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UK Hacker Loses Appeal to Block Extradition to US July 31, 2008 on Miscellaneous by Jane McEntegart

Gary McKinnon, the British hacker accused of hacking into Pentagon and NASA computers has lost his extradition appeal in the UK. Read more

Mozilla Patches Nine Security Flaws in Thunderbird July 30, 2008 on Software Miscellaneous by Christian Zibreg

Chicago (IL) - The hype surrounding recently released Firefox 3 web browser has left Mozilla's popular open-source email client Thunderbird without a significant update since early May. Read more

Leaked Memo Offers A Peak Inside Steve Ballmer's Head July 28, 2008 on Miscellaneous by Christian Ziberg

The Microsoft CEO has Apple, Yahoo and Google in his sights and will deliver a $300 million ad campaign to address any lingering doubts about Vista. Read more

Air Force Missile Launch Crew Asleep At The Switch July 25, 2008 on Miscellaneous by Humphrey Cheung

Washington DC - A trio of Air Force ballistic missile crew members are being investigated after they literally fell asleep at the switch. Read more

[UPDATE] Spammer "Escapes" From Minimum Security Prison July 24, 2008 on Security by Jane McEntegart

The last few months have seen a huge crackdown in cybercrime, particularly spamming. Edward Davidson pleaded guilty to charges of tax evasion and criminal spamming in December and was sentenced to 21 months. Read more

Spammer Jailed For Four Years July 24, 2008 on Using the Internet by Jane McEntegart

Robert Soloway, the man dubbed the Spam King and described by Microsoft as one of the top ten spammers in the world has been jailed for 47 months for his crimes. Read more

Popular iPhone Game Pulled Following Security Concerns July 24, 2008 on Video Game Related Topics by Jane McEntegart

Up until a couple of days ago, iPhone owners were singing the praises of one particular app called Aurora Feint. Read more

Three Out Of Four Banking Websites Have Serious Security Flaws - Study July 24, 2008 on Networking by Humphrey Cheung

Ann Arbor (MI) - A soon to be released University of Michigan study will show that more than 75% of banking websites have serious security flaws. Read more

MXI Security Gets Government Security Certification For USB Drive July 23, 2008 on Security by Nino Marchetti

Los Angeles (CA) - What does it take to proof yours is the most secure portable USB drive on the market at the moment? Read more

Former TV News Anchor Hacked Co-worker's Email July 22, 2008 on Security by Humphrey Cheung

Philadelphia (PA) - Federal prosecutors have charged a former television news anchor with hacking into a co-anchor's email account. Read more

One Ministry Of Defense Laptop Stolen Every Two Days July 22, 2008 on Security by Humphrey Cheung

London (England) - The UK's Ministry of Defense is having its laptops stolen and lost at an alarming rate. Read more

Mozilla Patches Firefox 2 And 3 July 22, 2008 on Security by Christian Zibreg

Chicago (IL) - Mozilla updated both Firefox 2 and 3 in order to plug security critical security holes, squash some annoying bugs and deliver a few user-centric tweaks. Read more

Craigslist Scammer Pretends To Be Father Of Fallen Soldier July 22, 2008 on Networking by Humphrey Cheung

Detroit (MI) - There's a sickening Craigslist scammer who is pretending to be the father of a fallen US soldier. Read more

The IPhone Finally Pwned, But Still Locked July 21, 2008 on Smartphones by Christian Zibreg

Chicago (IL) - It took just ten days of iPhone 3G availability until the iPhone Dev Team announced the release of its PwnageTool 2. Read more

Woman Fired For Allegedly Sending Death Threats From Work Account July 17, 2008 on About Internet Users by Jane McEntegart

A woman working for an online floral delivery company has been fired following allegations that she sent a death threat to a professor in a Minnesota university from her work machine. Read more

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