SEARCH RESULTS
 
Showing 1-10 of 48 records
 
Expand article

Colombian man pleads guilty to computer fraud

2008-01-10 00:00:00 by Grant Gross in Network World on Security
 
A Colombian man pleaded guilty Wednesday to a 16-county indictment involving an identity theft scheme in which he installed keylogging software on hotel business center computers and Internet lounges in order to steal passwords, account data and other personal information, the U.S. Department of Justice announced
 
Tags: identity theft scheme, colombian, internet lounges, personal information, account data, 16-county indictment, guilty wednesday, passwords, department
 
 
 
 
Expand article

Three plead guilty in Nigerian spam scheme

2008-01-30 00:00:00 by Grant Gross in Network World on Security
 
Three people have pleaded guilty to charges related to spam e-mail that promised U.S. victims millions of dollars from an estate and a lottery, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday Protecting the Enterprise Network Through Web Security Advertisement New focus is being placed on securing Web-based threats
 
Tags: enterprise network, web security, guilty, spam e-mail, victims millions, advertisement, department, estate, lottery
 
 
 
 
Expand article

King of Spam pleads guilty; faces 26 years in prison

2008-03-15 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
The notorious spammer authorities dubbed "the King of Spam" is facing a possible 26-year jail sentence after pleading guilty in Seattle on Friday to charges of fraud and tax evasion Sign up for a FREE NETWORK RISK ASSESSMENT Advertisement MORE THAN 70% of networks are infected with hidden Malware. Find out if your network is infected now
 
Tags: notorious spammer authorities, 26-year jail sentence, spam, guilty, tax evasion, advertisement, fraud, network, malware
 
 
 
 
Expand article

Hacker pleads guilty to computer fraud for adware

2008-03-20 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b16cdc in Network World on Security
 
A 21-year-old could face up to 10 years in prison in the U.S. after pleading guilty to installing advertising software on PCs located around Europe without permission
 
Tags: guilty, software, 21-year-old, permission, europe, pcs, prison
 
 
 
 
Expand article

Botnet hunter pleads guilty

2008-04-01 00:00:00 by HASH0x84734cc in Network World on Security
 
...guilty to all charges he was facing under the Crimes Act for his part in attacking the University of Pennsylvania's computer system and in a global adware scheme Get a FREEMICROSOFT DYNAMICSERP/CRM RESOURCE DVD Advertisement See how ERP and CRM solutions from Microsoft Dynamics work BETTER with your everyday software
 
Tags: global adware scheme, 18-year-old whitianga resident, microsoft dynamics, computer system, everyday software, guilty, crimes act, crm solutions, advertisement
 
 
 
 
Expand article

Military computer contractor pleads guilty to ID theft

2008-05-02 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
A former military computer contractor pleaded guilty to two charges related to identity theft
 
Tags: military computer contractor, guilty, identity theft, charges
 
 
 
 
Expand article

Hollywood P.I. Found Guilty on 76 of 77 Charges.

2008-05-21 04:18:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...guilty on 76 counts last Thursday. Pellicano was accused of having wiretapped the phones of such celebrities as Sylvester Stallone and running the names of other celebs through Law Enforcement databases People like Pellicano give hard working private investigators out there a bad name and he won't get any sympathy from us. New investigators...
 
Tags: pellicano, anthony pellicano, clients, famous clients, law, law enforcement databases, celebrity clients, baloney sandwich line, such-and-such film star
 
 
 
 
Expand article

Hacker pleads guilty to attacking anti-phishing group

2008-06-10 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
A Fairfield, California, hacker has pleaded guilty to launching a Valentine's Day 2007 computer attack that nearly knocked an anti-phishing Web site offline
 
Tags: web site offline, hacker, guilty, computer attack, valentine, california, fairfield, day
 
 
 
 
Expand article

In the eyes of the Media and the Net, you're already guilty

2008-07-10 19:10:06 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
For modern pundits, "presumed guilty" has more entertainment value than "presumed innocent". In newspapers, on television and radio, and now on the Internet, pundits and politicians treat accusations as truth and make sweeping declarations of guilt-shattering lives without waiting for the legal system
 
Tags: politicians treat accusations, modern pundits, pundits, legal system, guilty, internet, television, newspapers, entertainment