The DOJ’s demand for extradition in a previous UK-US hacking case was overruled; they may not wish to be so easily thwarted this time.
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SSCC 202 – They hacked the US Army? Are you SURE? [PODCAST]
Join Sophos security experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin for this week’s security podcast. Apple, Microsoft, patching, hacking the army (sort of), and 49 arrests in a Europol action against bank fraudsters!
Canadian hacker, 22, gets 18 months in prison over US trade secrets theft
A Canadian member of the gang who hacked into the US Army and Microsoft is believed to be the first foreign hacker to be convicted of stealing trade secrets in the US.
Syrian Electronic Army hijacks US Army website
“Your commanders admit they are training the people they have sent you to die fighting”, said one of the messages posted on the site.
Accused game hacker flees to Europe, says he can’t afford defence
The Australian, who’s fled to Europe, was 17 when he allegedly took part in the heist of unreleased gaming and Apache helicopter training software.
Alleged US Army hacker Lauri Love wants his computers back
A man arrested on suspicion of hacking into the computer systems of the United States Army and other federal agencies is petitioning for the return of his encrypted computers and storage devices.
International hackers charged over Call of Duty and Apache helicopter software theft
Hackers from Australia, Canada and the US have been charged with breaking into the networks of games developers and the US Army to steal software worth at least $100m, according to prosecutors.