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Former Anon spokesperson indicted for allegedly linking to stolen information

On Friday, a federal grand jury in Dallas indicted Barrett Brown, a former self-proclaimed Anonymous spokesperson, for trafficking “stolen authentication features,” as well as "access device fraud" and “aggravated identity theft.” Brown has been...

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Saturday, December 8th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Judge: Sony didn’t promise "perfect security," isn’t liable for PSN hack

A California district judge dismissed most of a class-action complaint against Sony's handling of the massive PlayStation Network (PSN) data breach last year. However, plaintiffs will be able to amend and resubmit parts of the...

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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012 Net News No Comments

Personal info for 300K exposed in FLA college hack; already 50 identity theft cases

Personal information for as many as 300,000 people at Northwest Florida State College has been exposed by a data breach that lasted for at least four months. Victims run the gamut of people on campus, including...

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Thursday, October 11th, 2012 Net News No Comments

LifeLock’s IPO Is Unimpressive, But Not as Bad as Its Checkered Past

LifeLock, a company that promises to protect consumers from identity theft for $25, debuted on the public markets Wednesday, just two and a half years after the nation’s top consumer protection authorities fined the...

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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 Net News No Comments

WikiLeaks in Court: What to Look for in Bradley Manning’s Hearing

Bradley Manning When WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning enters a military courtroom in Ft. Meade on Friday he’ll face a military investigator bent on demonstrating that the young soldier committed grave violations of law...

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Thursday, December 15th, 2011 Net News No Comments

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