AIM security tool opens back doors
News For his part, AIMFilter's author, 16-year-old high-school student Robbie Saunders, said he had no malicious intent. People should not be coding in back doors, money-generating schemes, or other covert options into applications," Yardley said.
[January 10, 2002, 12:02]
Russia's cybercrime-fighting Bond villain
News Are you seeing an increase in the number of viruses and hack attacks that seem to have a criminal rather than randomly malicious intent? After you hear stories of hackers getting money from attacking systems, I think there are more hackers...
[January 10, 2005, 16:05]
Companies 'not liable' for Code Red attacks
News The Computer Misuse Act makes the "unauthorised modification of computer material" illegal -- but in the case of Code Red, there would be no evidence to prove criminal intent. But according to IT legal experts, it would be ridiculous to imply that...
[August 2, 2001, 14:18]
Google: An Apology
Talkback The POINT was that Google is, by effect if not intent, indexing peoples personal information and assisting other people, some malicious, in finding such information. That kind of money has made many impossible things quite possible.
[August 17, 2005, 15:40]
Staff shop bosses for using pirate software
News The UK is generally more willing to observe piracy regulations, with companies often suffering from poor software management as opposed to deliberate malicious intent. But Saunders said prosecution is often a last resort, with the BSA preferring to...
[May 24, 2001, 15:58]
