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Nasa hacker: I'll plead guilty in the UK
News Self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon has told UK prosecutors he will plead guilty to charges in the UK, a move that could help him avoid extradition to the US. His solicitor, Karen Todner, sent a letter to Keir Starmer, the director of public...
[January 12, 2009, 16:56]
US spammer pleads guilty
News Daniel Lin, the first person prosecuted under the 2004 US federal anti-spam law, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to three felony charges, federal prosecutors announced. Two of the counts were related to sending millions of unsolicited spam emails, and...
[January 20, 2006, 8:50]
Seven Britons guilty over child porn ring
Talkback Whle child abuse, and particularly child sexual abuse is totally dispicable, and those guilty deserve to feel the full weight of the law, I feel a distinction needs to be made between actual "hands on" abuse and viewing child pornography.
[April 22, 2004, 2:02]
He pleaded guilty so how does one justify $15m legal costs?
Talkback According to the article, he pleaded guilty 2 weeks before the trial started so can I have one of those jobs? Is this more creative accounting?
[November 21, 2006, 16:27]
Cybersex sting: Naughton pleads guilty
News Patrick Naughton pleaded guilty on Friday to a federal charge that he traveled from Seattle to Los Angeles with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a 13-year-old girl. On 16 December, a trial jury found Naughton guilty of possessing child...
[March 20, 2000, 9:36]
I'm not guilty for other's crimes
Talkback I can't see how I can ever possibly be guilty for any crimes commited by anyone accessing Internet systems via my access point, just as I don't expect my ISP to be guilty should I commit a crimes over their service.
[August 24, 2007, 21:46]
Exclusive: Mitnick To Plead Guilty
News Hacker Kevin Mitnick will plead guilty to computer-related crimes after more than four years in prison awaiting trial, according to CyberCrime sources. Following the September 1996 indictment, Mitnick pleaded "not guilty" to all counts.
[March 18, 1999, 9:13]
Hitachi will plead guilty to LCD price-fixing
News Hitachi has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to fix prices on the sale of LCD panels. The Japan-based electronics firm agreed to pay a $31m (£22m) fine as part of its deal with the US Justice Department.
[March 11, 2009, 11:26]
Demon founder pleads guilty to email charges
News Clifford Stanford, the founder of Demon Internet and Redbus, pleaded guilty on Thursday morning to unlawful email interception. Codefendant George Liddell, a former employee of Redbus, also pleaded guilty to the same charge.
[September 15, 2005, 12:50]
Ex-Intel worker pleads guilty to trying to help Taliban
News A former Intel engineer accused of aiding terrorist organisations pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiracy to supply services to the Taliban. Maher "Mike" Mofeid Hawash, 38, faces between seven and 10 years in federal prison after admitting that...
[August 7, 2003, 12:35]
Tsunami appeal site 'hacker' found guilty
News Daniel Cuthbert of Whitechapel in London was found guilty on Thursday afternoon of breaching Section One of the Computer Misuse Act, 1990, on the afternoon of New Year's Eve, 2004. Cuthbert, who at the time of his arrest had been employed by ABN...
[October 6, 2005, 16:10]
Best Buy 'blackmailer' pleads not guilty
News A Mississippi man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges that he threatened to reveal security weaknesses in the Web site of electronics seller Best Buy unless the company paid him $2.5m (£1.37m). Federal prosecutors charged Thomas E Ray III with...
[January 8, 2004, 8:20]
Former admin pleads guilty to data deletion
News A former network administrator for computer-monitor maker ViewSonic pleaded guilty on Monday to illegally accessing a company server and deleting critical data two weeks after the firm had fired him, the US Department of Justice said in a statement.
[October 7, 2003, 8:55]
DMCA case verdict: Not guilty
News After much wrangling among attorneys over the definition of the word "willful", the judge told jurors that in order to find the company guilty, they must agree that company representatives knew their actions were illegal and intended to violate...
[December 18, 2002, 8:08]
Tsunami appeal site 'hacker' found guilty
Talkback Read the UK law, did he attempt to penetrate a site, Yes, which makes him guilty. Not knowing the law is not an excuse. Now, the Magistrae had no recourse but to follow the law. Once thing I do not understand his being a security expert why he did...
[October 11, 2005, 1:36]
Pirate Bay defendants found guilty
News The four men who run The Pirate Bay website have been found guilty of being accessories to copyright infringement. The defendants have previously said they would appeal a guilty verdict, and now have three weeks to do so.
[April 17, 2009, 12:40]
Global Hell hacker to plead guilty, Part I
News The ringleader of the infamous hacker clan known as Global Hell is scheduled to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy for "telecommunications fraud" and "computer hacking" next Wednesday, ZDNN has learned.
[March 30, 2000, 16:20]
Second alleged hacker pleads guilty in TJX case
News A second hacker accused of involvement in the massive data breach at TJ Maxx's parent company, TJX, pleaded guilty on Monday, according to reports. The plea comes almost two weeks after Damon Patrick Toey pleaded guilty to his role.
[September 24, 2008, 11:49]
Hacker pleads guilty to ID thefts worth millions
News A 28-year-old Miami man who made millions breaking into computer networks and stealing credit-card numbers pleaded guilty on Friday and agreed to forfeit more than $2.7m in restitution, as well as property, jewellery and a car.
[September 14, 2009, 9:25]
Alleged mastermind behind TJX hack pleads guilty
News Albert Gonzalez, the alleged ringleader of the largest identity theft in US history, has agreed to plead guilty to all 19 counts of related charges against him, according to court documents filed on Friday.
[September 1, 2009, 14:56]
