The Associated Press reports that an Oregon teenager hacked into two female college students’ social networking accounts and then demanded nude photos to unlock the accounts. The unnamed youth may face computer crime and theft by extortion charges. The boy reportedly admitted hacking into the accounts of the two women, both of whom he grew…
Category: Court
Cops plead not guilty in Miron breach case
More than two dozen police officers from around the state packed a Golden Hill Street courtroom this morning to support two Stratford officers accused of illegally accessing the town’s computer system and releasing personnel data for Mayor James Miron’s brother, who had applied to be a police officer. The two officers, who have been placed…
Passport-snooping State Dept employee sentenced
Washington, D.C. – A former State Department employee was sentenced today to one year of probation and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine for illegally accessing more than 50 confidential passport application files, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division announced. On Jan. 27, 2009, Gerald R. Lueders, 65, of Woodbridge, Va.,…
Will courts rein in TSA?
Former Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr comments: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has become increasingly aggressive in expanding its responsibility from simply searching passengers to ensure no weapons or explosives are brought on board commercial aircraft. The agency, housed in the federal Department of Homeland Security, has moved in recent years to assume for itself…