More than 1,000 people have been killed in attacks by government forces in western Upper Nile province, says a Sudanese rebel spokesman. Full Story …
Government threatens prosecution over report linking names of Zimbabwe president`s wife, Osama bin Laden
President Robert Mugabe`s government announced on Monday that it planned to prosecute a local newspaper for a news report linking the names of the president`s wife and al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. …
FBI Will Send States Cyberterror Alerts
State officials will begin hearing from the FBI`s National Infrastructure Protection Center about cyberthreats and terrorism under a new agreement. The National Association of State Chief Information …
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Ethical Hacker Faces War Driving Charges
A Houston computer security analyst has been charged with hacking after demonstrating the insecurity of a county courts wireless LAN. Stefan Puffer, 33, was indicted by a Grand Jury on Wednesday with …
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Auction Fraud on the Rise, Some Say
Has auction fraud gotten worse recently? That depends on whom you ask. Dennis Barringer went hunting for con artists recently after he ordered a laptop computer from an auction seller and received a …
Guild.com Ex-employee Denies Hacking Allegations; But he Admits Intercepting E-Mail
A former systems administrator for local online art retailer Guild.com says charges that he hacked the company`s system were fabricated. Robert Starks, 21, is facing tentative charges of identity …
RIAA Web Site Disabled by Attack
The Recording Industry Association of America`s Web site was unreachable over the weekend due to a denial-of-service attack. The apparently deliberate overload rendered the RIAA.org site unavailable …
Students Help Fight Cybercrime
In an unusual arrangement, Tulsa, Okla., police are teaming up with students at the University of Tulsa to help investigate and stop cybercrime. Within the next few weeks, the Tulsa police Cyber …
System serves as bioterror sentry
Right after the attack on the World Trade Center last September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent physicians trained in epidemiological outbreaks to New York City. For several …
Wi-Fi Honeypots a New Hacker Trap
Hackers searching for wireless access points in the nation`s capital may soon war drive right into a trap. Last month researchers at the government contractor Science Applications International …