The Pirates Can’t Be Stopped

This teenager hacked into the outfit charged with protecting companies like Sony, Universal, and Activision from online piracy—the most daring exploit yet in the escalating war between fans and corporate giants. Guess which side is winning.

Enemies at the gate

Dateline investigation suggests that even now, six years after the 9/11 attacks, terrorists could easily get a passport to cross almost any border.

True Crime: The botnet barons

When federal agents announced on November 29 that they’d indicted or convicted eight individuals accused of using botnets (networks of computers infected with Trojan horse applications) to engage in criminal activity, the press release barely explained the nature and extent of the men’s crimes — or the investigations that led to arrests in an operation the FBI and other law enforcement agencies have termed Bot Roast II.

A Strategy Up Their Sleeves

WHEN he hits the blackjack tables at the Foxwoods casino in eastern Connecticut, Mr. S is no longer a construction worker in his 20s laboring for a weekly paycheck. Dressed casually and acting as if he couldn’t care less what anyone thinks, he plays the part of a pushy rich kid who has no problem making bets that often exceed $1,000 a hand.

Digital Vigilantes: The White Knight of Phish-Busting

An Alabama man works frustration with an attack on his employer’s Web site into a full-time career of catching phishers and online fraudsters.

Understanding Anonymizing Technologies

There seems to be a lot of confusion surrounding anonymity services on the Internet, so it is my hope that this article will shed some light on the subject.

To catch a thief

David Jacquet is a hacker. He’s highly skilled at breaking into networks, and often targets Maine’s community banks, probing their firewalls to exploit vulnerabilities and gain access to the system.

FBI E-Mail Shows Rift Over Warrantless Phone Record Grabs

By now it’s well known that FBI agents can’t always be troubled to get a court order before going after a surveillance target’s telephone and internet records. But newly released FBI documents show that aggressive surveillance tactics have even caused friction within the bureau.

Big Brother Is Listening

The NSA has the ability to eavesdrop on your communications—landlines, cell phones, e-mails, BlackBerry messages, Internet searches, and more—with ease. What happens when the technology of espionage outstrips the law’s ability to protect ordinary citizens from it?

Estonia: Cyber Superpower

During a November visit to the United States, Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip comapared his country’s success in combating a massive cyber attack earlier this year to Bruce Willis in the recent fourth Die Hard film.