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Supreme Court set to hear landmark GPS tracking case

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The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday will begin hearing arguments in a landmark case involving the government's authority to use GPS tracking devices in criminal investigations without first obtaining a court order.

Dave Wreski
Nov 03, 2011

EFF, ACLU file lawsuits over Patriot Act data collection

Two civil liberties groups have filed lawsuits asking the U.S. Department of Justice to detail its collection of electronic data and other information under the 10-year-old counterterrorism law, the USA Patriot Act.

Anthony Pell
Oct 27, 2011

Obama Aims to Stop Federal Data Leaks

President Obama has issued an executive order aimed at better securing data stored by federal agencies. Some industry watchers believe the move is a response to the whistle-blower organization WikiLeaks, which has published information provided by Bradley Manning , a relatively low-level Army intelligence officer who last year downloaded thousands of documents from secure networks and handed them over to WikiLeaks.

Anthony Pell
Oct 24, 2011

DHS Appoints Weatherford Cybersecurity Chief

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has tapped a former energy executive to work with cybersecurity partners across the country on issues that affect the federal government.

Anthony Pell
Oct 21, 2011

Open Source: Why Military Forces Should Use Linux

Why? Because the level of skill required to crack a Unix-like OS is much higher than that needed for a Microsoft OS. Further, properly configured Unix-like systems are much more robust than Microsoft systems. Were Military forces using properly configured and properly secured Unix or Linux systems we would not see items like these below being reported.

Anthony Pell
Oct 11, 2011

Further Anonymous and LulzSec Members Arrested

DailyTech reports that federal authorities have been rounding up suspects believed to have been involved with LulzSec and Anonymous' recent criminal activities.

Alex
Sep 26, 2011

NSA Label-based System Could Secure Big Data

The National Security Agency has submitted its new, label-based data store software to the Apache Software Foundation, in hopes that others will further develop it for use in secure systems.

Alex
Sep 26, 2011

FBI Busts Suspected LulzSec Hacker In Sony Breach

An alleged member of hacking group LulzSec, 23-year-old Cody Kretsinger, was arrested in Phoenix on Thursday by the FBI. The same day, the bureau arrested a man in San Francisco who's suspected of participating in Anonymous-related attacks, and announced similar charges against a third man, based in Ohio.

Alex
Sep 23, 2011

Baltimore 'toilet bomber' acquitted

The mysterious "toilet bomb case" which has held the city of Baltimore gripped since February has reached its close, as a jury found Duane Gerald Davis Senior not guilty of leaving a fake exploding toilet outside a courthouse.

Anthony Pell
Sep 20, 2011

FTC plans changes in online child privacy protection rules

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has proposed amendments to online privacy rules for children that aim to give parents control over what personal information websites may collect from children under 13.

Anthony Pell
Sep 16, 2011

Man stole data from U.S. service members via P2P

A California man who dug up sensitive information belonging to U.S. service members on peer-to-peer networks, and then used it to order iPods, cameras, and even washing machines from an online store, was sentenced to 75 months in federal prison Thursday.

Alex
Sep 16, 2011

Federal authorities take on Anonymous hackers

Anonymous is not so anonymous anymore. The computer hackers, chat-room denizens and young people who make up the loosely affiliated Internet collective have drawn the attention of the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and other federal investigators.

Dave Wreski
Sep 13, 2011

Hacker group draws increased scrutiny from feds

Anonymous is not so anonymous anymore. The computer hackers, chat room denizens and young people who comprise the loosely affiliated Internet collective have increasingly turned to questionable tactics, drawing the attention of the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and other federal investigators.

Dave Wreski
Sep 11, 2011

Alleged LulzSec hacker 'Kayla' arrested by UK police

Another two men suspected of involvement in attacks by Anonymous and LulzSec have been arrested by British police, bringing the total detained in an extraordinary week to seven.

Anthony Pell
Sep 02, 2011

Hackers take out US security contractor

Hacking group Anonymous claims to have broken into the network of US government contractor Mantech and posted some NATO-related correspondence online.

Anthony Pell
Aug 02, 2011

AntiSec in massive law enforcement smackdown

Anonymous hackers associated with the AntiSec movement have downed at least 70 law enforcement websites. The hackers also managed to extract "massive amounts" of confidential documents, including email spools, usernames, social security numbers, residential addresses, phone numbers, password dumps, classified documents, internal training files and informant lists.

Alex
Aug 01, 2011

Alleged LulzSec teenage hacker released on bail

A teenager accused of acting as a spokesman for computer hacking groups that targeted Sony, Rupert Murdoch-owned newspapers and a British crime agency was freed on bail Monday as he awaits trial.

Alex
Aug 01, 2011

LulzSec, Anonymous Hacker Arrests Won't Solve Security Attacks

The FBI and Scotland Yard should be praised in their ability to track down, identify and arrest members of the related hacking organizations Anonymous and LulzSec. The cyber-sleuthing they did is not easy. When you have to do it well enough for the arrest to hold up in court, it

Anthony Pell
Jul 28, 2011

Teen thought to be core hacker

A South London teenager arrested on Tuesday is believed to be a core member of Lulz Security, a hacking group that penetrated security companies working with the US government, officials say.

Anthony Pell
Jul 21, 2011

16 Suspected 'Anonymous' Hackers Arrested in Nationwide Sweep

Sixteen suspected members of "Anonymous" were arrested this morning in states across the country, from California to New York, in a federal raid on the notorious hacking group.

Anthony Pell
Jul 20, 2011

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