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Mayor of New Jersey Town Arrested on Hacking and Conspiracy Charges
Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying
Thu, May 24, 2012 - A recently released FCC report puts Google's explanation into question, the two congressmen say
Bredolab Botnet Author Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison in Armenia
Wed, May 23, 2012 - He was found guilty of using the botnet to launch multiple DDoS attacks
Italian Court Upholds Apple Warranty Fine
Fri, May 18, 2012 - The court upheld a $1.2 million fine for violating consumer protection laws
Megaupload Files Motion to Delay Civil Suit
Thu, May 10, 2012 - The defunct file-sharing site, under financial pressure, wants to deal with the pending criminal case first
BYOD Stirs Up Legal Problems
Wed, May 09, 2012 - Does BYOD put your company in murky legal water? You bet. Employees need protections, too.
Hitachi-LG Data Storage Exec Pleads Guilty to Price-fixing
Mon, April 30, 2012 - Bids were rigged on sales to HP
BP Engineer Charged Over Oil Spill Data Deletion From iPhone
Thu, April 26, 2012 - Kurt Mix, a former engineer at BP, has been charged by the FBI with obstruction of justice, after allegedly deleting data and text messages around the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill from his iPhone.
Negotiations Over Megaupload Data to Start This Week
Mon, April 23, 2012 - An outstanding issue is the lack of a criminal summons to Megaupload Limited, which is based in Hong Kong
Russian Charged with Hacking Into Brokerage Accounts
Wed, April 18, 2012 - Petr Murmylyuk allegedly caused US$1 million in losses to Fidelity, Scottrade, E*Trade, and Schwab
Austrian Police Arrest 15-Year-Old Suspected of 259 Hack Attacks
Tue, April 17, 2012 - The youth is the youngest Austrain hacker ever arrested
Operators of Online Drug Ring Arrested in Global Sweep
Mon, April 16, 2012 - The online marketplace connected drug suppliers with drug dealers for a commission
Court Rules Former Goldman Sachs Programmer Did Not Violate Federal Theft Law
Thu, April 12, 2012 - The court said a former Goldman Sachs programmer did not violate federal theft law when he downloaded proprietary source code
ICE, DOJ Seize More Domain Names of Sites Accused of Selling Counterfeits
Tue, April 10, 2012 - The two agencies have seized 758 domain names since June 2010 in an effort to combat counterfeiting
Former Intel Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Documents
Mon, April 09, 2012 - The employee downloaded the confidential documents while on the rolls of both Intel and AMD


