NJ man gets 1-year term for participating in cyber attack on Church of Scientology Web sites

NJ man sentenced in Scientology cyber attack

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Pair of computer programmers charged with helping Bernard Madoff conceal massive Ponzi scheme

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Federal officials say they’ve broken up ATM hacking ring that allegedly stole $9M in 12 hours

Feds bust ATM hacking ring accused of stealing $9M

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BetOnSports founder Gary Kaplan pleads guilty in federal court to racketeering charges

BetOnSports founder Gary Kaplan pleads guilty

ST. 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.

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Researchers: Anti-theft software built into PCs at the factory opens security hole

Anti-theft software could create security hole

LAS VEGAS — A piece of anti-theft software built into many laptops at the factory opens a serious security hole, according to research presented Thursday.

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SC asks judge to drop Craigslist suit, says firm hasn’t proved he violated employees’ rights

AG in SC asks judge to drop Craigslist lawsuit

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina attorney general who has threatened to prosecute Craigslist for prostitution-related ads wants a federal judge to dismiss the company's complaint against him, according to court papers filed this week.

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Man pleads not guilty in Omaha to hacking scheme affecting TD Ameritrade, others

Second man arrested in brokerage hacking scheme

OMAHA, Neb. — A man has pleaded not guilty to participating in a scheme to access online brokerage accounts to jack up stock prices and reap thousands of dollars in illegal profits.

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Major S. Korean government Web sites hit by suspected cyber attack, official says

S. Korean Web sites hit by suspected cyber attack

SEOUL, 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.

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Security guard accused of hacking into Texas clinic computers, allegedly planned July 4 attack

Texas man accused of hacking into clinic computers

DALLAS — 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.

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Gage, convicted of raping 3 women met on Craigslist found dead in jail mysteriously

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. David Lee Gage, 52, of Wichita, was found dead at the Sedgwick County Jail early Monday after another inmate who was headed to breakfast looked through the window to Gage's cell and saw his motionless body, said Maj. Glenn Kurtz of the county sheriff's office.

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