to diabolical software. More »
Hackers barely responsible for corporate data loss
VNU Net - Friday, October 10 01:00 am
A new survey of IT professionals has shown how external hackers have very little responsibility for corporate data leaks. More »
Sarah Palin email hacker indicted
VNU Net - Thursday, October 9 06:00 pm
The 20 year-old son of Democratic state legislator Mike Kernell has been indicted for hacking into the email account of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. More »
Palin email hacker indicted
VNU Net - Wednesday, October 8 10:00 pm
David Kernell, the 20 year old son of Democratic state legislator Mike Kernell, has been indicted for hacking into the email account of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. More »
Europeans charged in US hack attacks
VNU Net - Tuesday, October 7 10:01 am
A British citizen is one of two men charged with launching hack attacks against retail sites in the US. More »
Computer Misuse Act changes take effect
VNU Net - Wednesday, October 1 12:01 pm
Long overdue updates to the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) come into force across England and Wales today, increasing the penalties for hacking and clarifying the illegality of denial of service attacks. More »