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  • September 2008

    • Palin 'Hacker' Dodges Charges —for Now

      Chattanooga Times  |  Sep 24, 08 3:22 AM CDT

      Palin 'Hacker' Dodges Charges —for Now

      (Newser) - A federal grand jury ended its session yesterday without handing down an indictment against a University of Tennessee student accused of breaking into Sarah Palin’s email account, reports the Chattanooga Times Free Press. The panel heard testimony from schoolmates of David Kernell, the 20-year-old son of state Democratic Rep. Michael Kernell. The proceedings are expected to resume today. More »

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      Election 2008  • Sarah Palin  • email  • Tennessee  • hacking  • grand jury  • Chattanooga  • David Kernell  • Mike Kernell

    • FBI Raids Suspected Palin Hacker

      WBIR  |  Sep 22, 08 5:34 AM CDT

      FBI Raids Suspected Palin Hacker

      (Newser) - A 20-year-old student suspected of hacking into Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account found himself on the wrong end of an FBI search warrant while throwing a party Saturday night, reports NBC affiliate WBIR-TV in Knoxville. David Kernell, a student at the University of Tennessee, is the son of a prominent Democratic state legislator. More »

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      Election 2008  • Sarah Palin  • Yahoo  • FBI  • Department of Justice  • email  • hacking  • e-mails  • University of Tennessee  • David Kernell  • Mike Kernell

    • Cracking Palin's Email Was Easy, Hacker Writes

      PC Magazine  |  Sep 18, 08 4:51 PM CDT

      Cracking Palin's Email Was Easy, Hacker Writes

      (Newser) - The hacker who recently accessed Sarah Palin’s email hardly broke a sweat, reports PC Magazine , citing the alleged perp’s account: All he or she had to do was look up some personal information on the Republican VP candidate. Using Yahoo’s password-recovery service, the hacker entered easily accessible biographical info—Palin’s birthday and zip code—then stumbled upon the answer to her security question. More »

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      Sarah Palin  • hacking

  • August 2008

    • Ex-Anchor Pleads Guilty to Hacking Colleague's Email

      Philadelphia Inquirer  |  Aug 22, 08 3:49 PM CDT

      Ex-Anchor Pleads Guilty to Hacking Colleague's Email

      (Newser) - A former Philadelphia TV anchor pleaded guilty today to hacking his colleague’s email, a felony that could land him in jail for 6 months, the Enquirer reports. Larry Mendte affirmed that he logged into former co-anchor Alycia Lane’s personal account more than 500 times between January and May. Mendte told the court he has "seen a therapist since this happened." More »

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      hacking  • Alycia Lane  • Larry Mendte

    • Tips for Candidates on Cyber Security

      Wired  |  Aug 7, 08 4:23 PM CDT

      Tips for Candidates on Cyber Security

      (Newser) - Noting that both candidates have plans to ensure our collective cyber security, Bruce Schneier, in Wired , lays out some essential policy advice for the next president: Use the government’s enormous purchasing power to make security software producers do better. Make security requirements for government software high, and those improvements will be included in the security products offered to the public. More »

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      Internet  • computer  • markets  • Internet security  • national security  • cybercrime  • hacking  • cyberspace

  • July 2008

    • Cybercrime Getting Organized

      Ars Technica  |  Jul 16, 08 5:20 PM CDT

      Cybercrime Getting Organized

      (Newser) - There’s serious money to be made in cybercrime, and its perpetrators are beginning to reflect that fact, Ars Technica reports. Lone hackers have been replaced with hierarchical organizations that divide the criminal risks inherent in stealing and reselling (usually financial) information. The cybercrime "firms" are growing steadily as they generate more revenue, internet security firm Finjan notes in its quarterly report. More »

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      credit card  • Mafia  • organized crime  • cybercrime  • hacker  • hacking  • savings account

  • May 2008

    • Open-Source Security Flaw Exposes Millions

      MIT Technology Review  |  May 22, 08 6:16 PM CDT

      Open-Source Security Flaw Exposes Millions

      (Newser) - A programming error discovered last week makes at least four open-source operating systems and 25 applications vulnerable to hacking, and a patch distributed to fix it doesn’t solve the problem. Worse, the vulnerability can extend to computers not even running the deficient code, reports Technology Review . The mistake went unnoticed for almost 2 years. More »

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      computer security  • hacking  • encryption  • cyberwarfare

  • February 2008

    • Teen Pleads Guilty in Botnet Adware Scheme

      ComputerWorld  |  Feb 15, 08 1:28 PM CST

      Teen Pleads Guilty in Botnet Adware Scheme

      (Newser) - A teenager referred to by the FBI as BDH and known online as “Sobe” pleaded guilty to two counts of juvenile fraud conspiracy for a scheme that used botnets to install adware on hundreds of thousands of American computers, including some military systems. He will be sentenced May 5, and will receive between 1 year and 18 months in prison under a plea bargain, Computerworld reports. More »

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      FBI  • online advertising  • hacking  • Internet fraud  • adware  • botnets

  • January 2008

    • Wi-Fi Hotspots Become Hackers' Delight

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 17, 08 3:05 AM CST

      Wi-Fi Hotspots Become Hackers' Delight

      (Newser) - Wi-Fi hotspots multiplying around the nation are boosting convenience for internet users on the go, but are also making life easier for hackers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Hackers at hotspots in hotels, airports and cafes can pluck other users' financial details and company information out of the air. More »

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      Wi-Fi  • wireless  • cybercrime  • hacking

  • December 2007

    • Hackers Breach Security at 2 US Nuclear Labs

      ABC News  |  Dec 7, 07 12:05 PM CST

      Hackers Breach Security at 2 US Nuclear Labs

      (Newser) - A US nuclear lab has been the target of a coordinated cyberattack that may have exposed the personal information of thousands of visitors, reports ABC News. Hackers broke into the nonclassified part of the computer system at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a research facility in Tennessee, and made over 1,000 attempts to steal data. The attack seems to be part of a coordinated effort against labs across the country. More »

    • Teen Nabbed for $26M 'Net Heist

      New Zealand Herald  |  Dec 1, 07 5:39 PM CST

      Teen Nabbed for $26M 'Net Heist

      (Newser) - The computer ace behind a $26 million worldwide identity theft heist is only 18, police said today, after nabbing New Zealander Owen Whyte. The teen allegedly wrote a ‘spybot’ program which stole financial data from more than a million computers. Police called him “one of the most skilled people in the world [at writing] this sort of malicious software.” More »

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      FBI  • Secret Service  • cybercrime  • hacking  • University of Pennsylvania

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