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Ars Technica
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

Op-ed: Charges against journalist Tim Burke are a hack job

Journalists face legal risks under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for using publicly available information without permission. [ more ]
Electronic Frontier Foundation
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

Is the Justice Department Even Following Its Own Policy in Cybercrime Prosecution of a Journalist?

The indictment against journalist Tim Burke raises questions about the application of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)
EFF has long advocated for clarity in the CFAA to prevent misuse in prosecutions [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
4 months ago
San Francisco

Fired San Francisco banking engineer gets two years for cloud hack

A former First Republic Bank cloud engineer has been sentenced to two years in prison for vandalizing the company's computer network after being fired.
The engineer logged into the bank's network without authorization, deleting code repositories, deleting logs, leaving taunts, and impersonating other employees. [ more ]
emptywheel
5 months ago
Left-wing politics

Hunter Biden Accused Rudy Giuliani of Hacking His Data, Not Defamation - emptywheel

Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss' civil trial against Rudy Giuliani is going to trial tomorrow.
Hunter Biden is suing Giuliani and his former personal lawyer for allegedly hacking his data. [ more ]
emptywheel
5 months ago
US politics

Hunter Biden Accused Rudy Giuliani of Hacking His Data, Not Defamation - emptywheel

Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss' civil trial against Rudy Giuliani is going to trial tomorrow.
Hunter Biden is suing Giuliani and his former personal lawyer for allegedly hacking his data. [ more ]
emptywheel
5 months ago
US politics

Hunter Biden Accused Rudy Giuliani of Hacking His Data, Not Defamation - emptywheel

Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss' civil trial against Rudy Giuliani is going to trial tomorrow.
Hunter Biden is suing Giuliani and his former personal lawyer for allegedly hacking his data. [ more ]
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