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Computer consultant sentenced to six years in prison for sextortion

A 32-year-old paraplegic man was sentenced to six years in prison for breaking into more than 100 computers for financial information and nude photos. Luis Mijangos was a freelance computer

Can you trust your own laptop?

Yet another case of peeping via webcams has surfaced, this time with a 20-year-old computer repair tech arrested on suspicion of installing spyware on an unknown number of Mac laptops. This case is

Peeping computer repairman is cautionary tale for outsourcing maintenance

A computer repair tech has been arrested for spying on women undressing and showering, via software he installed on the Mac laptops he repaired. The twist is that 20-year-old Trevor Harwell allegedly

Leasing company sued for allegedly spying via laptop webcam

A couple has filed a suit against Aaron's, an office supply rental chain, for allegedly spying on them via software called PC Rental Agent that they say came preinstalled with the laptop they leased.

FBI probes high school webcam spying incident

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is now investigating whether Harriton High School broke any federal wiretap laws in which software was installed and activated to spy on a student at home. The

Is your webcam watching you?

It has emerged that the Lower Merion School District of Ardmore, Philadelphia, has been accused in a lawsuit of spying on students and family. You can read more details in our report here , but it

School accused of spying on students via laptop webcams in lawsuit

A high school student and his parents have filed a lawsuit against the Lower Merion School District of Ardmore, Philadelphia. The lawsuit accused the school district of spying on students and family

Vast spy system detected in 103 countries

Researchers based at the Munk Center for International Studies at the University of Toronto have uncovered a vast electronic spying operation that they say has infiltrated at least 1,295 computers