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  Spamhaus cyberattack suspect rolled around Spain in 'hacking van' command center

  By Jeff Blagdon on April 29, 2013 12:09 am + 24 comments

  More details are coming out about the arrest of the 35-year-old Dutch national charged in Continue reading…

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  After service disruption, Egypt arrests three divers severing undersea internet cable

  By Sam Byford on March 27, 2013 08:22 pm + 27 comments

  Recent internet service disruption in parts of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia may have been the Continue reading…

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  Japanese authorities arrest 27 in nationwide file-sharing crackdown

  By Bryan Bishop on March 3, 2013 08:37 pm + 62 comments

  Last year Japan's parliament put a measure into place that made downloading copyright material a Continue reading…

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  Behind the next-gen Xbox leaks and police raid of hacker SuperDaE

  By Adi Robertson on February 24, 2013 10:07 am + 39 comments

  Earlier this week, Australian police raided the home of SuperDaE, a hacker and gaming enthusiast who Continue reading…

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  Fraud ring allegedly used stolen identities to call premium numbers, racking up $8 million in bills

  By Dante D'Orazio on February 13, 2013 06:08 pm + 7 comments

  Phone providers like AT&T and T-Mobile were left on the short end of a decade-long fraud scheme that Continue reading…

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  Greek police Photoshop away bruises in mug shots, prompting public outcry

  By Adi Robertson on February 9, 2013 07:57 pm + 178 comments

  A Greek prosecutor has asked for an investigation into whether retouched mug shots are covering up Continue reading…

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  When social media posts spur real-life arrests

  By Adi Robertson on January 7, 2013 05:28 pm

  Around the world, governments are struggling to pin down the repercussions of boundary-pushing Continue reading…

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  Google complies with Brazilian court order to pull political video from YouTube

  By Bryan Bishop on September 27, 2012 09:06 pm + 53 comments

  Reuters is reporting that Google has complied with the requests of Brazilian authorities to pull a Continue reading…

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  Brazilian judge orders arrest of local Google president over negative election videos on YouTube

  By Adi Robertson on September 25, 2012 02:09 pm + 83 comments

  A Brazilian judge has ordered the arrest of Google's president of operations in Brazil over a pair Continue reading…

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  China's biggest search company fires employees for deleting posts for cash

  By Jeff Blagdon on August 6, 2012 06:10 am + 7 comments

  The new user contracts that Sina Weibo instituted in May are great for keeping anti-government Continue reading…