http://www.itworld.com/hacking-airlines xx http://www.itworld.com/legal/58108/teenager-pleads-guilty-botnet-swatting-charges A 16-year-old Massachusetts boy has pleaded guilty to running a botnet and "swatting" victims with hoax emergency telephone calls. http://www.itworld.com/legal/58108/teenager-pleads-guilty-botnet-swatting-charges#comments Legal Security News hacking airlines Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:15:56 -0500 ITworld staff 58108 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/legal/57670/it-admin-used-inside-knowledge-hack-and-steal A former IT administrator has pleaded guilty to charges of hacking his former employer and breaking into other Bay Area companies. http://www.itworld.com/legal/57670/it-admin-used-inside-knowledge-hack-and-steal#comments Legal Security News hacking airlines identity theft Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:22:02 -0500 ITworld staff 57670 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/56512/airlines-latest-be-exploited-spammers Continental Airlines is the latest company to be exploited by scammers. A new wave of spam claiming to be from the airline attempts to trick the recipient into downloading malware. The messages come with an attachment that look like ticket invoices and boarding passes and thank the recipient for buying their tickets online. http://www.itworld.com/security/56512/airlines-latest-be-exploited-spammers#comments Security News anti spam hackers hacking airlines spammers Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:08:09 -0400 gzammit 56512 at http://www.itworld.com