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A Swedish gaming group said Tuesday it would buy The Pirate Bay, one of the world\'s most popular filesharing sites, for 5.6 million euros (7.8 million US dollars). The company, Global Gaming Factory (GGF), plans to begin paying copyright fees once the deal is completed. Click Read More for the full story.
The news has been awash the last few weeks with fears over globe-spanning botnets and their criminal intent: Conficker managed to hog the limelight for well over a month, and then came Finjan\'s disclosure of a previously unknown - and currently unnamed - botnet consisting of some 1.9 million malicious agents.
On August 10, 2007, a new section of the German Penal code went into effect. The statute, intended to implement certain provisions of the Council of Europe Treaty on Cybercrime, could be interpreted to make the creation or distribution of computer security software a criminal offense.
Brooklyn, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- Mikeyy Mooney, the 17-year-old creator of StalkDaily.com from Brooklyn, has admitted responsibility for the Twitter worm that rapidly spread through Twitter on Saturday, stating in an email to BNO News, "I am aware of the attack and yes I am behind this attack." Twitter users were infected by simply visiting an infected users Twitter page. Following being infected, users began tweeting about stalkdaily.com with messages such as "Dude, www.StalkDaily.com is awesome. What\'s the fuss?" Click read more for the rest of the story!
The US government has admitted the nation\'s power grid is vulnerable to cyber attack, following reports it has been infiltrated by foreign spies. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) newspaper reported that Chinese and Russian spies were behind this \"pervasive\" breach. It said software had been left behind that could shut down the electric grid. But wait- there\'s more! Click below to continue reading.