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CPS refusal pushes Nasa hacker step closer to extradition
News The Crown Prosecution Service has decided it will not prosecute self-confessed Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon in the UK, edging him closer to extradition to the US. McKinnon's diagnosis with Asperger's Syndrome, a condition... [27 Feb 2009]
Will Nasa hacker be prosecuted in UK?
News The Crown Prosecution Service will give a decision in the next four weeks as to whether it will prosecute Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon. However, a prosecution in the UK by the Crown Prosecution Service... [16 Jan 2009]
Nasa hacker says will plead guilty in UK
News The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) told ZDNet UK on Monday that it had received Todner's letter. The self-confessed hacker, who was also known as 'Solo', is accused by the US government of hacking 97 US... [13 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 expert. Clayton added specific... [04 Jan 2008]
Criminal IT: Unlocking the power of computer crime evidence
Comment Police officers can no longer afford to treat the computer as a special case; crown prosecutors can no longer afford to be reluctant over presenting such evidence; and the courts themselves need to be well-prepared for... [19 Oct 2005]
Two UK virus writers banged up
News Jordan Bradley, a 22-year-old electrician from Darlington, was sentenced to three months at Newcastle Crown Court after pleading guilty to "unauthorised modifications to the contents of computers with the intent to... [07 Oct 2005]
How to secure today's enterprise
Comment Once you've identified 'the crown jewels', the next step is to set rules on who gets to see them. Ken Munro, managing director of ethical hacking company SecureTest, says: "Check people's history.... [08 Mar 2005]
British man arrested over Cisco code theft
News Cisco IOS is the crown jewel of the networking giant's product portfolio. Julie Prinsep, a spokeswoman for Scotland Yard, said the man is suspected of committing 'hacking offenses' under that country's... [20 Sep 2004]
5 years ago: NCIS outlines the danger of cybercrime
News In the wake of Monday's warning by the Crown Prosecution Service, NCIS has published the Trawler Report. The survey, sponsored by Novell, identified three burgeoning criminal activities - hacking, virus... [22 Jun 2004]
Leader: British justice a laughing stock
Leader This reaction was one which the presiding judge at Southwark Crown Court understood and one which he said he considered to be "very serious". He also stated that it was now time to send out a message that... [03 Feb 2004]
Teen who sparked US nuclear terror alert escapes prison
News A University of Exeter student who hacked into US Department of Energy computers responsible for US energy supplies and for the integrity and safety of US nuclear weapons has been sentenced to 200 hours community service at Southwark... [02 Feb 2004]
Hacker chatroom secrets exposed
News The two hackers - who go under the tags dryice and frixion - were both named by Caffrey during his defence at Southwark Crown Court in London earlier this month. During his testimony, Caffrey told the court that he... [24 Oct 2003]
Teen cleared of hacking charge
News The UK teenager accused of launching a distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) on the Port of Houston's IT systems was acquitted at Southwark Crown Court today. During the trial Caffrey was accused of being part of... [17 Oct 2003]
UK teen accused over port attack part of "elite" hacking group
News Giving evidence yesterday at Southwark Crown Court, Caffrey said he had seen evidence of Dry Ice and Friction's hacking ability in scripts for Zombies and Trojan Horses in a chatroom on a dot-tv domain... [14 Oct 2003]
Expert witness dismisses UK hacking suspect's defence
News The defence counsel for Aaron Caffrey, who is on trial at Southwark Crown Court, had said that his client's computer could have been compromised by a hacker who had altered the system's log files - which record how the... [09 Oct 2003]
