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Harvard Ethics youngster charged with massive online theft

20

Jul

2011

A 24-year-old, described as a researcher at Harvard University’s Center for Ethics, has been arrested in Massachusetts, USA, on a raft of computer crime charges. The youngster, Aaron Swartz, has an interesting history, considering his age. He is a co-author of the RSS 1.0 specification, which was published just one month after his 14th birthday, […]

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LulzSec and Anonymous hacker suspects arrested by US, UK and Dutch authorities

20

Jul

2011

Computer crime authorities will be hoping that they have struck a significant blow against the Anonymous and LulzSec hacking groups, following a series of raids and arrests on both sides of the Atlantic. In the United States, 16 people have been arrested in connection with an internet attack last year against PayPal – an assault […]

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FBI searches homes of suspected Anonymous hacktivists in New York

19

Jul

2011

In the early hours of this morning, the FBI executed search warrants at to gather evidence at the homes of alleged members of the Anonymous hacktivist group. According to a Fox News report, two homes in Long Island, New York, and one in Brooklyn, were searched by FBI agents looking for evidence that computers at […]

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