Beach Boys lose $60 mln lawsuit over memorabilia
April 11, 2007 - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge has thrown out a $60 million lawsuit the Beach Boys brought against two men they accused of stealing the band's property from a warehouse and trying to sell the items at auction, a lawyer for one of the men said on Tuesday.
Reebok sues Nike for patent infringement
April 3, 2007 - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Athletic shoe maker Reebok International Ltd. said on Tuesday it sued rival Nike Inc., claiming Nike had infringed a patent for collapsible shoe technology.
Russia poses Cold War-scale intel threat: official
March 29, 2007 - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian efforts to obtain secrets on U.S. political and military decision-making have reached levels not seen since the Cold War, the top U.S. counterintelligence official said on Thursday.
U.S. retailers lost $37.4 billion to theft in 2005
November 22, 2006 - CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. retailers lost some $37.4 billion to theft last year, up about 20 percent from a year earlier, hurt by gangs of professional shoplifters, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
Three held in royal phone tap probe
August 09, 2006 - Detectives are questioning the News of the World's royal editor and two other men over alleged security breaches within the Clarence House telephone network.
Laptop theft exposes Hotels.com data
July 05, 2006 - update A seemingly random theft has led to another potential breach of personal data--this time name, address and credit card information from Hotels.com customers.
Eavesdropping 101: What Can The NSA Do?
June 13, 2006 - The recent revelations about illegal eavesdropping on American citizens by the U.S. National Security Agency have raised many questions about just what the agency is doing. Although the facts are just beginning to emerge, information that has come to light about the NSA's activities and capabilities over the years, as well as the recent reporting by the New York Times and others, allows us to discern the outlines of what they are likely doing and how they are doing it.
Inside Hollywood's Big Wiretap Scandal
June 6, 2006 - It looks as if the wiretapping investigation consuming L.A. may bring down some of the town’s top names.
TiVo Wins Damages in Suit Vs. EchoStar
April 13, 2006 - MARSHALL, Texas (AP) -- A federal jury awarded TiVo Inc. nearly $74 million in damages Thursday in a swift ending to a patent-infringement lawsuit against EchoStar Communications Corp., the parent of the Dish satellite television provider.
April 12, 2006 - New York - Any company that pours $1.3 billion per year into its marketing budget generally wants to ensure it keeps control of the message it's putting out.
Blockbuster Accused of Patent Infringement
April 04, 2006 - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Online DVD rental service Netflix Inc. on Tuesday accused Blockbuster Inc. of illegally copying its ideas in a patent infringement lawsuit challenging the video store chain's recent Internet expansion.
Internet Harassment Roils S. Korea
March 03, 2006 - SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Hyo-bi doesn't want her picture taken any more. Not after the 22-year-old student's portrait wound up on a photo-sharing Web site last summer with her face colored and distorted to make her look silly, titled alongside the original as "Before and After."
NYT sues Pentagon over domestic spying
Feb 28, 2006 - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Times sued the U.S. Defense Department on Monday demanding that it hand over documents about the National Security Agency's domestic spying program.
Dan Brown in court for Da Vinci Code copying case
Feb 27, 2006 - LONDON (Reuters) - Author Dan Brown attended a London court on Monday at the start of a trial in which two historians are accusing him of copying their ideas in his best-selling religious thriller "The Da Vinci Code".
Actor Tries to Trademark 'N' Word
Feb 23, 2006 - The actor Damon Wayans has been engaged in a 14-month fight to trademark the term "Nigga" for a clothing line and retail store, a search of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's online database reveals.
IBM to invest $1 bln for "info-on-demand" practice
Feb 16, 2006 - NEW YORK (Reuters) - IBM will invest $1 billion to develop software and recruit thousands of consultants over the next three years to expand its business of making corporate information more accessible to office workers, the company said on Thursday.
Craigslist Accused of Ad Discriminating
Feb 10, 2006 - CHICAGO - A federal lawsuit accuses the online site Craigslist of violating fair housing laws by publishing discriminatory classified ads, reviving the question of what legal boundaries, if any, should exist for postings on the Internet.
AT&T Sued Over NSA Eavesdropping
Feb 10, 2006 - The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a class-action lawsuit against AT&T on Tuesday, accusing the telecom company of violating federal laws by collaborating with the government's secret, warrantless wiretapping of American citizens' phone and internet usage.
Inside Cisco's eavesdropping apparatus
Feb 07, 2006 - Cisco Systems has created a more efficient and targeted way for police and intelligence agencies to eavesdrop on people whose Internet service provider uses their company's routers.
Plenty of blame in wiretapping scandal
Feb 07, 2006 - When he walked into an office at the Republican Party of Virginia headquarters and listened in on Democrats talking about private business over a speakerphone, Gary R. Thomson, the state GOP chairman, thought only of politics.
Former Publicity Exec Accused of Wiretapping
Feb 07, 2006 - According to an Associated Press report, Randolph Steve Webster, a former publicity executive at Universal Television Group and GSN, was arrested on Friday for allegedly wiretapping the FX cable network after he left his position there in 2001.
Ex-FX Publicist Charged with Wiretapping
Feb 07, 2006 - Steve Webster, a former publicity executive at the FX cable channel, has been sentenced to three years probation for eavesdropping on more than 100 conference calls at the network after he was let go.
Ex-reporter for WBTW accused of wiretapping
Feb 07, 2006 - LUMBERTON - A former news reporter with WBTW-13 in Lumberton was arrested Wednesday by federal agents and charged with five counts of wire tapping.
Former Hollywood sleuth faces bug charges
Feb 07, 2006 - Hollywood sleuth Anthony Pellicano was charged Monday with wiretapping and conspiracy for allegedly leading a scheme to bug the phones of more than a dozen people, including actors Sylvester Stallone and Keith Carradine.
Ex-President Carter: Eavesdropping Illegal
Feb 06, 2006 - Former President Jimmy Carter criticized the Bush administration's domestic eavesdropping program Monday and said he believes the president has broken the law.
For Some, Spying Controversy Recalls a Past Drama
Feb 06, 2006 - As the Senate prepares to hold hearings on Monday on domestic eavesdropping by the National Security Agency, old Washington hands see a striking similarity to a drama that unfolded three decades ago in the capital.
Feb 06, 2006 - As the Senate prepares to hold hearings on Monday on domestic eavesdropping by the National Security Agency, old Washington hands see a striking similarity to a drama that unfolded three decades ago in the capital.
Supreme Court rules against BlackBerry
Jan 23, 2006 - NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - BlackBerry maker Research in Motion was dealt a setback Monday after the Supreme Court turned down a request to review a major patent infringement ruling against it.
Company seeks injunction and royalties against Google Talk for patent infringement.
Dec 30, 2005 - Rates Technology, a little-known patent-holding company with a history of filing suits against large technology companies, said it will seek $5 billion in damages from Google based on unpaid royalties from a patent infringement lawsuit RTI filed against Google in New York.
NSA Web Site Puts 'Cookies' on Computers
Dec 28, 2005 - NEW YORK - The National Security Agency's Internet site has been placing files on visitors' computers that can track their Web surfing activity despite strict federal rules banning most of them.
NSA eavesdropping wider than W.House admitted: report
Dec 25, 2005 - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The volume of information gathered from telephone and Internet communications by the National Security Agency without court-approved warrants was much larger than the White House has acknowledged, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
Juniper Sues LR Message Boarders
Dec 21, 2005 - Juniper Networks Inc. is taking a handful of Light Reading message board users to court, according to recent court filings.
Bush defends domestic eavesdropping
Dec 19, 2005 - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush vowed on Monday to authorize more eavesdropping on Americans suspected of ties to terrorists and said he believed a probe was underway into who committed "the shameful act" of revealing the covert program.
Bush won't confirm report NSA spied on Americans
Dec 16, 2005 - WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Without confirming a report that he OK'd eavesdropping on U.S. citizens in 2002, President Bush defended his actions since September 11, 2001, saying he has done everything "within the law" to protect the American people.
Live Tracking of Mobile Phones Prompts Court Fights on Privacy
Dec 10, 2005 - Most Americans carry cellphones, but many may not know that government agencies can track their movements through the signals emanating from the handset.
Texas Sues Sony Under Anti-Spyware Law
Nov 21, 2005 - AUSTIN, Texas - The state sued Sony BMG Music Entertainment on Monday under its new anti-spyware law, saying anti-piracy technology the company slipped into music CDs leaves computers vulnerable to hackers.
Apple faces lawsuit over iPod screen scratches
Oct 24, 2005 - PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) faced a lawsuit that alleged the company knew its nano portable music player was defective but still decided to press on with the product's release last month.
Disney backs anti-piracy technology for Oscar DVDs
Oct 24, 2005 - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co. (DIS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday plans to become the first major Hollywood film distributor to back an anti-piracy DVD technology that stirred controversy last year in advance of the important Oscar race.
Eight charged in theft of "Star Wars" movie
September 27, 2005 - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal officials on Tuesday charged eight people with several crimes related to the illegal theft, copying and Internet distribution of hit movie, "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith."
US announces global intellectual-property plan
September 22, 2005 - The Bush administration on Wednesday announced new plans to expand its crackdown on intellectual-property infringement overseas.
Angry Patients Vent Online, Doctors Sue to Silence Them
September 14, 2005 - Doctors have long accepted that their patients share opinions about the care they have received, knowing that satisfied patients will refer others while those not so happy with their bedside manner might encourage prospective customers to seek treatment elsewhere. But when William Boothe, an ophthalmologist in Texas, saw that one disgruntled former patient was posting his complaints on the Internet, he launched an aggressive response. He sued for libel and other claims, and earlier this year a state judge ordered the material removed from the Web.
Apple Is Accused of Violating Software Patent
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31 - Creative Technology, a maker of portable music players, has accused Apple Computer of violating a newly granted software patent covering the way users navigate music selections.
Google pauses on book search after copyright flap
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc., responding to an outcry by publishers, has temporarily scaled back plans to make the full text of copyrighted books in five of the world's great libraries searchable via the Internet.
Amazon.com settles patent lawsuit for $40 million
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday said it will pay $40 million in the third quarter to settle a patent infringement lawsuit with Soverain Software LLC.
Hackers make way for criminals, experts say
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Spotty teenage hackers who set off global email viruses are being replaced by serious online crooks whose stealth attacks don't make headlines but cause more damage, security software makers said on Tuesday.
Global music piracy worth $4.6 bln - study
MADRID (Reuters) - One in three music discs sold worldwide is a pirated copy in a $4.6 billion industry that is entrenched in Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America, a study said on Thursday.
Yahoo shuts chat rooms amid sex concerns
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc., the most-used Internet site, has shut down all its user-created Internet chat rooms amid concerns that adults were using the sites to try to have sex with minors.
Banks Notify Customers of Data Theft
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - More than 100,000 customers of Wachovia Corp. and Bank of America Corp. have been notified that their financial records may have been stolen by bank employees and sold to collection agencies.
MCI says employee data was on stolen laptop
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A laptop computer containing the names and Social Security numbers of about 16,500 current and former employees of MCI Inc.
Final 'Star Wars' film leaked to the Internet
"Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" has been leaked onto a major file-sharing network just hours after opening in theaters, at a time when Hollywood is increasingly concerned about online piracy.
Silicon Valley a magnet for trade secret theft -- and it's often an inside job
When Shin-Guo Tsai gave notice of resignation from his job as a design engineer at the Fremont semiconductor company Volterra on Feb. 15, he allegedly told his manager that he was returning to Taiwan to get married and that he didn't have a job lined up.
Symantec reported Wednesday it won a $3.1-million judgment against software counterfeiter Sam Jain for violating intellectual property rights.
Scope of credit card security breach expands
Discover Financial Services Inc. today joined Mastercard International and Visa U.S.A. Inc. in confirming that some of its card holders were also affected by a security problem involving a point-of-sale (POS) system at retailer Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.
Microsoft continues crackdown with counterfeiting charges
Microsoft Corp. has announced the filing of eight lawsuits against computer system builders and resellers for alleged distribution of counterfeit, illicit and unlicensed software and software components. The lawsuits, all in the U.S., involve businesses in seven states.
VATICAN CITY -- Computer hackers, electronic bugs and supersensitive microphones threaten to pierce the Vatican's thick walls next week when cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel to name a papal successor.
Hackers Warn of Privacy Dangers
Privacy International leader tells Black Hat conference attendees to demand greater accountability from governments and organizations dealing with personal data.
Stolen Laptop Exposes Data of 100,000
A thief recently walked into a University of California, Berkeley office and swiped a computer laptop containing personal information about nearly 100,000 alumni, graduate students and past applicants, highlighting a continued lack of security that has increased society's vulnerability to identity theft.
Just when wireless hot-spot surfers thought it was safe to get back into the water, hackers have come up with new methods for mimicking corporate Web sites and intranets in the 802.11 environment.
Cyberattacks on corporate networks rising, surveys show
Cyberintruders have stepped up their attacks on corporate computer networks, according to two surveys released Monday.
Russia Reformer Chubais Survives Assassination Bid
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Anatoly Chubais, head of Russia's state power monopoly, survived an assassination attempt on Thursday by assailants who detonated a roadside bomb and sprayed his convoy with automatic gunfire.
Hackers Target U.S. Power Grid
Hundreds of times a day, hackers try to slip past cyber-security into the computer network of Constellation Energy Group Inc., a Baltimore power company with customers around the country.
Hackers Eavesdrop on Phone Networks to Steal Data
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Computer hackers have taken to stealing data the easy way -- by eavesdropping on phone and e-mail conversations to find the keys to seemingly impregnable networks, security experts say.
Police Nab Creator of Webcam Trojan
Man is accused of creating a Trojan horse that could steal info and spy on users. Spanish police have arrested a man suspected of creating a Trojan horse software program capable of making secret recordings of Internet users through their Webcams and stealing confidential information.
US Secret Service data compromised in T-Mobile hack
A malicious hacker penetrated the network of mobile phone company T-Mobile USA and accessed information on 400 of the company's customers, including sensitive information from the account of a U.S. Secret Service agent, according to statements by T-Mobile and the Secret Service.
Hacker Breaks Into T-Mobile Network
WASHINGTON - A hacker broke into a wireless carrier's network over at least seven months and read e-mails and personal computer files of hundreds of customers, including the Secret Service agent investigating the hacker, the government said Wednesday.
WorldCom ex-directors to pay $54 mln in suit-WSJ
NEW YORK, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Ten former outside directors of WorldCom Inc. have agreed in principle to pay $54 million to settle their part of a class-action lawsuit brought by bondholders and shareholders following the phone company's collapse, the Wall Street Journal said in its online edition on Wednesday, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Navastream Asserts Polycom Security Leak
www.newtelephony.com - In a set-to that illustrates how sensitive security has become in IP communication networks, and how eager vendors are to exploit security issues, Navastream Inc. and Polycom Inc. went head to head in the last two weeks concerning potential security problems in Polycom's ViewStation products.
Hackers Could Sneak a Peek at You
www.techtv.com - Security firm Navastream released details of a handful of vulnerabilities in Polycom's popular ViewStation webcams. The holes allow a remote attacker to point and click their way into another person's computer to take over the webcam, record video-conferencing sessions , retrieve files, or crash the device.
Videoconferencing Hole Exposed
www.wired.com - Vulnerabilities discovered in the Polycom ViewStation videoconferencing products, which allow unauthorized individuals to gather information about the device, retrieve files, crash the device, or monitor videoconferences can be counteracted with Navastream’s VIP product line
Navastream Sponsors World's First Spy Seminar
www.yahoo.com - RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Navastream, the world leader in corporate communications security is the proud sponsor of SPYQuest 2002: Corporate Spy Techniques Revealed. This one of a kind event will feature a panel of international spies who will reveal for the first time anywhere, the biggest secrets of their trade.
Polycom Users Group - Videoconferencing's largest user group highlights Navastream's latest IP video offering.
Wainhouse Research - Wainhouse Research does a product spotlight on the Navastream VIP.
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