computer misuse act
CPS refusal pushes Nasa hacker step closer to extradition
News In December, McKinnon's legal team sent a letter to the CPS in which he confessed to offences under section 2 of the Computer Misuse Act, in an attempt to be prosecuted in the UK rather... [27 Feb 2009]
Nasa hacker wins judicial review
News McKinnon sent a signed confession to Starmer in December admitting offences under Section 2 of the Computer Misuse Act, in the hope of being prosecuted under UK law. Gary McKinnon, the... [23 Jan 2009]
Nasa hacker extradition: On hold
News Late last December, McKinnon sent a confession to Keir Starmer, the director of public prosecutions (DPP), in the hope he might be tried in the UK under the Computer Misuse Act, rather... [20 Jan 2009]
Will Nasa hacker be prosecuted in UK?
News On 23 December Todner sent a letter to the director of public prosecutions (DPP) Keir Starmer to say McKinnon would plead guilty if tried in the UK under the Computer Misuse Act (CMA).... [16 Jan 2009]
Nasa hacker says will plead guilty in UK
News His solicitor, Karen Todner, sent a letter to Keir Starmer, the director of public prosecutions (DPP), to say McKinnon would plead guilty if tried in the UK under the Computer Misuse Act... [13 Jan 2009]
'We'll block police home PC hacks': Security vendors
News UK police already have the power to hack into suspect systems without a warrant, due to an amendment to the Computer Misuse Act, which came into force in 1995. Two security vendors have... [09 Jan 2009]
Full steam ahead for police plans to hack home PCs
News According to Richard Clayton, a Cambridge University computer security expert, it has been legal for the police to hack into suspect systems without a warrant since 1995, when a 1994 amendment of the... [05 Jan 2009]
CPS hack attack guidelines: 'Confused'
News Guidelines published this week by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on how to interpret amendments to the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) have been branded "confused" by a renowned security... [04 Jan 2008]
Police: There's no piggybacking crackdown
News To do so potentially breaches the Computer Misuse Act and the Communications Act, so computer users need to be aware that this is unlawful and police... [24 Aug 2007]
Cheat Sheet: The Computer Misuse Act
Cheat Sheet The Computer Misuse Act. As well as being the vehicle for delivering Labour's police reforms, the Police and Justice Act contains amendments to the... [29 Nov 2006]
The A to Z of security
News A recent update to the UK's Computer Misuse Act has increased the maximum jail term for hacking a computer from six months to two years. Cyber crime is a hot political... [14 Nov 2006]
Stolen laptop leaves Nationwide red-faced
News Along with other authorities including the Information Commissioner and the police we considered when and how Nationwide should communicate with customers on this issue in a way that minimises any potential misuse of the... [14 Nov 2006]
Denial of service attackers face 10 years in jail
News The long-overdue updating of the 1990 Computer Misuse Act also increases the sentence for hacking a computer from a maximum of six months to two years' imprisonment.... [10 Nov 2006]
Police crack down on dodgy data
Case Study Cheat Sheets The Computer Misuse Act ID cards Freedom of Information Act 2000 Humberside Police is cleaning up its crime-fighting information and making it... [09 Nov 2006]
'Email bomb' teen gets two-month curfew
News A UK teenager pleaded guilty on Wednesday to breaking the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) by crashing the email server of his former employer. The CMA, which was introduced in 1990, explicitly... [24 Aug 2006]
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