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    Extradition Appeal for British Hacker Dismissed (PC World)
    PC World - A British hacker who broke into U.S. military computers looks set to be extradited to the U.S. after the highest British court... -- read full article
    Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:20:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    British NASA hacker to face U.S. trial (Reuters)

    British computer hacker Gary McKinnon, who committed 'the biggest military computer hack of all time', speaks at an Information Security conference at Olympia in west London April 27, 2006. (Toby Melville/Reuters)Reuters - A British computer expert lost his appeal on Wednesday against extradition to the United States where he is accused of "the biggest military hack of all time" and could face up to 70 years in prison.


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    Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:36:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    British computer hacker loses appeal over US extradition (AFP)

    Gary McKinnon, pictured here outside the Royal Courts of Justice earlier in July 2008. McKinnon, accused of hacking into the computer systems of the US military and NASA, has lost his appeal against extradition to face trial.(AFP/File/John D McHugh)AFP - A British man accused of hacking into the computer systems of the US military and NASA on Wednesday lost his appeal against extradition to face trial.


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    Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:24:05 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    British UFO Hacker Ordered Extradited to U.S. (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Britain's top court on Wednesday refused to block the extradition of a British hacker accused of breaking into military and NASA computers in the U.S. The accused hacker says he broke into the systems on a quest for information about UFOs. -- read full article
    Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:56:30 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Most Malicious Code Launched From Legitimate Web Sites (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - The proliferation of user-generated content on popular Web 2.0 sites has opened the door for hackers to plant malware, says Websense report. -- read full article
    Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:45:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Oracle Issues Alert For WebLogic Plugin Vulnerability (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - The exploit code was released July 17, two days after Oracle issued its second-quarter Critical Patch Update. -- read full article
    Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:37:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Oracle Issues Warning Over Dangerous WebLogic Flaw (PC World)
    PC World - Oracle is scrambling to create an emergency patch for a severe vulnerability in the company's WebLogic server, as exploit code... -- read full article
    Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:20:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    The Tale of Two Busted Spammers (PC World)
    PC World - Being a technology reporter, my e-mail inbox is a crowded place. -- read full article
    Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:40:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Norton Safe Web Searches Sites for Malware (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Symantec on Monday opened public beta testing of a new site-reputation plug-in called Norton Safe Web. -- read full article
    Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:04:27 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Escaped 'spam king' allegedly kills self, family (CNET)
    CNET - A convicted spammer who escaped from prison was found dead Thursday night, along with his wife and 3-year-old daughter. -- read full article
    Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:58:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Get Ready For Google Gadget Malware (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - At Black Hat, RSnake is expected to demonstrate a zero-day vulnerability that allows for information theft, spoofing, and authentication issues. -- read full article
    Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz (InfoWorld)
    InfoWorld - What happened this week? The big names posted their quarterly results, the recording industry suffered more setbacks, and the Microsoft-Yahoo-Icahn kerfuffle once again appears to be over (this time it might actually be true). Rogue IT admins and spammers also got their comeuppance, though some managed to escape. -- read full article
    Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Hackers get hold of critical Internet flaw (AFP)

    A skull-and-crossbones symbol is placed over a computer keyboard at a 'hacker academy' in Paris, France. Internet security researchers on Thursday warned that hackers have caught on to a AFP - Internet security researchers on Thursday warned that hackers have caught on to a "critical" flaw that lets them control traffic on the Internet.


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    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:33:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Prosecutor: Escaped convict, wife, daughter slain (AP)
    AP - A convicted spammer fatally shot his wife and young daughter in an apparent murder-suicide Thursday while being sought after escaping prison last weekend, authorities said. -- read full article
    Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Fugitive Spam King Dead in Apparent Murder-suicide (PC World)
    PC World - Convicted spammer Eddie Davidson has killed himself, apparently after murdering his wife and three year-old daughter. -- read full article
    Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:20:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
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