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U.S. Attorney Says Aaron Swartz Prosecution ‘Was Appropriate’  18 January 2013 
Source: Wired - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Carmen Ortiz, the U.S. attorney in Massachusetts, said Thursday the government’s “conduct was appropriate” in its handling of the Aaron Swartz prosecution.
 
Government Unable to Define ‘Homeland Security’  10 January 2013 
Source: Wired - Posted by Dave Wreski   
What is “homeland security?” The federal bureaucracy doesn’t know, and that’s problematic for a government that has been fighting the ill-defined “war on terror” following 9/11, according to a new report from the Congressional Research Service.
 
Feds Dismantle Piracy Ring That Stole Super-Expensive Software  08 January 2013 
Source: Wired - Posted by Dave Wreski   
A Chinese national was set to plead guilty Monday for his role in a massive $100 million online software piracy scheme that authorities said was “one of the most significant copyright infringement cases ever uncovered.”
 
Thai police arrest Algerian hacker on FBI list  08 January 2013 
Source: Bankok Post - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Thai police have arrested an Algerian national wanted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for allegedly making tens of millions of dollars from cyber crime, officials said Monday.
 
Record 5-Year Prison Term Handed to Convicted File Sharer  04 January 2013 
Source: Wired - Posted by Dave Wreski   
The leader of the in-theater camcording gang known as the IMAGiNE Group was handed a 60-month prison term Thursday in what is the nation’s longest sentence in a file-sharing case.
 
NASA hacker won't face prosecution in U.K.  17 December 2012 
Source: CNET - Posted by Alex   
Self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon will not now face legal action in the U.K. following a decision by the Crown Prosecution Service, but the U.S. extradition warrant remains open.
 
Feds Charge Anonymous Spokesperson for Sharing Hacked Stratfor Credit Cards  10 December 2012 
Source: Wired - Posted by Dave Wreski   
A Dallas grand jury has brought charges against Anonymous spokesman Barrett Brown stemming from the 2011 hack of intelligence vendor Stratfor Global Intelligence.
 
Feds Charge Anonymous Spokesperson for Sharing Hacked Stratfor Credit Cards  10 December 2012 
Source: Wired - Posted by Dave Wreski   
A Dallas grand jury has brought charges against Anonymous spokesman Barrett Brown stemming from the 2011 hack of intelligence vendor Stratfor Global Intelligence.
 
LulzSec hacker faces 30 years to life  28 November 2012 
Source: CSO Online - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Jeremy Hammond is in really big trouble. Or, perhaps, the government is just trying to "scare the (expletive) out of him," in the words of Kevin Mitnick, formerly known as the world's "most-wanted hacker" and now a security consultant.
 
Hacker found guilty of AT&T data breach  21 November 2012 
Source: TG Daily - Posted by Alex   
A hacker has been convicted of the AT&T security breach in 2010 in which 120,000 iPad owners' email addresses were leaked. Andrew 'Weev' Auernheimer, 26, has been found guilty in the District Court in New Jersey of conspiracy to access a computer without authorization and fraud in connection with personal information. He'll be sentenced in February, and faces up to five years in prison on each count.
 
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