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RSS arrestAntivirus expert 'gutted' to have missed Gigabyte arrest
News At the time, silicon.com commented on the irony that the arrest should have taken place while Cluley was enjoying R&R and he has now spoken out about his disappointment at not being around to watch it all go down. [25 Feb 2004]
Spyware arrest follows internet bank thefts
News Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos, said Takekawa's arrest is encouraging, especially at a time when such malicious code is on the increase. However, he cautioned that the arrest is... [26 Jan 2006]
Canadians arrest teen over Randex worm
News The arrest comes just weeks after German police moved in on two groups of youths in connection with authoring the Sasser worm and the Phatbot Trojan. He was in touch with the RCMP in late February and it seems his leads... [27 May 2004]
MP risks arrest for Segway use
News MP Lembit Opik braved arrest on Tuesday as he teetered along on a Segway at a cool 12mph outside the Houses of Parliament. Opik believes the fact his action went unpunished will inspire other Segway owners nationwide to... [09 Sep 2008]
FBI set to make Blaster virus arrest
News Agents from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation are close to arresting a teenager whom they suspect of writing the Blaster virus. According to a report from the Associated Press, the 18-year-old, whose name and hometown have been... [29 Aug 2003]
5 years ago… Landmark piracy arrest announced
News 05.07.1999: Thailand's intellectual property court has delivered a landmark verdict in the war against software piracy, by handing down an 18 month prison sentence to the owner of a Bangkok shop selling counterfeit CD-ROMs. [05 Jul 2004]
Amsterdam cops bust 419 ring, arrest 52
News A ring of alleged 419 scammers got their comeuppance yesterday, courtesy of the Dutch police. The fraudsters had sent out more than 100,000 emails targeting users in Japan and the US, according to Amsterdam's boys in blue, promising the... [30 Jan 2004]
Arrest made over HSBC Indian call centre theft
News An Indian call centre worker at HSBC's Bangalore offshore operation has been arrested on hacking charges relating to theft of £233,000 from the accounts of some of the bank's UK customers. The 24-year-old Nadeem Kashmiri was arrested by... [29 Jun 2006]
Virus arrest: Two caught in Zotob sting
News Law enforcement officials have arrested two men suspected of unleashing a pair of computer worms, including last week's Zotob, which hit servers at American Express and The New York Times among other high-profile victims. [30 Aug 2005]
McAfee moves to arrest corporate data loss
News McAfee has announced a foray into the increasingly crowded market for products to stop data loss in businesses. McAfee Data Loss Prevention Host, or DLP Host, is a hardware and software package designed to help companies lessen the... [06 Feb 2007]
Police arrest two UK virus writers
News Two UK men - a 19-year-old electrician and an unemployed 21-year-old - are being interviewed today by the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU). The move follows the execution of search warrants this morning in County Durham. [06 Feb 2003]
Author of Chernobyl virus arrested
News Chen Ing-Hau initially escaped arrest because no companies filed charges. A Taiwanese student struck by the virus in April has now complained to authorities, prompting the arrest. Graham Cluley, senior... [15 Sep 2000]
UK spammer 'WeaselBoy' arrested
News Macrae's arrest relates to threats he made to kill members of the police force and a trading standards officer who was investigating his business. Steve Linford from SpamHaus told silicon.com Macrae will remain on the... [01 Dec 2004]
Iranian blogger sentenced to 14 years
News An Iranian blogger has been jailed for 14 years - for criticising Iran's arrest of other online journal keepers. Sigarchi worked as a newspaper editor before his arrest and had also been arrested last... [24 Feb 2005]
Police: There's no piggybacking crackdown
News The arrest of a man for piggybacking on someone else's wi-fi-enabled broadband connection is not part of a wider crackdown, police said. The Met spokesperson denied the arrest was a waste of police time... [24 Aug 2007]
