Since Representative Joe Garcia’s chief of staff resigned on Friday after admitting to taking part in an absentee ballot fraud scheme, the congressman has expressed outrage and called the fiasco an opportunity to fix the flawed absentee ballot process. Jeffrey Garcia, no relation, takes full responsibility for the plot, he said. “We…
Notre Dame Football Faulted For Covering Up Manti Te’o Hoax While Refusing to Probe Rape Scandal
DemocracyNow.org – Notre Dame’s star linebacker and team leader Manti T’eo is in the media limelight after reports have emerged that his girlfriend may never have existed — a girlfriend who allegedly died of leukemia and inspired him to become a top football player in her memory. Read More…. View…
Google engineer in Street View probe identifies as a ‘hacker’
The engineer responsible for writing the code that led to tons of personal and private data being collected from the Google's Street View cars is found out and called a "GOD in the wireless community." View … View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
West Shore RCMP probe surge in credit card fraud
West Shore RCMP are in the middle of three fraud investigations following a spike in the last month in people using stolen credit card numbers to make purchases. View full post on credit card fraud – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Microsoft, U.S. Marshals Raid Offices in Botnet Probe
Microsoft employees, accompanied by United States marshals, raided two nondescript office buildings in Pennsylvania and Illinois, aiming to disrupt one of the most pernicious forms of online crime today — botnets, or groups of computers that help harvest bank account passwords and other personal information from millions of other computers….
Ex-cop found guilty of trying to derail federal probe
By Justin Berton The San Francisco Chronicle RICHMOND, Calif. — A former Richmond police officer pleaded guilty Friday to buying firearms for young men at his security firm and trying to derail a federal inquiry into the purchase. Danny Harris, 31, admitted in U.S. District Court in Oakland that he…
Teen held in computer hacking probe
A teenager has been arrested in Ireland on suspicion of links to an international computer hacking group. Related Stories Jobs boost for animation company Medic sex abuse 'worse than Church' Not much time for new hospital plan Mortgages appeal process backed Councillor's son accused of hacking View full post on…
Sheriff arrested in computer fraud probe
MONROE, La. (AP) — Ouachita Parish Sheriff Royce Edward Toney has been arrested on computer fraud and identity theft charges. View full post on computer theft – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Hacker Group Anonymous Intercepted U.S. Call Over Probe
The online hacker group Anonymous intercepted a telephone call between FBI agents and U.K. authorities involving a joint investigation of the group, according to the U.S. government. View full post on anonymous hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
U.S. Officials Probe Threats Against DOJ, FBI Websites
Federal authorities said they were investigating disruptions to the Justice Department website and threats to the site maintained by the FBI believed to be prompted by the arrests of four suspects as part of a far-reaching Internet piracy investigation. Federal authorities said they were investigating disruptions to the Justice Department…
