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Federal anti-hacking prosecutions reined in by appeals court ruling San Jose Mercury News In a case against a Danville man, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals found the Justice Department had gone too far in enforcing a nearly 30-year-old computer hacking law, expressing concern that on-the-job "minor dalliances" with Facebook and Google ... See all stories on this topic »

Court Rebukes DOJ, Says Hacking Required to be Prosecuted as Hacker Wired News By David Kravets Employees may not be prosecuted under a federal anti-hacking statute for simply violating their employer's computer use policy, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, dealing a blow to the Obama administration's Justice Department, ... See all stories on this topic » Wired News

Can Your Insulin Pump Be Hacked? ABC News (blog) A researcher from McAfee, the global tech security company, was able to hack into an insulin pump and cause the device to dispense all 300 units of insulin it contained, according to BBC News. The wireless signals used to communicate with the pump ... See all stories on this topic »

Dozens of journalists allegedly involved in hacking scandal CP24, Canada Interest in Whittamore and his associates has been revived by Britain's phone hacking scandal, which erupted last year after it emerged that Murdoch's News of the World tabloid routinely hacked into the phones of celebrities and others in the news and ... See all stories on this topic »

Court Defends Misuse of Work PCs Wall Street Journal In a closely watched case, the San Francisco-based US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected the government's interpretation of a 1984 anti-hacking statute called the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The Justice Department had argued that the law ... See all stories on this topic »

Board Urges Feds to Prevent Medical Device Hacking Wired News (blog) Last August, security researcher Jerome Radcliffe caused a public stir when he demonstrated how he could hack his own insulin pump at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. Radcliffe's device was designed to communicate with a $20 dongle that ... See all stories on this topic » Wired News (blog)

Stealing Trade Secrets Isn't Hacking, Full 9th Circuit Rules Courthouse News Service By TIM HULL (CN) - Refusing to broaden its interpretation of a federal anti-hacking law, the full 9th Circuit on Tuesday affirmed dismissal of several charges against a corporate headhunter who allegedly relied on his former employer's confidential ... See all stories on this topic »

Experts say hackers increasingly targeting smart phones KGBT-TV by Action 4 News Staff Hackers are increasingly turning their attention to smart phone and if users are not protected, they could steal private information, security experts said. "The hackers are beginning to see that the smart phones are easier to ... See all stories on this topic »

Court to DOJ: Surfing on Work PC Isn't Hacking Network World The idea that checking email, or a quick visit to Facebook, Twitter or other any social media site might be considered "hacking" and land you in prison is preposterous. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals injected a dose of sanity into the government's ... See all stories on this topic »

Blogs 1 new result for hacking

FBI Finds Smart Meter Hacking Surprisingly Easy : Greentech Media By info@greentechmedia.com Smart meters thwart theft in some countries, but introduce hacking in new forms in other places. Greentech Media: Headlines

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