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Archive for the ‘Hacking’ Category

Ankle-biting hackers storm net’s overlords, hijack their domains

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Ankle-biting hackers storm net’s overlords, hijack their domains: “

IANA and ICANN succumb to NetDevilz

The websites of two of the net’s most critical oversight organizations were hijacked by Turkish hackers who sent visitors to rogue pages that challenged the overseers’ authority.…

(Via The Register - Comms.)

Jail sentence for US botnet creator

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Jail sentence for botnet creator: “A malicious hacker who hijacked hundreds of PCs will serve almost four years in jail for his crimes.”

(Via BBC News.)

Spain arrests ‘prolific’ hackers

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Spain arrests ‘prolific’ hackers: “Spanish police arrest five hackers they describe as being among the most active on the internet.”

(Via BBC News.)