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Jul01

Palin e-mail hacker asks for dismissal

Source:  http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=10622529

 

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A Tennessee college student charged with hacking into former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's e-mail was in court Tuesday asking for a dismissal.

David Kernell and his attorney walked into federal court in Knoxville, Tenn., to ask a judge to drop the four charges against him.

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Jul01

Hacker Max Ray Butler Pleads Guilty

By Brian Prince

Source:  http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Hacker-Max-Ray-Butler-Pleads-Guilty-522493/

Notorious hacker Max Ray Butler, also known as Max Ray Vision, pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges June 29, acknowledging his involvement in the theft of credit card and identity data.

Butler, 36, of San Francisco, was a former security consultant turned hacker who had been on the radar of law enforcement under his various hacker aliases for years. Convicted in 2001 of hacking into the Department of Defense, he served 18 months in prison. In 2004, he was part of a group of individuals investigated by the FBI and the Secret Service for compromising code in the "Half-Life" video game.

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Jun28

Iowa DOT blocks tweets over security concerns

By William Petroski

Source:  http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090628/NEWS10/906280337

 

Don't try tweeting if you work for the Iowa Department of Transportation.

The state agency is blocking the use of Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other online social media applications for its 3,000 employees while they're on the job because of worries about computer security.

"There are vulnerabilities in there, and we are not going to take that kind of risk on our system," said DOT spokeswoman Dena Gray-Fisher.

The state agency keeps personal data, including Social Security numbers, on 2.1 million licensed Iowa motorists and it can't permit intrusions by computer hackers, she added. She said she isn't aware of any complaints from transportation employees because of the restrictions.

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Computer use policies regarding online social media vary widely among other large Iowa public and private employers, officials said.

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