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    The solicitors of self-confessed NASA hacker Gary McKinnon have formally requested that the US give assurances that he serve any prison term in the UK.

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    A Massachusetts teen who admitted to accessing T-Mobile USA's internal systems and posting data from Paris Hilton's cell phone on the Web will serve 11 months in a juvenile facility.

  • Convicted data thief gets eight years

    A bulk e-mailer who looted more than a billion records with personal information from a data warehouse has been sentenced to eight years in prison, US prosecutors said on Wednesday.

  • Darwin hacker jailed for three years

    A Northern Territory IT worker who caused millions of dollars of damage to government systems has reportedly been jailed for three years.

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    A last-minute addition to a proposal for a Department of Homeland Security bill would punish malicious computer hackers with life in prison.

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  • Is the world ready to fight cybercrime?

    Cybercrime poses a growing threat to companies and governments around the world, yet experts are concerned law makers and judicial systems are still not equipped to provide an adequate response.

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    Mudge, Kevin Mitnick, Adrian Lamo, Jericho and Raven Alder speak to ZDNet Australia about the making of a hacker.

  • What hackers can teach you about security

    He's probably the most infamous hacker of all time. Which is why we should listen when Kevin Mitnick says that traditional network security tools aren't enough to keep our information safe.

  • Kevin Mitnick: Social engineering 101

    Kevin Mitnick has proven that the weakest link in any security system is the person holding the information.

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    Gary McKinnon talks about his appeal to the House of Lords against extradition to the US to face hacking charges. He could face up to 60 years in jail if extradited.

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