National Audit Office warns UK needs more cyber skills – BBC News
“A lack of skilled workers is hampering the UK’s fight against cyber crime, the
National Audit Office (NAO) has warned.”
BBC News, 12th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: computer crime
Commission unveils plans for expanded cyber breach notification regime – OUT-LAW.com
“A range of businesses across the financial services, energy and technology sectors are among those that would be subject to new cyber security and breach notification rules under new legislative plans outlined by the European Commission.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th February 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Anonymous teenage hacker spared jail over cyber attacks – The Guardian
“A ‘profoundly isolated’ teenage hacker has been given a youth rehabilitation order for his role in planning cyber attacks with the hacking group Anonymous.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Google faces legal action over alleged secret iPhone tracking – The Guardian
“Google is facing a fresh privacy battle in the UK over its alleged secret tracking of the internet habits of millions of iPhone users.”
The Guardian, 27th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Anonymous hacker group: Two jailed for cyber attacks – BBC News
“Two men who carried out cyber attacks for the Anonymous hacking group have been jailed.”
BBC News, 24th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sony fined £250,000 over PlayStation hack – The Guardian
“Sony Computer Entertainment has been fined a record £250,000 by the data protection watchdog after the personal details of millions of gamers – including passwords and credit card numbers – were leaked online.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Michael Jackson fans sentenced for Sony Music hacking – BBC News
“Two men who admitted hacking Sony Music stealing thousands of hours of music tracks including unreleased material by Michael Jackson, have been spared jail.”
BBC News, 11th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Student convicted over Anonymous cyber-attacks – The Guardian
“A key member of the Anonymous hacking group has been convicted for his part in a series of cyber-attacks on Paypal and other major companies.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How Richard O’Dwyer’s love of films led to two-year struggle for liberty – The Guardian
“For Richard O’Dwyer, the extradition battle to decide his fate started with a knock on the door of his student room at dawn on a chill November morning in 2010 – and ended almost exactly two years later with a tweet, fresh from court.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Matthew Higgins: Guilty of hacking at Eirias High School – BBC News
“A sixth form pupil accused of hacking into his school computer system and attempting to do it again two months later has been found guilty.”
BBC News, 2nd November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gary McKinnon’s ordeal is over – now put a stop to all needless extraditions – The Guardian
“Theresa May is to be congratulated for halting McKinnon’s extradition, but she must legislate to prevent future injustice.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gary McKinnon: a case of double standards? – The Guardian
“The home secretary’s decision not to extradite the Crouch End Asperger’s sufferer has caused others to raise questions.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gary McKinnon: Theresa May had no choice but to use human rights grounds – The Guardian
“Theresa May must have found it galling to use the despised Human Rights Act as a get-out-of-jail-free card for Gary McKinnon. But there was no alternative to her using article 3 of the human rights convention, which says that no one shall be subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.”
The Guardian, 16th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gary McKinnon extradition to US blocked by Theresa May – BBC News
“British computer hacker Gary McKinnon will not be extradited to the US, Home Secretary Theresa May has announced.”
BBC News, 16th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Theresa May to announce Gary McKinnon extradition decision by October – The Independent
“Home Secretary Theresa May will announce her decision on whether computer hacker Gary McKinnon can be extradited to the United States by October 16, his lawyer said today.”
The Independent, 6th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Gary McKinnon extradition decision due in October – BBC News
“The home secretary will decide whether to order computer hacker Gary McKinnon’s extradition to the US by mid-October, the High Court has heard.”
BBC News, 24th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gary McKinnon given last chance of examination before extradition decision – Daily Telegraph
“The computer hacker Gary McKinnon has been given one last chance to convince the Home Secretary he is not fit to be extradited to face trial in America.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Two jailed for Freshshop credit card fraud – BBC News
“Two cyber criminals have been jailed for setting up a website that enabled credit card fraud totalling more than £26.9m.”
BBC News, 6th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Abortion site hacker James Jeffery jailed – The Independent
“A computer ‘whiz kid’ who broke into the website of Britain’s biggest abortion provider has been jailed for two years and eight months.”
The Independnet, 13th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Businesses could be liable for criminal offences under proposed cyber attack laws
“Companies will be liable for any cyber attacks that others commit ‘for their benefit’ under legislative plans approved by the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
