Cybercrime News
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...
Romanian authorities arrest man suspected of hacking into NASA and Pentagon servers
Romanian authorities have arrested a 20-year-old man from the city of Timisoara on Monday under accusations that he hacked into computer systems...
Prison sentences in Pirate Bay trial made final as Supreme Court refuses hearing
The Swedish Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from the founders of The Pirate Bay against prison sentences and fines imposed by the Swedish Court...
IRS helps bust 105 people in massive identity theft crackdown
The Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Justice teamed up for a coast-to-coast crackdown on identity thieves this week.
Lawmakers question proposed change to video privacy law
Let's say you like to watch heady documentaries over Netflix's streaming service and would like to share recommendations with your friends on...
In letter to Congress, Google defends privacy changes
In a letter sent to eight members of Congress, Google yesterday defended its move to consolidate its privacy policies and users' personal...
Student privacy activists due to meet with Facebook
Austrian student activists say they expect to meet Facebook representatives in Vienna next Monday in an attempt to resolve their disagreements over...
Lawmaker pushes consumer notification bill in wake of Carrier IQ concerns
U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) has proposed a bill that would require all phone companies to notify consumers of any user tracking and monitoring...
Feds say Megaupload user content could be deleted this week
Federal prosecutors say that two companies hosting Megaupload's servers in the U.S. could begin deleting all user content on them as early as...
Feds say Megaupload user content could be deleted this week
Federal prosecutors say that two companies hosting Megaupload's servers in the U.S. could begin deleting all user content on them as early as...
Adscend denies Facebook, AG allegations
Adscend Media, the defendant in lawsuits filed this week by Facebook and the Washington attorney general, on Friday denied the allegations in the...
Facebook scammers redirect victims through Amazon's cloud
Facebook scammers have started redirecting victims through Amazon's cloud in order to bypass malicious URL filters, according to security...
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