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Calif. e-trading scammer gets jail and an Internet ban
A California man was sentenced to 15 months in prison last week after pleading guilty to a major scam involving opening tens of thousands of bogus online brokerage accounts. Michael Largent, 22, of... Read more...
Sun shareholders approve merger with Oracle
Sun Microsystems has announced that its shareholders have voted in favor of a merger with software juggernaut Oracle. Of course, the acquisition will still have to cross the desk of the U.S.... Read more...
Experts: Most users clueless about cybersecurity
According to two government officials, the Internet is particularly vulnerable because most users have no idea what they are up against or how to prevent a cyberattack. Michael Stawasz, senior... Read more...
LexisNexis warns of breaches
Information broker LexisNexis is warning more than 13,000 consumers that a Florida man facing charges in a racketeering conspiracy may have accessed sensitive consumer databases that were used to... Read more...
On again, off again for Yahoo-Google?
The proposed advertising search deal between Yahoo and Google has been traveling on a rocky road, and there is a risk it could fall apart. The Wall Street Journal reported that the business... Read more...
U.S. government fights ID theft
Identity theft is a major problem, but the federal government maintains it has been working hard to crackdown on the violators. A government report said the Department of Justice increased the number... Read more...
NSA off the hook for wiretapping suit
The National Security Agency should not have to deal with a lawsuit that challenges the propriety of secretly tapping into communications without court-ordered warrants. At least, that is the... Read more...
Google deficient at protecting privacy of its users
In what will undoubtedly prove to be a controversial decision, Google ranked worse than any other Internet company when it comes to protecting the privacy of its users in an interim report by... Read more...
Microsoft pushes for worm patch
While the Department of Justice made its plea last week, now Microsoft is strongly urging, nearly pleading, with... Read more...
Email theft draws ire of Justice department
Email tampering clearly doesn't go over well with the Department of Justice. The agency's investigation and prosecution of a Utah man for allegedly accessing his ex-bosses' email accounts shows... Read more...
