Communist politician "cybersquatted"
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Demetris Christofias, the Communist candidate in Cypriot presidential elections, has fallen victim to "cybersquatters", with a website in his name being offered for sale by its registered owner.
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"I referred to him as a political prostitute, now that he's taking big checks from (Russian President Vladimir) Putin. But the sex workers in my district objected, so I will no longer use that phrase"  A leading Democratic lawmaker lashed out at the former leaders of Germany and France, calling former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder a `political prostitute.' Germany denounced the remarks by Rep. via York News-Times
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The leader of Britain's opposition  Conservatives has fallen victim to "cybersquatters," and some  people trying to access his Internet blog have found themselves  entering the world of a little-known Australian poet.
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The virtual headquarters of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has been defaced by a "feces spewing obscenity" created by Second Life political rivals. Welcome to the internet, John. At Table of Malcontents.
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A report that a voting company employee dismantled an election computer before Ohio's recount last week has a congressman calling for an FBI investigation into vote tampering. But an election official behind the report says her words are being misinterpreted. By Kim Zetter.
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A Japanese-developed adult-themed   computer game has incensed some of China's Internet surfers who   deem it a bawdy slur on the classic novel, "Dream of the Red   Chamber."
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Material found on the computer of one of the main figures in the Clearstream affair implicates former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin, sources close to the case said Wednesday.
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Prowling the net for 'illicit' activity China has announced it will this Saturday send out two virtual coppers to patrol all Beijing-based news portals, websites and online forums as part of the Communist state's ongoing war against "illicit" net activity, Reuters reports.â¦
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A visiting scholar whose computer has been linked to a hacker attack at the University of California, Berkeley, released a statement late Friday saying she believed her equipment
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"These attacks came directly from the IP address of the (Russian) president's office"  Estonia will propose at a meeting of European Union justice ministers next week that the bloc consider cyber attacks as "acts of terror", Estonian Justice Minister Rein Lang said Thursday. via Baku Today
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The removal of a Soviet statue in Estonia prompted cyberassaults that nearly crippled the country.
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U.S. presidential hopefuls are the target of endless satirical barbs on the web as a host of cybercynics offer comic relief from election politics. Opponents Bush and Kerry appear in fake news reports, multimedia presentations and artwork.
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A 20-year-old Estonian student who wished to register his dismay with the removal of a statue has been fined for participating in a DDoS attack that paralyzed his own country's Web sites and caused international tensions with Russia.
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Bogus attorney pleads guilty to domain scam A cybersquatter who posed as a high-powered lawyer in a bid to trick rightful owners into handing over their domain names faces a possible prison term after confessing to the scam.â¦
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Science & environment: The auction site has been the target of a hacker called Vladuz, whose actions are causing concern.
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A 20-year-old Estonian student has been fined for participating in&#160;a cyberattack that paralyzed Estonian Web sites&#160;and&#160;soured the country&#39;s relationship with Russia, a government official said Thursday.Dmitri Galushkevich used his home PC to launched a denial-of-service attack that knocked down the Web site for the political party of Estonia&#39;s prime minister for several days, said Gerrit Maesalu, spokesman for the Northeast District Prosecutor&#39;s Office in Tallinn, Estonia&#39;s capital. Galushkevich must pay 17,500 kroons ($1,642).Galushkevich is the only person who has been convicted since the cyberattack in April and May 2007 crippled the Web sites of banks, schools, and government agencies.The attacks occurred after the Estonian government decided to relocate a Soviet-era World War II memorial of a bronze soldier. Ethnic Russians in Estonia rioted in the streets, and cyberattacks ensued. Russia denied involvement.&quot;He [Galushkevich] wanted to show that he was against the removal of this bronze statue,&quot; Maesalu. &quot;At the moment, we don&#39;t have any other suspects.&quot;But police are still trying to find others who may have been involved in the attacks, although the investigation is complicated since the attackers are likely outside Estonia, Maesalu said.As the attacks were continuing, Estonian Defense Minister Jaak Aaviksoo called for stronger defenses in Europe against computer hackers.&#160;
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Internet hackers crashed the Web  site of Panama's National Assembly and briefly posted an  American flag there, four months after the legislature elected  as its leader a man accused of murdering a U.S. soldier.