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Bredolab botnet mastermind sentenced to four years

An Armenian man charged in 2010 with running the Bredolab botnet was sentenced this week in his home country to four years in prison.

Anonymous hacks DoJ and dumps data online

The infamous hacktivist collective Anonymous released a 1.7-GB archive of sensitive information after infiltrating the U.S. Department of Justice.

Hacktivists take down Chicago Police Department website

A hacktivist group affiliated with Anonymous took down the websites of the city of Chicago and its police department on Sunday.

MySpace settles with FTC after misleading users

After being charged by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) with sharing its users' personal information, including browsing habits, with advertisers, social networking service MySpace has agreed to settle.

More Mac security updates to extinguish Flashback trojan

To further stop the spread of the Flashback trojan, Apple on Monday released two security updates for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).

Apple releases Safari, OS X fixes

Apple and Adobe this week released patches for vulnerabilities that could enable attackers to execute malicious code.

Twenty-three Microsoft fixes set for Patch Tuesday

Microsoft on Tuesday plans to dispense seven patches to correct 23 security vulnerabilities.

Wrigley Field fans targeted by skimming scam

A group of six has been charged in the latest scam to defraud bank customers through the use of skimming devices, a trend that has seen a noticeable uptick in arrests and prosecutions over the past year.