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Feds Charge Cable Modem Hacker

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged an Oregon man and the company he founded, TCNISO, alleging they developed and distributed products that allowed users to modify their cable modems and get free Internet access.

UK Hacker Fights US Extradition

A British computer hacker wanted by the United States for "the biggest military hack of all time" begins a final fight today to avoid extradition. Lawyers for Gary McKinnon, will argue in London's High Court today that he is too ill to be sent to the United States for trial because he has Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism.

FBI Locates Miley Cyrus Hacker

Authorities caught up with another infamous hacker this week, this time the guy who hacked Miley Cyrus’ email account. Interestingly, he wasn’t arrested or charged with anything. Josh Holly,19, did lose three computers to the FBI though, who located him in Murfreesboro, TN.

Man Convicted In Estonia Cyber Attack

An Estonian court has fined a man tied to hacking official Web sites during last year's riots over the moving of a Soviet war memorial.The court of Harju district, whose jurisdiction includes the capital Tallinn, said it had fined the 20-year-old 17,500 kroons ($1,635) for bringing down the server Web site of the ruling- coalition- leading Reform Party.

Google Hacking Not Fun For You

Securing one's server is a waste of time if someone leaves a spreadsheet full of usernames and passwords where it can be found with a public search.

Scoble Shenanigans Shuttered By Facebook

Notable blogger Robert Scoble pushed the Facebook envelope a little too hard with an automated script and ended up with a disabled account.

CNBC Dismisses Complaints Over Online Poll

Ron Paul fared a little too well in a post-Republican debate poll run by CNBC, prompting the news site's managing editor to believe astroturfing had taken place, forcing them to take down the poll.

SES San Jose Opens Today

Four days of the search industry's biggest gathering starts in San Jose, where attendees can learn the finer points about marketing effectively and ranking well with the drivers of search-related traffic.

Google Search Results: Your SERPs At Risk

Third parties could hack someone's place in Google's SERPs right out of the index with some malicious proxy work.

Homophobic Hackers Hit Gay Gaming Site

GayGamers.net isn't so gay lately. (Look, if you want me to avoid the gratuitous puns, you're going to be severely disappointed.) The site was hate-hacked over the weekend.