Judge says Palin’s use of private e-mail accounts for state business is legalANCHORAGE, Alaska — A judge ruled Wednesday that the Alaska governor’s office can use private e-mail accounts to conduct state business, as former Gov. Sarah Palin sometimes did. Judge says Palin’s use of private e-mail accounts is legalANCHORAGE, Alaska — A judge ruled Wednesday that the Alaska governor’s office can use private e-mail accounts to conduct state business, as former Gov. Sarah Palin sometimes did. Obama administration to convene safety summit on texting, distracted drivingWASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Tuesday he will convene a summit of experts to figure out what to do about driver cell phone use and texting, practices that studies — and a growing number of accidents — show can be deadly. Hackers expose weakness in visiting trusted sites; bogus SSL certificates hijack trafficLAS VEGAS — A powerful new type of Internet attack works like a telephone tap, except operates between computers and Web sites they trust. UK High Court rejects computer hacker’s bid to avoid extradition to the US to face trialLONDON — Britain’s High Court on Friday rejected an autistic British man’s bid to avoid extradition to the United States to face trial for hacking into military computers. Group of senators want states to ban texting while driving or get federal highway money cutWASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers called for states to ban texting while driving or face cuts in highway funds, citing the need to reduce driver distraction and potential highway deaths and injuries. Group of senators wants states to ban texting while driving or get federal highway money cutWASHINGTON — States would be required to ban driving while texting or face the loss of highway funds under legislation being pushed by a group of Democratic senators. Va. Tech Institute: Texting while driving much more dangerous than talking on cell phonesBLACKSBURG, Va. — Texting while driving increases the risk of a crash much more than previous studies have concluded with motorists taking their eyes off the road longer than they do when talking or listening on their cell phones, a safety research institute said Monday. France may introduce a bill to ban pirate downloaders from internet
How to keep your e-mail and other Web accounts safe while travelingWhen Daniel Carter logged on to a shared computer at a hostel in Rome to check e-mail, he had no idea he was in a hacker’s sights. After his trip was over, he discovered someone had hijacked his e-mail account and sent a message to hundreds of his contacts asking for money. Los Angeles’s plan to tap Google Webd services sets off security debate over confidential dataLOS ANGELES — Security and privacy concerns have been raised over a multimillion-dollar proposal by Los Angeles to tap Google Inc.’s Internet-based services for government e-mail, police records and other confidential data. State officials seek change in federal law to control growing cell phone use by prison immatesWASHINGTON — State officials appealed to members of Congress on Wednesday to give states a new tool to control illegal cell phone use by prison inmates and quickly ran into protests from the phone industry. Maryland, Texas officials to push for legislation allowing states to jam illegal cell phonesWASHINGTON — Texas and Maryland officials are urging Congress to approve legislation allowing states to jam illegal cell phones used by prisoners. Lawyer for Briton accused of US military computer hacking: extradition would violate rightsLONDON — Prosecutors failed to consider the human rights argument against forcing an autistic British man accused of hacking into U.S. military computers to stand trial in the United States, a defense lawyer said Tuesday. SKorean police: Hackers extracted data from virus-contaminated computers in cyberattacksSEOUL, South Korea — Hackers extracted lists of files from computers that they contaminated with the virus that triggered cyberattacks last week in the United States and South Korea, police in Seoul said Tuesday. South Korea lowers cyberattack alert after suffering outages in a series of assaultsSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s spy agency lowered the country’s cyberattack alert Monday as affected Web sites returned to normal after suffering outages in a series of assaults that have cast suspicion on North Korea. South Korea lowers cyberattack alertSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s spy agency lowered the country’s cyberattack alert Monday as affected Web sites returned to normal after suffering outages in a series of assaults that have cast suspicion on North Korea. SKorea analyzes infected computers used in cyberattacks, but says it may not trace culpritsSEOUL, South Korea — South Korean police are analyzing a sample of the tens of thousands of infected computers used to crash Web sites in South Korea and the U.S., but conceded Sunday they may not lead to the culprit. SKorea analyses infected computers used in cyberattacks, but says it may not trace culpritsSEOUL, South Korea — South Korean police are analyzing a sample of the tens of thousands of infected computers used to crash Web sites in South Korea and the U.S., but conceded Sunday they may not lead to the culprit. As government tags passports, licenses, critics fear privacy is ‘chipped’ awayClimbing into his Volvo, outfitted with a Matrics antenna and a Motorola reader he’d bought on eBay for $190, Chris Paget cruised the streets of San Francisco with this objective: To read the identity cards of strangers, wirelessly, without ever leaving his car. Report says North Korean army hackers were ordered to attack South Korean networksSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has obtained intelligence that North Korea last month ordered a military institute of computer hackers — known as Lab 110 — to “destroy” South Korean communications networks, news reports said Saturday. Report says NKorean army hackers were ordered to attack SKorean networksSEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean army lab of hackers was ordered to “destroy” South Korean communications networks — evidence the isolated regime was behind cyberattacks that paralyzed South Korean and American Web sites — news reports said Saturday, citing an intelligence briefing. Seoul says attackers who downed Web sites in US, SKorea used IP addresses in Europe, US, SouthSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is learning more about the mysterious cyber attacks that targeted the country and its ally the United States, but the ultimate question of who the instigators are remained elusive. Experts work to untangle US, South Korea cyber attack, disagree over extent of Pyongyang tiesWASHINGTON — U.S. authorities trying to unravel the widespread cyber attacks against government Web sites in the United States and South Korea this week are facing a lengthy, complex investigation that may never identify a culprit, at least not one they would be willing to reveal. Official says 7 SKorean Web sites hacked again after slew of cyber attacks in South, USSEOUL, South Korea — South Korean Web sites were attacked again Thursday after a wave of Web site outages in the U.S. and South Korea that several officials suspect North Korea was behind. Official says 7 SKorean Web sites facing renewed cyber attacksSEOUL, South Korea — A state official says seven South Korean Web sites are under renewed cyber attack. SKorea on high alert for more cyber attacks amid suspicions of NKorea involvementSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea was on high alert Thursday for more cyber attacks amid suspicions that North Korea was behind a recent wave of Web site outages in the South and in the United States. The South warned that computer networks of key infrastructure could be targeted. South Korea on high alert for more cyber attacks amid suspicions of North Korea involvementSEOUL, South Korea — Seoul was on high alert Thursday for more cyber attacks amid suspicions that North Korea was behind a recent wave of Web site outages in South Korea and the United States. The South warned that computer networks of key infrastructure could be targeted. Computer security company says additional wave of cyber attacks expected in SKoreaSEOUL, South Korea — A computer security company says an additional wave of cyber attacks is expected to hit major South Korean Web sites later Thursday. UN official says financial crisis a boon for organized crime operating in West AfricaUNITED NATIONS — The world financial crisis offers organized crime a unique opportunity to return to the global banking systems from which it had been barred by sanctions imposed after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, the U.N.’s top anti-crime official said Wednesday. |
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PARIS — Lawmakers in France’s lower house of parliament are to start debate Tuesday on a new version of a bill aimed at cracking down on online piracy by cutting the Internet connections of those who illegally download movies and music. An earlier version of the bill was found to be unconstitutional. Legislators in the National Assembly are to debate the amended bill through Friday, but decided not to take a vote on it until they return from summer recess in September.
