February, 2012

UK police: Culture of illegal payments at The Sun

Rupert Murdoch’s top-selling U.K. tabloid, The Sun, had a culture of making illegal payments to corrupt public officials in return for stories.

WikiLeaks publishes leaked Stratfor emails

Anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks was the one shedding light on Stratfor, saying it had more than 5 million of the company’s emails and would publish them in collaboration with two dozen international media organizations.

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom granted bail

Kim Dotcom, the founder of file-sharing site Megaupload has been granted bail by a New Zealand court. He faces charges in the US for one of the biggest copyright infringement cases in the country’s history.

IRS releases its top ‘Dirty Dozen’ tax scams

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released its annual “Dirty Dozen” tax scams for 2012.

GPS attacks risk maritime disaster, trading chaos

Satelite navigation systems are at risk from criminals, terrorists or even just bored teenagers, with the potential to cause major incidents from maritime disasters to chaos in financial markets.

Jail for ‘ethical’ hacker who bypassed Facebook security from his bedroom

A British student who breached security at Facebook last year has been sentenced to eight months in jail, despite arguing that his intentions were not malicious.

Imation secures mobile data, identity and workspaces

Customers working with Imation can choose the right levels of encryption, encryption key management and strong authentication to safeguard the data on devices.

Iran’s deadly Cyber Police: Indefinite detention and execution for netizens

Iran’s terrifying campaign against the internet and netizens is about to go full-throttle with the country’s own intranet.

Senators launch new push for cybersecurity bill

Leading senators introduced a cybersecurity bill on Tuesday aimed at safeguarding the nation’s water and power systems, which experts have warned often only have the most rudimentary protections against hackers.

350,000 users exposed by hardcore porn hack

A hacker, identified as a 17-year-old based in Morocco, claims to have stolen the personal information of 350,000 users from hardcore porn mavens Brazzers.