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Phone hack police make new arrest
woman was arrested at a residential address in West Yorkshire at 6.55 this morning. She is being interviewed at a nearby police station on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications, contrary to Section 1 (1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977.
Updated: 06/23/2011 06:21A
Man charged with hacking offences
Ryan Cleary is charged to have conspired with other persons unknown to conduct unauthorized modification of computers by constructing and distributing a computer program to form a botnet modified and configured to conduct DDoS attacks.
Updated: 06/23/2011 05:55A
Essex teen in court over international hacking charges
A DDoS attack uses a large number of infected computers to swamp a website forcing it offline. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Service's Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) said that investigations remain ongoing regarding further UK and
Updated: 06/23/2011 05:54A
Dutch Court Acquits Anti-Islam Politician
He has become an important force in Dutch politics, making provocative statements including comparing the Koran with “Mein Kampf” and calling for an end to Muslim immigration. He also made a short film, “Fitna,” in 2008 portraying Islam as inherently
Updated: 06/23/2011 05:16A
Kazakhstani human rights activists want tougher punishments for torture
"I believe the punishment for the use of torture provided for by the Criminal Code is too soft and does not correspond to the severity of the victim's suffering," the director of the Astana office of the bureau Anara Ibraeva said at a Thursday press
Updated: 06/23/2011 04:47A
Phone hacking: police arrest woman in Yorkshire
The 39-year-old woman was arrested at 6.55am at her home on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications contrary to section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977. Scotland Yard, which has 45 officers investigating phone hacking as part of Operation
Updated: 06/23/2011 04:46A
Dutch court acquits Geert Wilders of hate speech
The Dutch MP was in London to show an anti-Islam film, local media reported. AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch court on Thursday acquitted populist politician Geert Wilders of charges of inciting hatred against Muslims, in a case that tested freedom of
Updated: 06/23/2011 04:41A
Teen 'Hacker' In Court Over Website Attacks
Cleary is charged with conspiring with other people on or before June 20 to create a remotely-controlled network of zombie computers, known as a "botnet", to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, where websites are flooded with
Updated: 06/23/2011 04:38A
LAWS asks residents to report animal cruelty to police
Animal cruelty is part of the Criminal Code of Canada, which requires enforcement staff to obtain information directly from the source. This includes animals not being fed or cared for and especially for animals left in a locked car,
Updated: 06/23/2011 04:15A
Ryan Cleary officially charged by UK police after arrest
One Wednesday, just 24-hours after they arrested him, a 19-year-old now identified officially as Ryan Cleary, has been formally charged with offences under the UK's Criminal Law Act and Computer Misuse Act. Ryan
Updated: 06/23/2011 04:06A
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