News tagged with computer hacker
Hacker pleads guilty to huge theft of card numbers
Sep 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A computer hacker could spend more than 15 years in prison now that he has pleaded guilty to some of the largest thefts of credit card numbers.
Fla. man accepts plea in record data theft case
Aug 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- An accused computer hacker charged in what prosecutors call the largest identity fraud case in U.S. history has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges.
Prosecutors say man stole 130M credit card numbers
Aug 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Federal prosecutors on Monday charged a Miami man with the largest case of credit and debit card data theft ever in the United States, accusing the one-time government informant of swiping 130 million accounts on ...
How a denial-of-service attack works
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Some details about denial-of-service attacks, like the one Thursday against Twitter.
UK looks to young geeks to secure cyberspace
Jun 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Britain is hiring former computer hackers to join a new security unit aimed at protecting cyberspace from foreign spies, thieves and terrorists, the country's terrorism minister said.
