- Fri Jan 5 2001 NASA nabs Web vandal suspect
Special agents from the agency's cybercrime unit arrest a suspected vandal for defacing the space agency's site for human resources.
- Tue Jul 20 2004 The new face of cybercrime
Computer scientist Phillip Hallam-Baker says the rise of the professional hacker means the IT world must unlearn lessons from the old era of hacker vandalism.
- Wed Apr 4 2001 Australia mulls cybercrime sentence
SYDNEY, Australia--Computer hackers, vandals and fraudsters could face up to 10 years in jail under a cybercrime law introduced in the New South Wales Parliament. The Australian state government has proposed amendments to the Crimes Act to include provisions covering electronic offenses. "Unauthorized impairment of electronic communication to or from a computer" would carry a prison sentence of up to 10 years.
"People who believe causing damage by hacking or spreading viruses to be trivial or even amusing activities are wrong. These are serious crimes in the 21st century, and people can face up to 10 years in (jail) if convicted," State Attorney General Bob Debus said in a statement. He added that the most recent reports of serious hacking in Australia were in January, when Romanian hackers penetrated 15 federal government Web sites, as well as Western Australian, South Australian, and local council Web sites.
Staff writer Megan McAuliffe reported from Sydney.
- Mon Nov 28 2005 Fuzzy logic behind Bush's cybercrime treaty
CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh says the administration's treaty could boomerang against its authors' lofty intentions.
- Mon Mar 12 2001 Companies losing more to Internet crime
Businesses using the Internet are losing more to online vandals and cybercriminals even though they're using more security technology, according to a new survey.
- Fri Nov 9 2001 Security woes dog federal agencies
Government agencies have chronic problems with their computer security, at a time when the threat from hackers and terrorists is increasingly real. Also: Two grad students crack a secure IBM system.
- Tue Sep 18 2001 Commentary: Hacktivism misses the target
Poorly aimed attacks could hurt the United States as it tries to develop allies, and actions could hurt U.S. computer systems by using them to stage attacks against foreign systems.
- Wed Aug 25 2004 Death of the Internet greatly exaggerated
Russian antivirus expert says claims in the media of an "electronic jihad" were taken out of context.
- Fri Jul 20 2001 New worm has Net seeing "Red"
The Code Red worm shoots through a security hole in Microsoft's server software and goes on a rampage, including an attempted barrage of the White House.
- Wed Nov 13 2002 Greeting card virus licensed to spread
If a computer user carelessly clicks an "I agree" button and downloads an infectious program, is that program a virus? That's the question raised by a sneaky new e-mail.
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