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Russian crypto expert arrested at Def Con
News The FBI took a Russian encryption expert into custody Monday at his hotel in Las Vegas for allegedly publishing software that cracks a variety of methods used to secure e-books.
FBI "hack" raises global security concerns
News A sting operation in which FBI agents downloaded data from two Russian-based computers has some high-tech lawyers concerned that the precedent may be used to justify indiscriminate, cross-border hacking.
Many give the slip to VeriSign's SiteFinder
News As legal and political challenges to VeriSign's SiteFinder domain name redirector mount, Chinese and other overseas network operators have taken technical steps to bypass the controversial service.
FBI nabs Russian expert at Def Con
News A Russian encryption specialist is arrested in Las Vegas a day after his speech at the hacker confab. He is accused of publishing software that subverts e-book security.
Arrest fuels Adobe copyright fight
News Attention, software pirates, security researchers and those out to prove a point: Adobe Systems doesn't pull its punches.
VeriSign calls halt to .com detours
News VeriSign, the administrator of the .com and .net domains, made plans to shut down its new Site Finder service Friday, after the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ordered the company to undo controversial changes.
