Internet Security

DISH Says News Corp Hired Hacker for Corporate Espionage

by Tom Corelis - DailyTech
 
News Corp claims hackers only assisted in internal network security.
The world’s “second best hacker” says he was hired under the table by media conglomerate News Corp, which owns the Wall Street Journal, MySpace, Fox News, and DirecTV.
Christopher Tarnovsky, testifying in Echostar v. NDS, says he was paid $20,000 — mailed inside […]

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Cybercrime Treaty Gains Momentum

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by Jeremy Kirk
The number of countries that will have ratified the only international treaty addressing cybercrime is expected to nearly double this year, a sign that momentum is building behind efforts to police the Internet.
The Council of Europe’s Convention on Cybercrime, which sets guidelines for laws and procedures for dealing with Internet […]

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