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Hacker Ryan Cleary charged with five computer crime offences – Wired.co.uk

Ryan Cleary, the 19-year-old hacker who was arrested by FBI and Scotland Yard officers earlier this week, has been accused of launching DDoS attacks at websites, and has been formally charged with five computer … That’s a network of virus-infected …
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Two Are Charged in iPad Security Breach – New York Times

NEWARK — Federal prosecutors arrested two men on Tuesday on charges of fraud and conspiracy for obtaining and distributing the e-mail addresses of 114,000 iPad 3G owners. Daniel Spitler, 26, and Andrew Auernheimer, 25, who are part of a group known as …
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Three charged with phishing after Sears investigation – Computerworld

IDG News Service – Three men have been arrested on phishing charges after local police got a tip that somebody was sending boxes filled with computer equipment to abandoned houses in Lake Charles, La. The men were arrested Tuesday after a tipster spotted …
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Dozens charged in schemes to steal from bank accounts using computer viruses – Los Angeles Times

The cyber attacks began in Eastern Europe and included malware known as the Zeus Trojan, which was typically sent in an e-mail to computers at homes, businesses and government offices in the United States. Once the e-mail was opened, the virus embedded …
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