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UK LulzSec hackers sentenced to varying prison terms

UK LulzSec hackers sentenced to varying prison terms
  • Posted May 16, 2013, 4:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in IT Security
  • Four LulzSec hackers have been sentenced in the UK to varying prison stints. The men pleaded guilty to denial-of-service attacks on 20th Century Fox, the CIA, Nintendo, Sony and others and accepted their sentencing as part of a plea bargain.

"Cam" movie pirate issued record 5-year prison sentence

"Cam" movie pirate issued record 5-year prison sentence
  • Posted January 4, 2013, 2:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • Four members of prolific illegal file sharing group iMAGiNE have been ordered to serve prison terms after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit copyright infringement. The group's leader Jeramiah Perkins, 40, managed to receive the longest sentence ever handed to a…

Site owner gets 4 years in prison for unauthorized video sharing

Site owner gets 4 years in prison for unauthorized video sharing
  • Posted August 17, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • Surfthechannel.com owner Anton Vickerman has landed himself a stiff four-year prison sentence after running a website which hosted links to unauthorized video content. That's substantially less than the maximum of 10 years he faced, but almost certainly more than he…

Research reveals prisons at risk from cyber attacks

Research reveals prisons at risk from cyber attacks
  • Posted November 7, 2011, 9:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in IT Security
  • Federal authorities are concerned after research has revealed that U.S. prisons are vulnerable to computer hackers, who could even be able to remotely open cell doors to aid jailbreaks. In a statement to the Washington Times, spokesman Chris Burke said the…

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