An IT project manager has pleaded guilty to accessing the email account of a former client’s CEO, said reports this week.
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Is there a link between videogaming and cybercrime? Police think so
UK police are planning to issue online warnings to young gamers hoping to deter them from a life of cybercrime, they revealed last week.
Sacked IT guy annihilates 23 of his ex-employer’s AWS servers
He was fired after four weeks, ripped off the credentials of former colleague “Speedy”, and will be mulling it all over for two years in jail.
TalkTalk keeps talking about that data breach but never says the right thing
With every new piece of information about the TalkTalk breach, we seem to get no closer to the truth about what exactly happened, who was responsible, and what TalkTalk is doing to fix this messy affair.
Hackers who threaten national security could face life sentences
Where damage to human welfare or national security is deemed serious enough, the proposed amendment to the UK’s Computer Misuse Act 1990 could mean life in jail for hackers, and some experts believe the changes could be used to target whistleblowers.
UK hackers could “face the justice they deserve” with up to life in jail
A proposed amendment to the Computer Misuse Act 1990 will carry a sentence of up to lifetime imprisonment. The current Act only allows for a maximum sentence of 10 years behind bars, which ministers feel does not adequately reflect the potential damage posed to people and the UK economy.