Palin's e-mail account hacker faces three fresh chargesMarch 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Tennessee University student, who was accused of hacking into Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's personal e-mail account, has been framed with three fresh charges apart from the charge of alleged hacking. David Kernell, the son of Democratic Tennessee state legislator, was charged with unlawfully transmitting electronic information, fraud and attempting to impede an FBI investigation.
BetOnSports founder Gary Kaplan pleads guilty in federal court to racketeering chargesAugust 14th, 2009 BetOnSports founder Gary Kaplan pleads guiltyST. LOUIS — The founder of the online gambling site BetOnSports.com pleaded guilty on Friday to federal racketeering conspiracy and other charges, concluding years of investigating and prosecuting a case in the complex world of offshore sports gambling.
Raja promises extension of tax benefits for IT firmsJune 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The IT industry has reasons to rejoice as Communication and IT Minister A. Raja Monday promised the extension of tax benefits under the Software Technology Park of India (STPI) scheme, which is due to expire by March 2010.
FBI arrests dozens in US and overseas for alleged 'phishing' identity theft schemeOctober 7th, 2009 FBI arrests dozens for 'phishing' ID theft schemeLOS ANGELES — The FBI is arresting dozens of people in the United States and overseas to crack an identity theft ring that victimized thousands of people. Laura Eimiller, an FBI spokeswoman in Los Angeles, says agents are making arrests Wednesday morning in Southern California, Nevada, North Carolina and overseas.
British journalist: James Murdoch approved out-of-court settlement in phone hacking scandalJuly 22nd, 2009 UK journalist: James Murdoch approved settlementLONDON — A journalist has told a British parliamentary committee that News Corp. executive James Murdoch, son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, approved an out-of-court payment to settle a controversial phone hacking case.
Security guard accused of hacking into Texas clinic computers, allegedly planned July 4 attackJune 30th, 2009 Texas man accused of hacking into clinic computersDALLAS — A security guard is accused of hacking into computers at a Dallas medical clinic where he worked in hopes of launching a massive computer attack before or on July 4. Jesse William McGraw is being detained following his arrest Friday on a charge of downloading malicious code into a computer without authorization.
eBay to close Canadian customer service facility, affecting 700 workers, expand Utah plantMay 6th, 2009 eBay to close Vancouver customer service facility
SALT LAKE CITY — Online marketplace operator EBay Inc. said Tuesday it will close its Vancouver, Canada customer service facilities by Sept.
Authorities charge nearly 100 people in US, Egypt with 'phishing' identity theft schemeOctober 7th, 2009 Nearly 100 charged in US, Egypt in ID theft schemeLOS ANGELES — U.S. and Egyptian authorities have charged nearly 100 people with helping an identity theft ring steal money from thousands of bank accounts.
China denies hacking America's electrical gridApril 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - China has denied hacking into America's electrical grid, as media reports claimed that Chinese cyber-spies penetrated the US electrical grid. "The intrusion doesn't exist at all," Xinhua quoted Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu, as saying.
Man held for investigation of hacking estranged wife to death outside SoCal hair salonJuly 23rd, 2009 SoCal man held in estranged wife's machete deathFONTANA, Calif. — A man is under arrest for allegedly hacking his estranged wife to death with a machete outside the Fontana beauty shop where she worked.
Authorities arrest dozens in US, Egypt for alleged 'phishing' identity theft schemeOctober 7th, 2009 Dozens arrested in US, Egypt in ID theft schemeLOS ANGELES — U.S. and Egyptian authorities are arresting dozens of people to crack an identity theft ring that victimized thousands.
Gmail turns into 'Gfail'February 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Google's popular email service Gmail, which has over a 110 million users worldwide, went offline at around 2 p.m. Tuesday, affecting users throughout the world, especially in Europe and India.
Britain's teens say they would commit cyber crimes for moneyApril 3rd, 2009 LONDON - A new study has warned that Britain is breeding a generation of computer hackers with one in three teenagers admitting that they would commit cyber crimes for money. According to a report in the Telegraph, a third of those polled said they would consider hacking or spying on the Internet if they could earn money by doing so.
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.
Palm Pre sneaks past Apple roadblock, reconnects with iTunesJuly 24th, 2009 Palm Pre reconnects with estranged iTunesSAN FRANCISCO — Palm's Pre smart phone just can't stay away from Apple's iTunes software. Palm Inc. says the Pre can again connect to iTunes — only a week after Apple Inc.
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