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Gamer sentenced for stealing Steam passwords

...a statement on Tuesday. McLoughlin was charged under section 3A of the Computer Misuse Act 1990, which forbids the adaptation of a program to gain... Read more

18 May, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Anonymous: UK arrests are a 'declaration of war'

...to be behind cyberattacks on government websites, including those belonging to Tunisia. Computer Misuse Act In its statement, the group characterised the UK arrests as... Read more

28 January, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Shetland teenager charged over LulzSec campaign

A Shetland teenager was on Sunday charged with five offences under the Computer Misuse Act, Serious Crime Act and the Criminal Law Act. Jake Davis... Read more

1 August, 2011

Essex teenager arrested for hacking and DDoS

...teenager was arrested on Monday night on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act and Fraud Act. The investigation involved the FBI and, according... Read more

21 June, 2011 by David Meyer

Seventeen-year-old arrested over TeamPoison attacks

...TeamPoison, was interviewed at a local police station on offences under the Computer Misuse Act on Wednesday. Police seized computing equipment, which is now being... Read more

10 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Anonymous UK vows to target GCHQ again

...Gary McKinnon and what they saw as the inconstant application of the Computer Misuse Act.Asked whether he was concerned about being identified, Smith said... Read more

17 April, 2012 by Tom Espiner

SOCA: Police can monitor file download histories

...that it would be illegal because the law enforcement exemption in the Computer Misuse Act does not apply to the use of a Trojan for... Read more

16 February, 2012 by David Meyer

Hacker jailed over BPAS abortion service attack

...Court. He had pleaded guilty last month to two offences under the Computer Misuse Act. "This was one of the most extreme examples of anti... Read more

16 April, 2012

Teenagers arrested over anti-terrorist hotline jam

...and were each charged under the Malicious Communications Act 1988 and the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) 2006. The boys were actually charged under the CMA... Read more

13 April, 2012

Europe-wide draft law seeks to criminalise hacking

...by the European Parliament and Council. In the UK, laws including the Computer Misuse Act have criminalised the possession and use of tools that can... Read more

28 March, 2012

'Anonymous' abortion service hacker pleads guilty

...s largest abortion service has pleaded guilty to two offences under the Computer Misuse Act. James Jeffery, who used the handle 'Pablo Escobar', hacked the... Read more

12 March, 2012

Man arrested in News International hacking probe

...year-old man had been arrested in Milton Keynes on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences. The arrested man is in custody at a Thames... Read more

24 November, 2011

Plea date set for suspected Anonymous hackers

...Central eCrime Unit (PCeU) and was charged with various offences under the Computer Misuse Act.The defendants, who did not appear at court on Tuesday... Read more

30 August, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Court bails Shetland teen accused of LulzSec hack

...on Monday. Davis was charged on Sunday with five offences under the Computer Misuse Act, Serious Crime Act and Criminal Law Act Read more

1 August, 2011

Teenager arrested over Anonymous and LulzSec attacks

...been formed." The youth arrested on Tuesday is suspected of breaching the Computer Misuse Act, which covers unauthorised access to computing material through hacking and... Read more

20 July, 2011 by Tom Espiner

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