Agents of the National Police in Alicante have arrested an alleged ‘hacker’ and an accomplice who have on their computers more than 200 email accounts of women and more than 300 file folders with photographs and videos of a sexual nature and intimate pictures of other young people. The two accused have allegedly invaded their…
Author: Dissent
I can’t picture this happening here
The Guardian in the UK published this letter: My mother regularly deposits pocket money in my 15-year-old son’s Bradford & Bingley savings account. Recently she paid in a £40 cheque at her local branch and asked for a receipt. She was handed a printed mini-statement showing his latest transactions. She did not feel she had…
Symantec names the 100 “Dirtiest” websites of the summer
In an effort to determine which sites are safe to visit, security, storage and systems management solutions provider Symantec (www.symantec.com) has identified the “Dirtiest websites of Summer 2009,” a list of the 100 most threatening sites that try to deceive visitors, steal their information or crash their computer. […] Malware is the most common threat…
‘One Tree Hill’ actor admits role in ID scam
Actor Antwon Tanner, a regular on the popular teen drama “One Tree Hill,” faces up to 10 years in jail after pleading guilty in Brooklyn federal court today to illegally selling Social Security numbers for $10,000. Tanner, 35, of California, was charged in April after he sold 16 numbers and three fake cards to undercover…
Woman accused of thefts at dental offices arrested
A 48-year-old woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars from patients at the dental offices where she worked has been arrested, authorities said yesterday. Emily Marie Forbes was taken into custody Tuesday at Scripps Ranch Family Dentistry on Scripps Trail, said El Cajon police Lt. Tim Henton. She is accused of bilking 18 people out…
Stolen credit card data cheap on cyber-black market
The black market economy of the cyber-world is always busy, especially in an age of massive data breaches like the ones that occurred at Heartland Payment Systems and Hannaford Brothers. According to research from Kaspersky Lab posted Aug. 17, U.S. credit cards are not worth as much as you might think. While analyzing malware, Kaspersky…