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Hackers try to take down U.K. cops

May 3, 2005 A U.K. police chief has been bombarded with thousands of threatening e-mails in a denial-of-service attack aimed at crippling his force's computer systems. TAGS: computer system, U.K., force, denial of service, e-mail

Google opens Gmail to all

February 7, 2007 Previously the service, which provides users with 2.8GB of e-mail storage space, has been available by invitation only. TAGS: Gmail, Google Inc., U.K., e-mail

Judge stops Brit from selling Hotmail lists

December 18, 2006 Microsoft wins case after arguing that a U.K. man selling e-mail addresses to spammers had hurt the company's goodwill as Hotmail's owner. TAGS: MSN Hotmail, spam, Judge, U.K., e-mail address, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

U.K. outlaws denial-of-service attacks

November 10, 2006 A newly passed law makes it illegal to impair the operation of a computer and closes a potential legal loophole. TAGS: denial of service, modification, U.K., e-mail server, law, operation, server, e-mail

Orange launches mobile e-mail service

June 30, 2006 Mobile operator says only about 10 percent of small and midsize businesses in Europe already use mobile e-mail. TAGS: Orange PCS, France Telecom, small and medium business, mobile operator, U.K., e-mail

U.K.'s oldest court gets high-tech makeover

October 27, 2005 The Old Bailey gets system for recording hearings, computerized updates and e-mail alerts. TAGS: hearing, court, evidence, U.K., e-mail

Thousands of Brits fall victim to data theft

October 10, 2006 U.K. police struggle to contact people whose passwords and credit card details have been stolen. TAGS: victim, credit card, U.K., U.S., password, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Asian Trojans attacking U.K., agency warns

June 16, 2005 According to a security agency, the cyberattack mainly targets central government, but other British organizations are also at risk. TAGS: U.K., cyberattack, attack, agency, trojan horse, e-mail

Report: Schools swamped by spam

January 10, 2005 Kids in the U.K. are being exposed to porn ads and the temptation to click on virus links, an e-mail firm warns. TAGS: school, spam, U.K., e-mail, virus

U.K. spammer gets two-month curfew

August 23, 2006 Teen receives sentence for sending 5 million e-mails to a former employer that crashed the company's servers. TAGS: e-mail server, U.K., server, e-mail

E-mail traffic doubles after London bomb blasts

July 7, 2005 Traffic skyrockets as concerned e-mailers send messages to friends and colleagues asking "Are you OK?" TAGS: London, MessageLabs Ltd., attack, U.K., Europe, e-mail, photograph

U.K. to issue public virus alerts

February 24, 2005 British government creates a Web site with virus alerts and security advice for home PC users and small businesses. TAGS: consumer electronics, U.K., home PC, small business, virus, monitoring, security, e-mail, PC

Google gives up on Gmail name in U.K.

October 19, 2005 Search giant stops using Gmail name after protracted wranglings with U.K. research firm that refers to part of its software as G-mail. TAGS: Gmail, dispute, Google Inc., U.K., negotiation, representative, research company, London, e-mail

British teen in court over 'e-mail bomb' charges

November 1, 2005 In a test of the U.K.'s Computer Misuse Act, youth will be tried for attempting a denial-of-service attack on his former employer. TAGS: denial of service, youth, e-mail server, defense, court, London, U.K., e-mail, server

British banks in talks to fight ID theft

March 10, 2005 RSA Security is in high-level discussions with all the big U.K. banks, as concern over ID theft and data protection rises. TAGS: identity theft, bank, Hannover, phishing, RSA Security Inc., data protection, EMC Corp., U.K., China, security, database, e-mail

Spam fighter hit with $11.7 million judgment

September 15, 2006 Nonprofit behind antispam blacklist is hit with multimillion-dollar judgment, but the order may not be enforceable. TAGS: Spamhaus, judgment, Illinois, spammer, Barracuda Networks, spam, U.K., anti-spam, court, organization, order, U.S., e-mail

Teenage 'e-mail bomber' heads back to court

May 11, 2006 U.K. high court overturns dismissal of hacking case against teen who allegedly bombarded ex-employer's systems with 5 million e-mails. TAGS: law, London, hacking, U.K., e-mail, message, server

3G iPhone: The business perspective

July 11, 2008 What's standing in Apple's way in the enterprise? TAGS: O2 Plc., B2B, CIO, 3G, Apple iPhone, tariff, operator, enterprise, exec, touch screen, Apple Computer, U.K., Apple iTunes, keyboard, e-mail

900,000 ISP customers blacklisted

May 10, 2005 Telewest, a U.K. Internet service provider, calls the antispam group's action "heavy-handed" but can't say it didn't see this coming. TAGS: Telewest, Ironport Systems Inc., anti-spam, Internet Service Provider, spam, representative, Internet service, service provider, U.K., IP address, IP, e-mail

This week in security

January 22, 2005 ISP gets hijacked, with all DNS records moved to the U.K. Plus, both Microsoft and Apple come under fire for holes in Office and Mac OS X. TAGS: domain name server, flaw, security company, Apple Mac OS, domain name, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, Internet Service Provider, U.K., security, researcher, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Office, password, message, operating system
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