Neowin News Feed for: Criminality

Flaw in SIM encryption leaves millions of old phones at risk

Paul Ferson — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:39:23 +0000

Due to a weakness in old encryption technologies, millions of phones are at risk of being controlled by hackers, who could be able to gain control of all phone features within a few minutes. Read more...

UK to block pornography by default; it corrodes your childhood

Paul Ferson — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:20:33 +0000

A change in UK law means that pornography is to be blocked by default, becoming an opt-in feature. The move is ostensibly an effort to limit access to illegal content or underage content. Read more...

Federal authorities seize Bitcoins for what may be the first time

Paul Ferson — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 21:21:54 +0000

In what may be the first case of its kind, federal authorities have seized Bitcoins, the all-digital currency, from a South Carolina man for breaching the Controlled Substances Act in the USA. Read more...

New York's mayor points out Apple products caused rise in crime in 2012... kind of

Paul Ferson — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 23:45:48 +0000

New York City narrowly missed out on lower crime than in 2011, with the theft of Apple devices being just enough to push the famous city over a potential record for decreasing crime levels. Read more...

FBI announces arrest of 10 people over Butterfly Botnet

Paul Ferson — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:13:10 +0000

The FBI has confirmed the arrest of 10 people over the Butterfly Botnet; a botnet that, peaking at more than 11 million machines infected, harvesting details on bank accounts and passwords. Read more...

Three Anonymous members plead guilty over PayPal attack

Paul Ferson — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:33:22 +0000

Hackers identifying themselves as part of the Anonymous collective have admitted their guilt in an attack against PayPal, which the company alleges lost them £3.5 million during 2010. Read more...

RSA unveils product to divide passwords across two servers

Paul Ferson — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:46:03 +0000

The RSA has unveiled a product allowing users to split their passwords across two different computer servers for additional security; hackers will need access to two different servers to attack. Read more...

Japan begins to crack down on piracy with two million yen fines

Paul Ferson — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:34:05 +0000

Japan's government has agreed to new legislation against criminals caught downloading illegally, bringing in a maximum fine of two million yen or a potential two year stay in a prison cell. Read more...

Executive order could be used to issue Cybersecurity Bill

Paul Ferson — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:38:31 +0000

After the Republican party managed to reject the Cybersecurity Bill in Congress, indications have suggested Obama could issue an executive order for the bill, completely cutting Congress out. Read more...

Opera's Turbo feature circumvents site bans

Paul Ferson — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:20:54 +0000

Opera's Turbo feature allows the browser to be used to bypass restrictions and bans online, thereby allowing certain groups to access sites which were previously thought to have been blocked. Read more...

Courtroom notes paint damning tale about MPAA prosecution

Paul Ferson — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:17:26 +0000

Information from the trial of Anton Vickerman, the owner of SurftheChannel, suggests that the MPAA's methods were totally corrupted, forcing the jury to believe his guilt from the onset. Read more...

Woman files lawsuit against LinkedIn over password breaches

Paul Ferson — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:35:21 +0000

An Illinois woman has filed a lawsuit against LinkedIn after its password breach, citing the company's incorrect claims about its level of protection for users. Read more...

India blocks The Pirate Bay and Vimeo

Paul Ferson — Sun, 06 May 2012 22:31:45 +0000

Indian internet providers have taken steps to reduce the amount of piracy ongoing in the country, blocking sites such as The Pirate Bay, as well as Vimeo, for seemingly no discernible reason. Read more...

One thief acquires iPads worth $57,000

Paul Ferson — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:19:45 +0000

A thief operating in North Texas has managed to steal over one hundred iPad tablets, totalling up to a value of almost $60,000 without being caught. Read more...

Your mobile phone reveals more about you than you realise

Paul Ferson — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:14:03 +0000

Your mobile phone knows an awful lot more about you than you might realize, and as a result phones are becoming targets for theft. There are steps that can be taken though to prevent this. Read more...