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Spammer gets five in the slammer
A man has been jailed for nearly five years in the US for building a network of 400,000 slaved PCs and using it to install adware and send spam. Jeanson James Ancheta, 21, was sentenced to 57 month
Microsoft patches two critical flaws
Microsoft has released an update for Windows that fixes critical flaws in Exchange Server and Adobe's Macromedia Flash Player._nbsp; Both of the security holes could be used by hackers to execute c
US wins extradition of British hacker McKinnon
British hacker Gary McKinnon has lost the first stage of his fight to avoid extradition to the US on hacking charges. The decision was announced at Bow Street Magistrates' Court and McKinnon has sa
Teachers clueless on internet safety
A report into the state of IT awareness among teachers has found that over half would not know where to go for help if a child got into trouble on the internet. The survey was sponsored by BT, the
Spam King Wallace loses court battle
The US Federal Trade Commission struck a decisive blow in the fight against spam last week, after a federal judge ruled that Sanford 'Spam King' Wallace will have to pay $4m in damages. Wallace's c