http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 19 Nov 2008 12:02:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42906/miley-cyrus-is-alive-and-well.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMiley Cyrus is alive, and a report of her death was the work of a hacker, E! Online reports. A video claiming Cyrus had been killed by a drunk driver went up on the teen sensation's own YouTube page over the weekend, using her new single “Goodbye” as background music and featuring a message supposedly from BFF Mandy Jiroux. Jiroux reassured fans of Cyrus' wellbeing via MySpace, and said the video has been removed.http://www.newser.com/story/42906/miley-cyrus-is-alive-and-well.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 17 Nov 2008 8:12:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42419/nigerian-scamsters-want-to-be-your-friend.html?refid=rss_all_defaultNigeria's notorious cybercriminals are looking for some buddies, Ars Technica reports. The conmen have infiltrated social networking sites like Facebook by filching passwords and contacting users in the guise of a friend who suddenly, urgently needs funds. Internet security experts fear the new tactic could prove a lot more effective that the standard scamming emails, as it hijacks the identity of someone the target knows.http://www.newser.com/story/42419/nigerian-scamsters-want-to-be-your-friend.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 11 Nov 2008 23:12:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41886/malware-hijacks-obama-emails.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMalicious hijackers have hitched a ride on the Barack Obama bandwagon, ChannelWeb reports. "Obama Trojan" emails offer a link to an amazing Obama speech or election results, but when the link is opened, it infects computers with malware that sends the user's personal data to a command center and turns the machine into a spam-spewing zombie.http://www.newser.com/story/41886/malware-hijacks-obama-emails.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 06 Nov 2008 0:58:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40331/hackers-hit-sarkos-bank-account.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSmall amounts of money began disappearing from Nicolas Sarkozy's bank account in September, and prosecutors now confirm that an ongoing investigation has not yet identified the "swindlers." The hackers are thought to have obtained the French prez's account information and password, reports the Telegraph . The theft comes at an awkward time for Sarkozy.http://www.newser.com/story/40331/hackers-hit-sarkos-bank-account.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 19 Oct 2008 10:52:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38048/fbi-raids-suspected-palin-hacker.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA 20-year-old student suspected of hacking into Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account found himself on the wrong end of an FBI search warrant while throwing a party Saturday night, reports NBC affiliate WBIR-TV in Knoxville. David Kernell, a student at the University of Tennessee, is the son of a prominent Democratic state legislator.http://www.newser.com/story/38048/fbi-raids-suspected-palin-hacker.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 22 Sep 2008 5:49:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37987/hackers-break-into-oreillys-website.html?refid=rss_all_defaultHackers have broken into Bill O'Reilly's website and posted subscriber data online in an apparent act of retaliation, The Register reports. The hackers put screen shots of subscribers' names, passwords, and email addresses on Wikileaks, which reported that O'Reilly's condemnation of an attack on Sarah Palin's email inspired the break-in.http://www.newser.com/story/37987/hackers-break-into-oreillys-website.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 20 Sep 2008 18:36:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37710/hackers-breach-palins-email.html?refid=rss_all_defaultHackers broke into the Yahoo! email account that Sarah Palin used for official business as Alaska's governor and posted some content on the Internet. The group Anonymous claimed credit but did not explain its motives. The FBI and Secret Service are investigating. Palin has taken criticism for using private email to conduct government business, which some critics charge is a way to circumvent public record laws.http://www.newser.com/story/37710/hackers-breach-palins-email.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 17 Sep 2008 19:06:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37306/va-court-voids-spam-law.html?refid=rss_all_defaultVirginia’s anti-spam laws are unconstitutional because they prohibit behavior shielded by the First Amendment, the state’s supreme court ruled today. The ruling overturns the conviction of Jeremy Jaynes, who received the nation’s first felony spam conviction in 2004, the Richmond Times-Dispatch says. Prosecutors alleged Jaynes sent up to 10 million emails a day from his North Carolina home.http://www.newser.com/story/37306/va-court-voids-spam-law.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 12 Sep 2008 11:59:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37296/hacker-cops-to-role-in-400m-id-theft-ring.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA 23-year-old man with an eighth-grade education pleaded guilty yesterday to a role in stealing more than $400 million via identity theft, the Boston Globe reports. Damon Patrick Tooey was part of an 11-man ring, with members from China to the Ukraine, which brought laptops into retail stores like Barnes & Noble to steal credit-card data from their poorly secured networks.http://www.newser.com/story/37296/hacker-cops-to-role-in-400m-id-theft-ring.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 12 Sep 2008 10:34:16 CDT