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Deal on bin Laden evidence in WikiLeaks case

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:02:31 -0400

FORT MEADE, Maryland - Lawyers in the court-martial of an Army private who sent more than 700,000 classified U.S. documents to WikiLeaks said Tuesday they have reached a deal that may eliminate the need for testimony from a member of the military team that killed Osama bin Laden. Prosecutors also agreed to accept Pfc. Bradley Manning's guilty plea to a lesser version of one of the 22 counts he faces.

NYC detective charged with computer hacking

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:02:19 -0400

NEW YORK - A New York City police detective has been charged with hacking into the email accounts of fellow officers.

Michigan lawmaker backs anti-cyber-bullying bill

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:05:04 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - A Democratic Michigan lawmaker is backing an effort aimed at preventing cyber-bullying in schools.

UK court jails 4 Lulzsec hackers for cyberattacks

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:32:09 -0400

LONDON - Four young computer hackers who masterminded cyberattacks on targets from the CIA to Sony Pictures and Rupert Murdoch's News International were sentenced to up to 32 months in prison on Thursday.

Texan allegedly offered son for online adoption

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:08:27 -0400

HOUSTON - A pregnant Houston-area woman has been charged with offering her 3-year-old son for adoption on Craigslist in an advertisement signed "Desperate."

Utah judge OKs gag order on Jeremy Johnson

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:17:36 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - A federal judge Tuesday signed off on a gag order against federally indicted businessman Jeremy Johnson.

Spies caught in website scandal embarrass SKorea

Mon, 13 May 2013 06:33:27 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea - The scandal shaking up South Korea's main spy agency is not cloak-and-dagger stuff, but the kind of low-grade trickery anyone with an Internet connection could pull off. And the target was not Seoul's opaque rival to the north, but the country's own people.

Former Tucson officer arrested in child pornography case

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:14:14 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - A former Tucson police officer has been arrested following a months-long investigation into the online sharing of child pornography.

World grapples with rise in cyber crime

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:56:42 -0400

LONDON - International law enforcement agencies say the recent $45 million dollar ATM heist is just one of many scams they're fighting in an unprecedented wave of sophisticated cyberattacks.

Bloodless bank heist impressed cybercrime experts

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:47:04 -0400

NEW YORK - A bloodless bank heist that netted more than $45 million has left even cybercrime experts impressed by the technical sophistication, if not the virtue, of the con artists who pulled off a remarkable internationally organized attack.

Global network of hackers steals $45M from ATMs

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:18:08 -0400

NEW YORK - The sophistication of a global network of thieves who drained cash machines around the globe of an astonishing $45 million in mere hours sent ripples through the security world, not merely for the size of the operation and ease with which it was carried out, but also for the threat that more such thefts may be in store.

Methuen teen held as a dangerous person

Fri, 10 May 2013 06:25:30 -0400

LAWRENCE, Massachusetts - An 18-year-old Methuen High School student charged with making online threats that included outdoing the Boston Marathon bombers has been ordered held without bail for 90 days.

Pa. school library fight posted online; 5 arrested

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:23:55 -0400

CHESTER, Pennsylvania - Police say five people have been arrested in connection with a fight inside a suburban Philadelphia high school that was videotaped and posted online.

'Internet Casanova' gets 18 months for theft

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:55:19 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - A judge sentenced a man dubbed the "Internet Casanova" to 18 months in prison Wednesday for stealing a girlfriend's camera and pawning it.

Ala. man sentenced to 30 months in tax fraud plot

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:20:35 -0400

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - A man accused of filing nearly 30 fraudulent tax 2011 tax returns and requesting more than $93,000 in refunds has been sentenced to 30 months in prison.

China denies renewed US cyberattack claims

Tue, 07 May 2013 08:55:21 -0400

BEIJING - China's military on Tuesday denied renewed U.S. accusations that it sponsored cyberattacks and said the two sides should cooperate against the global threat of computer crime.

Man facing charges linked to SpyEye virus

Fri, 03 May 2013 18:22:24 -0400

ATLANTA - An Algerian man accused of helping to develop and market a computer program that drained millions of dollars from bank accounts around the world pleaded not guilty Friday to nearly two dozen charges.

Feds: NYer hacked into ex-employer's computer

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:20:06 -0400

CENTRAL ISLIP, New York - A Long Island programmer and systems manager is charged with hacking into his former employer's computer system and causing more than $90,000 in damage.

Brooks's ex-bodyguard charged in UK hacking probe

Fri, 03 May 2013 07:37:06 -0400

LONDON - A man who provided protection for the former chief executive of News International has been charged in relation to Britain's wide-ranging phone-hacking investigation, British authorities said Friday.

Tucson man arrested in child pornography investigation

Thu, 02 May 2013 21:47:31 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - Authorities say a Tucson man is in custody for allegedly posting pornographic images of children on the Internet.

Dutch ponder giving police the right to hack

Thu, 02 May 2013 09:54:48 -0400

AMSTERDAM - The Dutch government has unveiled the draft of a law that would give police investigating online crimes the right to hack into computers in the Netherlands or abroad and install spyware or destroy files.

Man tied to hacking group Anonymous back in court

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:59:04 -0400

DALLAS - A Dallas man who once acted as a de facto spokesman for the hacking group Anonymous has new attorneys who say the case against him raises questions about free speech and Internet freedom.

Vt. man pleads guilty to soliciting prostitutes

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:13:29 -0400

BENNINGTON, Vermont - A Vermont businessman is going to spend up to four years on probation after pleading guilty to charges he solicited prostitutes online while pretending to be a pimp and then directing the woman to him.

Cyberattack suspect to be sent home to Netherlands

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:37:50 -0400

MADRID - A Dutch citizen arrested in Spain on suspicion of launching what authorities have called the biggest cyberattack in Internet history is expected to be handed over to the Netherlands within 10 days, a Spanish court official said Monday.

Iowa county officials investigate February hacking

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:29:54 -0400

MASON CITY, Iowa - A hacker possibly accessed personal information belonging to Cerro Gordo County employees after a computer was targeted in February, according to county officials.