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There was a marked decrease in global website defacements in the period after 11 September, according to security watcher mi2g Intelligence Unit. But hacking has now begun to rise again, with 79 overt attacks reported in the first 24 hours of 2002. . . .

Anthony Pell
Jan 04, 2002

Bush lifts limits on computer exports

President Bush on Wednesday allowed U.S. companies to sell high-speed computers to countries such as Russia, China and India, easing a Cold War-era ban designed to halt the spread of nuclear arms. Computer makers may now export computers capable of complex 3D modeling, fluid dynamics calculations and other advanced applications to Pakistan, Vietnam and other "Tier 3" countries without specific permission from the government.. . .

Anthony Pell
Jan 02, 2002

US to yank Kevin Mitnick's radio license

In a five-page order released Friday, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) claims that 38-year old convicted hacker Kevin Mitnick is not morally fit to be a ham radio operator. "Mr. Mitnick's criminal background raises a substantial and material question of . . .

Anthony Pell
Dec 24, 2001

Bill Strengthens Internet Criminal Sentencing

A new bill introduced this month in the House of Representatives would give judges greater power to apply tough sentences to online criminals. The bill, H.R. 3482 - the Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2001 - was introduced by House . . .

Anthony Pell
Dec 21, 2001

UK Government-Industry IT Security Alliance Formed

The U.K.'s Computer Software and Services Association (CSSA) has teamed up with the British government to launch a new information-technology security alliance. Known as SAINT, short for the Security Alliance for the Internet and New Technologies, the alliance sees the Department . . .

Anthony Pell
Dec 20, 2001

California supreme court will hear DVD-copying appeal

The California Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from an out-of-state defendant in a DVD-copying software publication case. On August 7, the Court of Appeal in the Sixth Appellate District of California said a lower-court judge was correct in . . .

Anthony Pell
Dec 17, 2001

Internet 'founding father' cautions against Bush cyber-security proposals

One of the Internet's founders said Wednesday there were important weaknesses in the Bush administration's plans to build an ultra-secure government network and to encourage companies to make computers safer for consumers. Vinton G. Cerf, widely recognized as a "father of . . .

Anthony Pell
Dec 14, 2001

Russian Hacker Charges Dropped

Sklyarov, 27, had been charged in the first criminal prosecution under the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and was arrested after speaking at the DefCon hacking convention in Las Vegas on July 16. All charges have now been dropped, according to a spokesperson for Sklyarov. . . .

Anthony Pell
Dec 13, 2001

FBI 'Fesses Up to Net Spy App

An FBI spokesman confirmed Wednesday that the U.S. government is working on a controversial Internet spying technology, code-named "Magic Lantern," which could be used to eavesdrop on computer communications by suspected criminals. "It is a workbench project" that has not . . .

Anthony Pell
Dec 13, 2001

Infamous hacker group helps the Feds

The controversy, rumours and speculation surrounding the FBI's Magic Lantern tool has attracted ridicule from the internet underground. Not only has one virus writer constructed a piece of malware under the same name, but now infamous hacker group the Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) has offered a helping hand to the Feds.. . .

Anthony Pell
Dec 13, 2001

World Governments Choosing Linux for National Security

For reasons of national security and national pride, government officials in countries like China, France and Germany are increasingly adopting the free, open-source computer operating system known as Linux.

Anthony Pell
Dec 11, 2001

EU Sticking to Tough Spam Law

European Union ministers stuck to a plan on Thursday for a pan-European ban on unsolicited e-mail, fax and text messages, but introduced provisions to ease the restriction in certain circumstances. The proposal is part of broader legislation on protection of communications . . .

Anthony Pell
Dec 06, 2001

U.S. cybersecurity czar tasks IT industry

To secure the national information infrastructure against future terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush's cyberspace security adviser told an IT gathering Tuesday that the government will take steps toward greater information security, but the industry must do its part, too.. . .

Anthony Pell
Dec 05, 2001

Bush Signs Spending Bill With Cyber-Security Funding

President George W. Bush on Wednesday signed into law the Commerce, State, Justice appropriations bill, a 2002 spending package that contains significant funding for a range of cyber-security and online crime-fighting programs. "At this critical time, when we are mounting . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 30, 2001

Copyright Law Foes Lose Big

If there was a scorecard for copyright lawsuits, this week it would look like this: entertainment industry 2, free speech zip. On Wednesday, with a pair of federal courts siding with the music and record industry, the Electronic Frontier Foundation lost . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 29, 2001

US can prosecute foreign hackers

A report by Internet statistics outfit Telegeography says that 80% of the Internet traffic emanating from Asia, Africa and South America is routed through the US, which means that an email sent from someone in Grabouw (that's if they have email . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 29, 2001

Judge Dismisses Felten Encryption Lawsuit Against RIAA

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by civil liberties groups who claimed that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) was planning to use the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to keep a Princeton University professor from publishing research on security flaws in music industry anti-piracy software.. . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 29, 2001

Thirty nations sign global cybercrime treaty

The United States and 29 other nations signed a treaty last Friday establishing common tools and rules for fighting Internet crime. On Nov. 23, foreign ministers from the United States, Canada, Japan and South Africa joined their counterparts in 26 other . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 27, 2001

Sklyarov hearing set for March 2002

The case of Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov, charged with violating copyright law by writing software that strips copy and use restrictions out of Adobe Systems e-books, will be heard in March 2002. The US District Court will hear . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 27, 2001

FBI software cracks encryption wall

The FBI is developing software capable of inserting a computer virus onto a suspect's machine and obtaining encryption keys, a source familiar with the project told MSNBC.com. The software, known as "Magic Lantern," enables agents to read data that had been . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 21, 2001

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