Make Way for Cheap Windows
Make Way for Cheap Windows
Microsoft offers a stripped down operating system for Latin America. India cracking down on cyber crime . and more.
Wired News Report
9:00 a.m. June 29, 2005 PDT
Beset by rampant counterfeiting across Latin America, Microsoft introduced a cut-rate, reduced version of Windo...more...Database Hackers Reveal Tactics
...the recent security breach of socialite Paris Hilton's T-Mobile account and was investigated last summer after admitting to Wired News that he hacked America Online and stole AOL Instant Messaging screen names, among other exploits. He has yet to be charged for the AOL breaches but told Wired News o......more... Rants Raves
...at the U.S. doesn't face a serious threat from Islamic terror, but in terms of lives saved, those energies could be better devoted to crime fighting. America has an appalling record on violent crime. But then, America isn't really interested in citizens well-being, unless they're white, Protestant o......more... RIAA's New Seal of Disapproval
...the dos and don'ts of copying and uploading to the Internet, said Brad Buckles, vice president of antipiracy at the Recording Industry Association of America. These are serious crimes with serious consequences -- including federal prosecution -- if the wrong choices are made about copying or uploadi......more... 'Cyber Sweep' Nets 125 Arrests
...e criminals' cloak of anonymity and prosecuting them to the fullest extent of the law.
The cases range from a Virginia woman who sent fake e-mails to America Online customers asking them to update their credit card numbers to a disgruntled Philadelphia Phillies fan who hacked into computers nationwi......more... Enron CFO Indictment Likely
Enron CFO Indictment Likely
Former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow will likely be indicted by a federal grand jury on fraud and other charges. Latin America and the Caribbean establish a regional Internet registry.... Bankrupt WorldCom gets the OK to spend $25 million on its workforce.... and more.
Wired Ne...more... Fear and Lockdown in America
Fear and Lockdown in America
IT pros believe, overwhelmingly, that American businesses aren't prepared for cyber attacks, which is only fueling Washington's rush to centralize power. By Brad King.
By Brad King
2:00 a.m. July 25, 2002 PDT
Concerned about potential cyber attacks, business executives a...more... Hack a PC, Get Life in Jail
...nce of the National Infrastructure Protection Center. The center, which investigates and responds to both physical and virtual threats and attacks on America's critical infrastructure, was created in 1998 by the Department of Justice, but has not been authorized by an act of Congress.
The original v......more... Guess Who's Hacking to Dinner?
... seems to dislike his critics almost as much as he would an al-Qaida terrorist.
During an appearance this week before the Senate Judiciary committee, America's top law enforcement officer proclaimed that warning of lost liberty was almost, well, un-American.
His prepared remarks say: We need honest,......more... |