6 posts and columns on cyber crime

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FBI’s “Sabu” Hacker Was a Model Informant

in News on March 9 at 12:06 am PT

As soon as he was caught, an influential computer hacker agreed to become a government informant and “literally worked around the clock” to help federal agents nab an elusive collective of alleged cyber criminals who have launched online attacks against companies, governments and individuals.

Big Blue Goes Big on IT Security

in Enterprise on February 21 at 9:00 pm PT

Big Blue is bringing its deep analytics capabilities to the problems associated with IT security. Expect it to make some serious waves.
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Stratfor Hack Damage Report: 50,000 Credit Cards, 44,000 Passwords

in News on December 27, 2011 at 2:10 pm PT

Number of Lulz: Incalculable.
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16 Arrested in Nationwide Hacker Crackdown

in News on July 19, 2011 at 2:42 pm PT

The arrests include 14 for a December attack against PayPal, and two connected to a pair of incidents connected to the LulzSec gang. Five others are arrested in the U.K. and The Netherlands.
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Microsoft Battles Cyber Criminals

in News on February 25, 2010 at 3:48 pm PT

Microsoft Corp. launched a novel legal assault to take down a global network of PCs suspected of spreading spam and harmful computer code, adding what the company believes could become a potent weapon in the battle against cyber criminals.

75 Percent of All Spam Globally? On Our Backbones? Holy Cow!

in News on November 12, 2008 at 10:29 am PT

According to security experts, Web-hosting outfit McColo is responsible for enabling the broadcast of more than 75 percent of all spam globally. Its client list is a rogues gallery of bad-guy syndicates involved in everything from botnets to counterfeit pharmaceuticals and kiddie porn. So how is it that MoColo’s ISPs, Hurricane Electric and Global Crossing, were unaware of that until notified by a Washington Post reporter?