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28.10.05

Can the government track your cell phone's location without probable cause?

27.10.05

Web defacer sentenced, facing deportation

26.10.05

Network Forensics: Tapping the Internet - Sandstorm NetIntercept - Niksun NetVCR

25.10.05

The Click-Wrap Conundrum by Mark Rasch

24.10.05

FCC Tightens Security Grip On Colleges And Universities

Universities Not Happy With Security Law

19.10.05

Will Wi-Fi Make Your Private Network Public? Wardriving, Criminal and Civil Liability, and the Security Risks of Wireless Networks

14.10.05

The Becker Posner Blog is a Great Resource

12.10.05

Bazak International Corp. v. Tarrant Apparel Group - Court holds that an e-mail is sufficient to satisfy the requirements for written contract

Unread Email Notification of Contract Amendment Upheld - Paola Briceño v. Sprint Spectrum, L.P., d/b/a Sprint PCS

Security pros savage Tsunami hacker verdict

A Day in the Life of an Information Security Investigator - Case Of The Audacious Attacker - Part VIII

5.10.05

Microsoft FAT patent rejected - again

3.10.05

Microsoft's five-month Office flaw exploited

Can writing software be a crime? - SecurityFocus - A reading of the indictment makes the answer appear to be yes. - "Loverspy was a computer program designed and marketed by Mr. Perez for people to use to spy on others. Prospective purchasers, after paying $89 through a web site in Texas, were electronically redirected to Perez’s computers in San Diego, where the “members” area of Loverspy was located. Purchasers would then select from a menu an electronic greeting card to send to up to five different victims or email addresses. The purchaser would draft an email sending the card and use a true or fake email address for the sender. Unbeknownst to the victims, once the email greeting card was opened, Loverspy secretly installed itself on their computer. From that point on, all activities on the computer, including emails sent and received, web sites visited, and passwords entered were intercepted, collected and sent to the purchaser directly or through Mr. Perez’s computers in San Diego. Loverspy also gave the purchaser the ability remotely to control the victim’s computer, including accessing, changing and deleting files, and turning on web-enabled cameras connected to the victim computers. Over 1,000 purchasers from the United States and the rest of the world purchased Loverspy and used it against more than 2,000 victims."