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Article | 8/06/2011 Ohio man pleads guilty to selling counterfeit software
An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to selling more than US$1 million worth of counterfeit financial and tax preparation software on eBay, the U.S. Departm...
Article | 8/06/2011 Four indicted in $1.5M ATM skimming operation
Three Romanian men and one Austrian man were indicted on Monday by U.S. federal prosecutors for allegedly stealing more than US$1.5 million by cloning...
Article | 28/05/2011 Senator blocks controversial copyright bill
A U.S. senator has blocked a controversial bill that would enlist ISPs, search engines and other businesses in blocking access to alleged websites inf...
Article | 27/05/2011 Lawmakers question AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile
AT&T's proposed acquisition of rival mobile carrier T-Mobile USA would give customers fewer choices and drive up prices, some U.S. lawmakers said ...
Article | 26/05/2011 Lawmakers question Obama cybersecurity proposal
A proposal for new cybersecurity legislation by U.S. President Barack Obama's administration could give the government unprecedented access to private...
Article | 25/05/2011 Groups ask US agencies to reject AT&T, T-Mobile deal
Two U.S. agencies reviewing AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA should reject it because it's anticompetitive and will hurt consumers and ...
Article | 19/05/2011 Internet trade group wants changes in copyright bill
New U.S. legislation intended to shut down foreign websites that infringe copyrights would cause major headaches because it would allow copyright hold...
Article | 18/05/2011 Senator introduces electronic surveillance reform bill
A new bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would update a 25-year-old law that sets the rules for law enforcement surveillance of e-mail and other elect...
Article | 13/05/2011 NBN Co chief issues statement on US bribery case against Alcatel-Lucent
NBN Co chief, Mike Quigley, has been forced to issue a statement regarding the bribery case by US authorities against Alcatel-Lucent, following report...
Article | 12/05/2011 Smartphones attract organized, international, profit-driven scammers
The mobile computing technology explosion has brought out seriously organized, international and profit-driven cybercriminals.
Article | 12/05/2011 Student charged with posting counterfeit coupons to 4chan
A computer security student at New York's Rochester Institute of Technology has been arrested on charges that he posted counterfeit Internet coupons t...
Article | 12/05/2011 End of an era: Microsoft antitrust oversight ends
A U.S. court's antitrust oversight of Microsoft is ending after eight and a half years, with some observers questioning what the long fight accomplish...
Article | 12/05/2011 Senators question AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile USA
Several U.S. senators questioned Wednesday whether AT&T's proposed acquisition of rival mobile carrier T-Mobile USA would be good for customers, as th...
Article | 11/05/2011 DoJ wants more wireless location tracking
In a stunning example of the left hand of government not knowing what the right hand is doing, a representative from the U.S. Department of Justice re...
Article | 6/05/2011 Man sentenced to prison for defrauding Cisco
A Maryland man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for directing a multimillion-dollar warranty fraud scheme targeting Cisco Systems, the U.S....