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Law and Order
Blackhole exploit kit creator Paunch sent behind bars
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2016-04-15 13:52
The hacker behind the infamous Blackhole and Cool exploit kits has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
This week, the Zamoskvoretskiy Moscow court sentenced seven hackers to between five-and-a-half and eight years in prison for cybercrime offenses. According to local news outlet Tass (translation), Dmitry Fedotov, aka "Paunch," is among those convicted.
Barrett Brown sentenced to 63 months for 'merely linking to hacked material'
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2015-01-23 03:35
In a rebuke to a legion of online supporters and what the journalist and one-time member of Anonymous called a “dangerous precedent”, Barrett Brown was sentenced to 63 months in prison by a federal judge in Dallas on Thursday.
Why Kim Dotcom hasn’t been extradited 3 years after the US smashed Megaupload
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2015-01-19 03:02
Kim Dotcom has never been shy. And in December 2011, roughly a month before things for Dotcom were set to drastically change, he still oozed with bravado: Dotcom released a song ("The Megaupload Song") in conjunction with producer Printz Board. It featured a number of major pop stars—including the likes of Kanye West, Jamie Foxx, and Serena Williams—all singing that they "love Megaupload." If the star power wasn't enough, Dotcom placed an exclamation point at the end. In the lyrics, he claimed that Megaupload comprised four percent of all Internet traffic.
Apple, Google agree to new settlement in anti-poaching class action suit
Submitted by l33tdawg on Wed, 2015-01-14 09:17
Apple and Google are among four tech companies to sign off on the revamped conditions that will possibly bring an end to the drawn out antitrust lawsuit, reports Reuters. While the sum has yet to be disclosed, the publication notes at least one named plaintiff who disagreed with an initial offer is now on board with the latest amount.
iPhone owners sue Apple over storage space, allege fraud
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2015-01-05 02:25
A pair of Florida men have sued Apple for allegedly misrepresenting the amount of storage room available to owners of 16GB iPhones and iPads.
The two, Paul Orshan and Christopher Endara, accused Apple of "unfair, unlawful, and fraudulent business acts or practices," including false advertising, and asked a California federal judge to designate the lawsuit as a class action so that others can participate.
