It’s not been a good week, online or off, for the McCain campaign, but it’s been especially brutal online. The biggest news, aside from the obvious fundamentally strong economic crisis occurring Monday, has been the hacking of Sarah Palin’s email account.
British Hacker Loses Extradition Appeal
The European Court of Human Rights has rejected the appeal of British hacker Gary McKinnon, opening the door for him to be extradited to the United States within weeks.McKinnon is accused of carrying out "the biggest military hack of all time" and could face up to 70 years if convicted in the U.S. for hacking the computers of the Pentagon, U.S. army, navy and NASA which caused $700,000 worth of damages. McKinnon has said he was searching for evidence of U.F.O.’s
UK Hacker Loses Extradition Case
A British man accused of hacking into the computer systems of the U.S. military and NASA lost his appeal today against extradition to the U.S. where he will stand trial.Gary McKinnon, 42, attempted to appeal his transfer to the U.S. to be tried for what has been called "the biggest military hack of all time" by taking his case to Britain’s highest court, the House of Lords.
New Zealand Teen Hacker Escapes Charges
A New Zealand teenager who confessed to a major role in a worldwide cyber-crime ring, which led to millions of dollars of losses, was discharged from court yesterday without any conviction.
Against The Hacker: Hardening Applications
Gartner sees the application hardening market emerging over the next two years. Arxan believes its Guard technology brings the future closer to today.
Banner Ads Used as Hacker Tools
Legitimate sites and their users have been dealing with a rash of malware being spread by banner ads, from Monster to MLB (Major League Baseball) NHL (National Hockey League) and other sites that are delivering malware.
While the Monster dot com exploit is well known news, the MLB and NHL sites are not well known, but used a similar way of purchasing advertising on a web site, and then using that advertising to deliver malware to customers as shown in the video below.
Hacker Faces 60 Years
A Los Angeles computer security consultant has admitted to hijacking more than 250,000 PCs to steal money and identities.
MPAA Hired A Hacker, Lawsuit Alleges
The Motion Picture Association of America hired a hacker to steal information from a company it accused of helping copyright violators-this according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. In the suit, Torrentspy.com parent Valence Media alleges a man was paid $15,000 to pilfer e-mail correspondence and trade secrets.
UFO-Hunting Hacker To Be Extradited
A British hacker who broke into U.S. military systems (including those of the Pentagon, Army, Navy, and Air Force, among others) may be extradited to the United States. Gary McKinnon would be “charged with the biggest military computer hack of all time,” according to U.S. Attorney Paul McNulty.
When In Hacker Doubt, Have A Burrito
Samy became an overnight sensation, even spawning t-shirts in his honor, after the 19-year-old natural coder (almost on whimsical impulse) created a social networking worm that added his name to 1,000,000 friend lists at MySpace.com. Worried about what he had just accomplished, he decided to grab a burrito before the Internet police showed up.