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FBI nabs phishers in U.S., Eastern Europe

November 3, 2006 With help from local authorities, the agency has arrested more than a dozen individuals connected with a global scam. Details due Friday. TAGS: arrest, phishing, Eastern Europe, investigation, U.S., agent, monitoring

Police Blotter: Cops need warrant to search cell phone?

May 30, 2007 Alleged medical-marijuana distributors arrested in San Francisco say police should have obtained warrant for search of cell phone. TAGS: Police Blotter, booking, T-Mobile Sidekick, warrant, arrest, police, search, mobile phone, cell phone, T-Mobile, Adobe PDF

Political bloggers jailed, detained

November 4, 2005 It's been a bad week for bloggers in Libya, Egypt and China, where authorities are cracking down on online critics. TAGS: arrest, Libya, blogger, authority, Borders Books & Music, blog, government, China, article, family

New Netsky worm linked to South Korea

October 22, 2004 Security researcher who called source code "hot stuff" says new version points to copycats possibly related to a university. TAGS: Netsky virus, Sven Jaschan, South Korea, arrest, F-Secure Corp., variant, source code, worm, Sasser worm, antivirus company, university, researcher, antivirus

Police blotter: Bogus laptop salesman loses appeal

September 9, 2005 He lands a "reasonable" two-year prison sentence, given that he also had threatened to kill police officers chasing him. TAGS: officer, Police Blotter, sentence, Indiana, arrest, Alabama, court, laptop computer, eBay Inc., Yahoo! Inc.

U.S. makes first arrest for spim

February 21, 2005 Teen allegedly sent 1.5 million unsolicited instant messages--or spim--to members of the MySpace.com online networking service. TAGS: spim, arrest, MySpace, spamming, Los Angeles, IM, networking, U.S.

Prosecutor: Debit card crime ring busted

March 14, 2006 Authorities link 14 people to credit and debit card information that a prosecutor says was stolen from OfficeMax and other businesses. TAGS: debit card, OfficeMax Inc., prosecutor, sheriff, hack, arrest, cash, investigation, credit card, bank, security

Year in review: Botnet gains, Web 2.0 pains

December 31, 2007 As the Storm worm raged, tapping countless PCs for nefarious ends, the rush to online applications left many Web sites vulnerable. TAGS: Web 2.0, arrest, gain, malicious software, MySpace, Apple QuickTime, security

Yang speaks on Yahoo's China policy

March 8, 2006 Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang defends China practices, says executives feel "horrible" over arrests. TAGS: Jerry Yang, China, Yahoo! Inc., co-founder, arrest, social media, authority, conference, Time Warner Inc., Internet service, MP3

Microsoft: Sasser bounty hinges on conviction

September 10, 2004 Person who fingered alleged author of virus must cool heels while waiting for cool quarter-million-dollar reward. TAGS: Sven Jaschan, Sasser worm, Hemanshu Nigam, informant, Netsky virus, bounty, Graham Cluley, conviction, arrest, MSBlast worm, authority, variant, police, author, virus, Microsoft Corp.

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