Tech Whirled

May 13, 2008

3 indicted in US for hacking into restaurant computer system (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Filed under: Uncategorized — superdiv @ 11:53 am

3 indicted in US for hacking into restaurant computer system (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A Ukrainian and an Estonian were among three people charged in a scheme to hack into a computer system of a US restaurant chain to steal credit card data, the Justice Department said Monday.

Computer glitch stalls Ice Classic results (Anchorage Daily News)
Organizers of the Nenana Ice Classic still aren’t ready to announce how many people guessed the minute the ice broke up on the Tanana River. Their computer had "an issue."

Opening Glance: Computer, peripheral stocks mixed (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Shares of computer and peripheral makers traded mixed Monday morning while the overall market rose somewhat as oil prices declined and the dollar gained.

Lewis Hamilton and friend targeted in computer blackmail plot (The Register)
Unwiped disc palaver An unemployed man who tried to sell a computer disc that used to belong to the best mate of F1 star Lewis Hamilton has been arrested in Germany.

Java Concepts for AP Computer Science Provides Thorough Grounding in Programming Concepts and Problem-Solving (Centre Daily Times)
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91493) has announced the addition of "Java Concepts for AP Computer Science, 5th Edition" to their offering.

Airport worker charged with viewing child porn on computer (WCAX-TV Vermont)
Associated Press - May 13, 2008 6:55 AM ET ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A worker for an air carrier at the Albany airport is accused of using an airport computer to access child pornography.

Computer Misuse Act changes are delayed further (The Register)
DoS attacks not criminal till October Denial of service attacks will not be criminalised in England and Wales for another six months despite measures lying unused in existing laws since 2006. Changes to the Computer Misuse Act will not be activated until October.

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