Missouri Mother from Myspace Hoax Must get 3 year Imprisonment: FedsMay 9th, 2009 Feds want 3-year term for Mo. mom in MySpace hoax
LOS ANGELES — Federal prosecutors say a Missouri mother should serve three years in prison for her role in a MySpace hoax on a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide.
MySpace Reports More Sex Offenders (+7000 in May)July 11th, 2007 MySpace has submitted another list of sex offenders to authorities. In response to a subpoena by New Jersey Attorney General, MySpace handed over information on sex offenders that joined since May 21st.
Gage, convicted of raping 3 women met on Craigslist found dead in jail mysteriouslyJune 10th, 2009 Kan. man convicted of Craigslist rape found dead
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man facing nearly 30 years in prison for raping three women who had advertised on Craigslist's former "erotic services" section apparently committed suicide in his Kansas jail cell, sheriff's officials said Tuesday.
Prosecutors won't seek death for engineer charged with shooting 3 at Santa Clara firmJuly 31st, 2009 Prosecutors won't seek death in office killingsSAN JOSE, Calif. — Prosecutors won't seek the death penalty in the case of a Silicon Valley engineer charged with fatally shooting three people at a Santa Clara high-tech firm.
Major S. Korean government Web sites hit by suspected cyber attack, official saysJuly 8th, 2009 S. Korean Web sites hit by suspected cyber attackSEOUL, South Korea — Suspected cyber attacks paralyzed Web sites of major South Korean government agencies, banks and Internet sites in a barrage that appeared linked to similar attacks in the U.S., South Korean officials said Tuesday. The sites of 11 organizations including the presidential Blue House, the Defense Ministry, the National Assembly, Shinhan Bank, Korea Exchange Bank and top Internet portal Naver went down or had access problems since late Tuesday, said Ahn Jeong-eun, a spokeswoman at Korea Information Security Agency.
Hackers Breached High-tech Jet Fighter Program in Pentagon, Are we to believe 'No data Compromised'!April 21st, 2009 Hackers have breached jet fighter program
WASHINGTON — A defense official says cyber hackers nearly two years ago breached a high-tech jet fighter program developed for the Pentagon by Lockheed Martin Corp. but classified information was not compromised.
Defense contractor tied to Murtha removed from list of companies barred from government workAugust 14th, 2009 Suspension lifted for contractor tied to MurthaWASHINGTON — Despite a growing corruption investigation, the Navy has allowed a defense contractor in the middle of a federal contracts-for-cash probe to keep working with the government. Under an agreement between the Navy and Kuchera Defense Systems of Windber, Pa., the company has made changes in its accounting practices in exchange for authority to seek government contracts again, Kuchera's lawyer said Thursday night.
Intel says profit blows past estimates, company absorbs $1.45 billion EU fineJuly 14th, 2009 Intel says profit blows past estimatesSAN FRANCISCO — Intel Corp. says its profit and sales blew past Wall Street's forecasts — as long as analysts overlook a $1.45 billion antitrust fine from the European Union.
Officials: US largely wins trade case against China over CDs, DVDs, books, computer softwareJuly 22nd, 2009 US wins trade dispute with China over CDs, DVDsGENEVA — Officials say the U.S. has largely prevailed in a trade dispute with China over restrictions on the sale of American CDs, DVDs, books and computer software.
3 online gambling honchos plead guilty to racketeeringJune 23rd, 2009 3 plead guilty in BetOnSports online gambling case
ST. LOUIS — Three former executives of the online sports gambling Web site BetOnSports, including two of the company founder's siblings, pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges.
Officials eye North Korea as origin of cyber attack that showed US agencies unevenly preparedJuly 9th, 2009 US officials eye North Korea in cyber attackWASHINGTON — U.S. authorities on Wednesday eyed North Korea as the origin of the widespread cyber attack that overwhelmed government Web sites in the United States and South Korea, although they warned that the complexities of the massive Internet make it difficult to identify the attackers quickly.
Officials say North Korea believed behind cyber attacks on SKorean, US Web sitesJuly 8th, 2009 Officials: NKorea believed behind cyber attacksSEOUL, South Korea — South Korean intelligence officials believe North Korea or pro-Pyongyang forces committed cyber attacks that paralyzed major South Korean and U.S. government Web sites, aides to two lawmakers said Wednesday.
NY jury convicts Monster Worldwide's former chief operating officer of stock option fraudMay 13th, 2009 Former Monster COO convicted of stock option fraudNEW YORK — The former president and chief operating officer of Monster Worldwide has been convicted in New York of wrongfully backdating millions of dollars' worth of employee stock option grants. A jury on Tuesday found James Treacy of Glen Rock, N.J., guilty of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, filing false reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, making false statements to auditors and falsifying books and records.
Intelligence official says North Korea believed behind cyber attacks on S. Korea, US Web sitesJuly 8th, 2009 Official: N. Korea believed behind cyber attacksSEOUL, South Korea — South Korean intelligence officials believe North Korea or pro-Pyongyang forces in South Korea committed cyber attacks that paralyzed major South Korean and U.S.
Intelligence official says North Korea believed behind cyber attacks on SKorean, US Web sitesJuly 8th, 2009 Official: NKorea believed behind cyber attacksSEOUL, South Korea — South Korean intelligence officials believe North Korea or pro-Pyongyang forces in South Korea committed cyber attacks that paralyzed major South Korean and U.S. Web sites, a lawmaker's aide said Wednesday.