Kim Dotcom is due to appear in Auckland High Court tomorrow morning as representatives of the US government appeal a ruling that set the Megaupload founder free on bail last week. Dotcom was granted bail on the conditions that he wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, stay at his rented mansion…
Lance Spitzner, The Honeynet Project, founder
Lance Spitzner of Honeynet fame has agreed to a Thought Leadership interview and we certainly thank him for his time. View full post on SANS Technology Institute – Security Thought Leaders View full post on National Cyber Security
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom released on bail as low flight risk
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was granted bail in a New Zealand court this morning after a judge found he is not a flight risk, disagreeing with two previous rulings that kept him in jail. Dotcom and several others ran Megaupload, a now-defunct file-sharing site that drew the ire of the…
MegaUpload founder Dotcom denied bail, alleges police brutality
MegaUpload founder and CEO Kim Dotcom has again been denied bail by a New Zealand court, after his appeal to the High Court was rejected over fears he might abscond to avoid extradition. The appeals judge agreed with a lower court decision in late January that Dotcom – who has…
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom refused bail
Kim Dotcom has been remanded in custody until February 22, the judge denying the Megaupload founder’s application for bail. It is expected that an extradition hearing will be held at that time. Judge David McNaughton had reserved his decision since Monday afternoon, when Dotcom’s bail hearing was held. At the…
Megaupload founder joked about his ‘hacker’ past
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two years ago, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom joked in emails with his new neighbors in New Zealand about his bad-boy reputation before telling them his criminal past was behind him and he was coming to the country with good intentions. “I am a former hacker”…
Megaupload founder joked about his ‘hacker’ past (AP)
AP – Two years ago, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom joked in emails with his new neighbors in New Zealand about his bad-boy reputation before telling them his criminal past was behind him and he was coming to the country with good intentions. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News…
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom arrested in New Zealand
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and three other people connected with the file-sharing site were arrested in Auckland as the website was shut down by US federal authorities. Megaupload.com is a “cyberlocker” website which allows users to upload and store large files. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) alleges the site…
Megaupload founder held in N. Zealand, home raided
New Zealand police seized a treasure trove of luxury goods from the founder of file-sharing site Megaupload.com Friday as four suspected Internet pirates wanted in the United States appeared in court. View full post on germany cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Reddit Founder, DNS Hacker And Other SOPA Critics Will Address Congress In Hearing
Opponents of the Stop Online Piracy Act, the bill that threatens to block large swathes of foreign websites for alleged copyright infringement, have complained that Congress has yet to hear their voice. In the initial hearing and markup of the bill in Congress, the only outside critic of the bill…