A 20-year-old college student suspected of hacking into one of US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's email accounts was indicted Tuesday in the US, a district court announced.
Australia is preparing for cyber-terrorism attacks from "suicide hackers", who will aim to bring down critical infrastructure for a "cause" and not worry about facing 30 years in jail for their actions.
A 13-year-old American schoolboy has hanged himself just hours after being suspended for hacking into his New Jersey school district's computer system.
A British man suspected of hacking into 53 NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and US military networks is facing extradition.
Friends of the convicted cybercriminal have arranged two online auctions of the notebook computers the hacker used to break into several large companies.
Christmas came early for notorious computer hacker Kevin Mitnick.
Adrian Lamo, the so-called homeless hacker, surrendered Tuesday to face two federal criminal charges of electronic breaking and entering.
Adrian Lamo, the so-called homeless hacker who claims responsibility for a series of high-profile electronic intrusions over the last two years, is negotiating with the FBI to surrender over criminal charges.
A major anti-terrorism bill now being considered by the US government has been criticised for disproportionately targeting low-level computer intruders, making small crimes punishable by a penalty of life in prison.
The UK teenager accused of launching a denial of service attack on a US port was cleared by Southwark Crown Court today.
The latest innovation in identity fraud typically begins with an unexpected e-mail message from a financial institution proclaiming something like: "Your account information needs to be updated due to inactive members, frauds and spoof reports."
The past two years have been a wild ride for Adrian Lamo: The 22-year-old has publicly taken credit for tunnelling into networks belonging to Yahoo, Microsoft, Excite@Home and WorldCom.
In the wake of worldwide criticism, Adobe Systems has agreed to withdraw from a case charging a 27-year-old Russian programmer with violations of the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
A 22-year-old accused of breaking into the computers of eBay, Exodus Communications and several other companies has dismissed his lawyer, despite a federal judge's repeated urgings that he reconsider.
Disgruntled employees have always posed dangers for businesses, but in the information age, that hazard has become far more sinister. One leading Australian e-tailer learned this the hard way after its systems were violated by a trusted worker.
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