No arrest warrant yet in Chris Brown probe (Reuters)

Reuters - Miami officials said on Friday reports of an arrest warrant issued for R&B singer Chris Brown are inaccurate, although the singer is still a suspect in the alleged theft of a mobile phone earlier this week......»»

[Via: YAHOO][Cat: top]Feb 24th, 2012

25 alleged Anonymous members arrested internationally; hacker group retaliates

Tuesday afternoon, the international police organization Interpol announced the arrest of 25 alleged members of Anonymous by officials in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Spain. Shortly after the announcement, Interpol's website was hit by a distributed d.....»»

[Via: ARSTECHNICA][Cat: top]Feb 28th, 2012

Police arrest 25 suspected Anonymous members in international sting

Gareth Morgan, V3.co.uk Arrests made in Europe and Latin America in Interpol-backed operation Police have arrested 25 suspected Anonymous hackers in Europe and Latin America as part of an international sting operation against the hacktivist group. Opera.....»»

[Via: V3][Cat: top]Feb 29th, 2012

2 UK accused of stealing Jackson music from Sony (AP)

AP - Two men have been charged in Britain with hacking into Sony Music's computers and stealing music, the company and British police said Monday. A person familiar with the situation said the hackers had obtained unreleased Michael Jackson tracks......»»

[Via: YAHOO][Cat: top]Mar 5th, 2012

Two UK accused of stealing Jackson music from Sony

(AP) -- Two men have been charged in Britain with hacking into Sony Music's computers and stealing music, the company and British police said Monday. A person familiar with the situation said the hackers had obtained unreleased Michael Jackson tracks......»»

[Via: PHYSORG][Cat: top]Mar 5th, 2012

Police arrest LulzSec leaders in global anti-hacking sting as Sabu turns informant

Gareth Morgan, V3.co.uk Six men arrested over alleged involvement in hacking attacks The hackers behind the infamous LulzSec group have reportedly been rounded up in a Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) operation after the group's leader, Sabu, beca.....»»

[Via: V3][Cat: top]Mar 6th, 2012

Irish police arrest man in global computer hacking inquiry

Irish police said they had arrested a man Tuesday as part of an international operation after five members of Anonymous and an offshoot computer hacking group were charged in the United States......»»

[Via: PHYSORG][Cat: top]Mar 6th, 2012

Irish police free man held in global computer hacking probe

An Irish man arrested as part of an international police operation against computer hackers has been released without charge, police said Wednesday......»»

[Via: PHYSORG][Cat: top]Mar 7th, 2012

UK police quiz man over abortion website attack

(AP) -- Police have arrested a man suspected of hacking into the website of a major British abortion provider, vandalizing it and stealing sensitive data, officials said Friday......»»

[Via: PHYSORG][Cat: top]Mar 9th, 2012

Anonymous hits police supplier in LulzSec retaliation attack

Shaun Nichols, V3.co.uk Hacktivists vow to fight on after arrests Anonymous has attacked a company linked to the New York Police Department in what the group said was a show that it will not relent following the arrest of several........»»

[Via: V3][Cat: top]Mar 9th, 2012

Groupon amends practices after UK probe

(AP) -- A British regulator says online deals site Groupon will change the way it markets its products after drawing criticism from consumers......»»

[Via: PHYSORG][Cat: top]Mar 16th, 2012

Dutch Police Arrest 17-year-old Suspected of Breaching Hundreds of KPN Servers

The Dutch High Tech Crime Team has arrested a 17-year-old suspected of compromising customer account data on hundreds of servers belonging to telecommunications........»»

[Via: PCWORLD][Cat: top]Mar 27th, 2012

Boston pays $170k to settle cell phone recording lawsuit

The City of Boston has agreed to pay Simon Glik $170,000 in damages and legal fees to settle a civil rights lawsuit. Glik was arrested in 2007 on Boston Common for using his cell phone to record the arrest of another man. Police then arrested Glik, too, a.....»»

[Via: ARSTECHNICA][Cat: top]Mar 27th, 2012

Six Anonymous hackers arrested in latest Interpol sting

Alastair Stevenson , V3.co.uk Police in Dominican Republic arrest more suspected hactivists Police in the Dominican Republic have arrested six suspected members of Anonymous, continuing law enforcement's ongoing global operation against the hacktivist c.....»»

[Via: V3][Cat: top]Mar 28th, 2012

More Charges Filed in Olympus Case

Japanese securities regulators ended their probe of Olympus as additional charges were filed. Investigations by police and prosecutors continue......»»

[Via: WSJ][Cat: top]Mar 28th, 2012

You"re Under Arrest! Hand Over That iPhone

Police buy up devices that break passwords to get at suspects' data.....»»

[Via: BUSINESSWEEK][Cat: top]Mar 29th, 2012

James Murdoch steps down as BSkyB chairman

(AP) -- Media executive James Murdoch, under pressure over his role in Britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal, has stepped down as chairman of British Sky Broadcasting PLC, the company announced Tuesday......»»

[Via: PHYSORG][Cat: top]Apr 3rd, 2012

7 Rules for Recording Police [Civil Rights]

Last week the City of Boston agreed to pay Simon Glik $170,000 in damages and legal fees to settle a civil rights lawsuit stemming from his 2007 felony arrest for videotaping police roughing up a suspect. Prior to the settlement, the First Circuit Court o.....»»

[Via: GIZMODO][Cat: top]Apr 10th, 2012

UK Police Arrest Two Over Anti-terrorist Hotline Prank Calls

U.K. police arrested two teenagers on Thursday evening for allegedly making hoax phone calls to a hotline set up to report suspicious terrorism-related activity........»»

[Via: PCWORLD][Cat: top]Apr 12th, 2012

Team Poison hackers threaten authorities over leader"s arrest

Alastair Stevenson , V3.co.uk Group calls for Anonymous affiliates to join ‘protest' over Trick's arrest Hacker crew Team Poison has threatened to target the British authorities over the arrest of its leader, Trick, following the group's high-profile .....»»

[Via: V3][Cat: top]Apr 16th, 2012