Legal… Aaron Swartz and MIT: The inside story 29 Jul 201729 Jul 2017 The mysterious visitor called himself Gary Host at first, then Grace Host, which he shortened for his made-up e-mail address to “ghost,” a joke apparently, perhaps signaling mischievousness — or…
Crypto Currency… Bitcoin Ethical Hacking Leads to Solving FBI Murder Case 5 Jul 20175 Jul 2017 Excellent article on the case: Suicide or murder? In November 2016, 47-year-old Mrs. Allwine was found dead in their home in Cottage Grove, Minnesota. While her husband Stephen Carl Allwine…
Legal California Now Has the Nation’s Best Digital Privacy Law 13 Oct 201513 Oct 2015 CALIFORNIA CONTINUED ITS long-standing tradition for forward-thinking privacy laws today when Governor Jerry Brown signed a sweeping law protecting digital privacy rights. The landmark Electronic Communications Privacy Act barsany state law…
Cybercrime… Russian hacker Vladimir Drinkman pleads guilty in New Jersey court 17 Sep 201522 Sep 2015 Russian national Vladimir Drinkman, who was arrested in Amsterdam in 2012 and brought to the United States to be charged for his involvement in the biggest data breach, pleaded guilty…
Legal Hacker mag 2600 laughs off Getty Images inkspots copyright claim 10 Sep 201515 Sep 2015 Venerable hacker publication 2600 is fighting off what looks like an early candidate for the most egregious copyright infringement accusation of 2015. On a 2012 cover, 2600 used an ink-splatter…
Legal… California assembly passes digital privacy bill 10 Sep 201515 Sep 2015 The California state assembly has passed a digital privacy bill that aims to prevent government access without warrant to private electronic communications. The bill would provide some exceptions for law…
Attacks… Coder pleads guilty to writing Gozi banking trojan 8 Sep 20158 Sep 2015 A man credited with helping to create the infamous Gozi banking malware has pleaded guilty in a US court. Deniss Calovskis, 30, of Latvia was arrested in November 2012 and…
Legal… Justice Department Cracks Down On The Use Of Cellphone Tracking Technology 4 Sep 20154 Sep 2015 Federal law enforcement officers will now be required to obtain a search warrant before using technology that tracks cellphone locations, according to a policy update issued by the Justice Department on Thursday.Under…
Legal… Hardened Linux stalwarts Grsecurity pull the pin after legal fight 28 Aug 20154 Sep 2015 The gurus behind the popular and respected Linux kernel hardening effort Grsecurity will stop providing free support for their stable offering. In future, only paying sponsors will get stable patches…
