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Legal protection for ethical hacking under Computer Misuse Act is only the first step

Opinion It was 40 years ago that four young British hackers set about changing the law, although they didn't know it at the time. It was a cross-platform attack including a ZX Spectrum, a BBC Micro, ...
Law

Attorney Sues Former Partner, Ex-Judge Alleging Theft, Hacking

Attorney Sues Former Partner, Ex-Judge Alleging Theft, Hacking A Livingston attorney has sued his former partner and a former Superior Court judge, alleging that he was cheated out of his share of the ...
Law

Ex-New Jersey Judge, Colleagues Lose Bid to Dismiss Computer Hacking Suit

Former Essex County Superior Court Judge Carol Ferentz, Benjamin DelVento and DelVento's sons Benjamin Jr. and Matthew had moved to dismiss the suit by Maurice Donovan. A former Superior Court judge ...
Computer Weekly

French court ruling may lead to legal challenges over state Sky ECC and EncroChat phone hack

The French supreme court has turned to the European Court of Justice to decide whether EU citizens have the right to challenge the legality of evidence obtained by French law enforcement by hacking ...
Bleeping Computer

Hacker gets seven years for breaching Rotterdam and Antwerp ports

The Amsterdam Court of Appeal sentenced a 44-year-old Dutch national to seven years in prison for multiple crimes, including computer hacking and attempted extortion. The man was arrested in 2021 and ...