Child porn cricket coach jailed – BBC News
“An England cricket coach who admitted downloading child pornography on a laptop owned by the national cricketing board has been jailed for six months.”
BBC News, 26th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: computer crime
Supporters urge halt to hacker’s extradition to US – The Guardian
“Autism experts, politicians, lawyers and civil rights campaigners are urging Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, to intervene in the case of the British hacker Gary McKinnon so that he can be tried in Britain rather than being extradited to the US.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cambridge lecturer sentenced for child porn – The Independent
“A Cambridge University academic was given a 12-month suspended prison sentence today after detectives found more than 1,000 indecent images of children on his computers.”
The Independent, 5th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hacker appeals to home secretary – BBC News
“Lawyers for a Briton accused of hacking into secret military and Nasa computers are asking the home secretary to ensure he is not jailed in the US.”
BBC News, 1st September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hacker Gary McKinnon loses appeal against extradition to US – The Guardian
“Gary McKinnon, a computer expert who hacked into dozens of US military computers, lost his appeal to the European court of human rights today and faces extradition to the US in the next fortnight, his solicitor said.”
The Guardian, 28th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hacker granted two-week stay on extradition to the US – The Guardian
“Gary McKinnon, 42, lost his House of Lords appeal against the extradition last month, but today he was granted a stay until August 28 by the European court of human rights.”
The Guardian, 12th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hacker vows to fight extradition – BBC News
“A Briton accused of hacking into top-secret military computers has vowed to fight extradition to stand trial in the US after losing a court appeal.”
BBC News, 30th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hacker loses extradition appeal – BBC News
“A Briton accused of hacking into top secret military computers has lost a Law Lords appeal against being extradited to stand trial in the US.”
BBC News, 30th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ruling due on hacker extradition – BBC News
“The Law Lords are due to decide whether a Briton accused of hacking into top secret military computers should be extradited to the US to stand trial.”
BBC News, 30th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Asprox computer virus infects key government and consumer websites – The Times
” Cyber-criminals have attacked key government and consumer websites, allowing them to steal the personal details of anyone browsing the sites, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 23rd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Peers call for cybercrime shakeup (again) – OUT-LAW.com
“Peers are calling for a reversal of rules that stop UK victims reporting cybercrimes directly to the police. The House of Lords science committee is also encouraging the government to introduce a data breach notification law.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th July 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Dacre promises new look at rules on hacking by journalists – The Guardian
“The editor of the Daily Mail, Paul Dacre, has promised to re-examine the rules that prevent journalists hacking into computers to obtain personal information, to clarify and possibly tighten them, after becoming chairman of the body responsible for the editors’ code that governs newspapers and magazines.”
The Guardian, 17th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
British hacker should not be extradited to US, Lords told – The Guardian
“A British man who allegedly hacked into the Pentagon’s computer network should not be extradited to America because US prosecutors tried to intimidate him into cooperating with them, the House of Lords was told today.”
The Guardian, 16th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Superhacker’ bids to halt extradition – The Independent
“A British man accused of the ‘biggest military computer hack of all time’ will make a last desperate plea today to try to stop his extradition to the US.”
The Independent, 16th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fraudsters hack into Home Office website – Daily Telegraph
“Cunning computer hackers have hijacked the Home Office crime reduction website and used it to carry out an elaborate online scam.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Home Office backs e-crime overhaul – OUT-LAW.com
“Home Office ministers are poised to give the green light for the establishment of a central e-crime reporting and investigation agency in the UK.”
OUT-LAW.com, 21st May 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Computer Misuse Act changes are delayed further – OUT-LAW.com
“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.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th May 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
One lord leaping on the government’s IT flaws – The Guardian
“Lord Erroll, Secretary to the All Party Internet Group in the Lords, is a leading light in the movement to protect our security online.”
The Guardian, 10th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bank details ‘being sold for £5 on the internet’ – Daily Telegraph
“Bank account details are selling for as little as £5 as part of a thriving trade in stolen information on the internet, according to a report.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tories want new ‘cybercrime’ police unit – Daily Telegraph
“A new police unit to tackle ‘cybercrime’ is to be proposed by the Conservatives.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
