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Two 'sinister Playground Bullies' Have Been Jailed for a Brazen Attempt
Dec 23, 2013Two “sinister playground bullies” have been jailed for a brazen attempt to extort a 50 percent share of a Manchester-based online casino using the threat of DDoS attacks capable of taking the business offline. Polish ...
Tags: Casino Firm, DDoS
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NSW Emerged as Supposed Target of Alleged Computer Hacker Matthew Flannery
May 16, 2013A local council in regional NSW has emerged as the supposed target of alleged computer hacker Matthew Flannery, the self-proclaimed leader of the international cyber-crime syndicate Lulzsec, police say. Mr Flannery, 24, known by the ...
Tags: Hacker, Computer Products
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Dutch Citizen Arrested in Spain on Suspicion of Launching
May 2, 2013A Dutch citizen arrested in Spain on suspicion of launching what is described as the biggest cyberattack in internet history operated from a bunker and had a van capable of hacking into networks anywhere in the country, officials say. The ...
Tags: Cyberattack, Computer Products
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Theresa May Is Expected to Announce Changes to The UK's Extradition Arrangements with US
Dec 27, 2012Home secretary Theresa May is to announce a decision on self-confessed computer hacker Gary McKinnon's extradition to the US. At the same time, Theresa May is expected to announce changes to the UK's extradition arrangements with the US, ...
Tags: Theresa May, computer hacker, Gary McKinnon, extradition
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Gary Mckinnon Will Not Face Charges in The UK
Dec 21, 2012British computer hacker Gary McKinnon will not face charges here in the UK, the director of public prosecutions has confirmed. McKinnon, who is still wanted for trial in the US, had his extradition halted by home secretary Theresa May ...
Tags: computer hacker, computer, Gary McKinnon, government computers
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A Decision to Extradite Would Be Incompatible with Mr Mckinnon's Human Rights
Oct 18, 2012The UK government's decision to enable self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon to avoid extradition to face trial for breaking into US government and military computers could set a dangerous precedent. Home secretary Theresa May said in a ...
Tags: UK government, self-confessed hacker, Gary McKinnon, extradition
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Gary McKinnon Was Blocked by Home Secretary Theresa May
Oct 16, 2012British computer hacker Gary McKinnon will not be extradited to the US after the move was blocked by Home Secretary Theresa May. McKinnon admits accessing American government computers in 2002, but says he just was looking for evidence ...
Tags: Gary McKinnon, hacker, Theresa May, Kier S
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Home Secretary Theresa May Has Issued a Statement
Oct 16, 2012Home secretary Theresa May has issued a statement, which has effectively blocked the extradition of hacker Gary McKinnon. In September, May told Parliament that the coalition agreement committing the government to reviewing the UK's ...
Tags: statement, UK, Theresa May, government
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O'Dwyer Faces up to Ten Years in Prison for Creating a Website
Jul 6, 2012Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has called for a meeting with home secretary Theresa May after an unprecedented response to his online campaign to block UK student Richard O'Dwyer's extradition to the US. O'Dwyer faces up to ten years in ...
Tags: Wikipedia Founder, Jimmy Wales, home secretary, Theresa May, O'Dwyer
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Jimmy Wales Launched Campaign with Guardian on Change to Stop Extradition of UK Student
Jun 25, 2012Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, has launched a campaign with the Guardian on Change.org to stop the extradition to the US of Richard O'Dwyer, a 24-year-old UK student. Change.org is described as a platform for social change, enabling ...
Tags: Wikipedia, website, web servers, internet
