Nab Eight (Internet advertising) in Internet Piracy Sting (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - Eight individuals

Nab Eight (Internet advertising) in Internet Piracy Sting (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - Eight individuals

Feds Nab Eight in Internet Piracy Sting (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Eight individuals have been charged with criminal copyright infringement as the result of a federal investigation into Internet piracy groups that trade and sell movies, games and software programs online.

Phishing Economics 101 Reveals Collectors And Cashers (TechWeb)
TechWeb - A research scientist who studied phishing-related chat rooms has developed some new theories to explain the inner workings of the Internet scammers.

Weigh conditions on phone deals, lawmakers say (Reuters)
Reuters - Two U.S. senators on Fridayrecommended antitrust authorities and communications regulatorsconsider attaching conditions on two large telecommunicationsacquisitions, including a requirement that they offerstand-alone high-speed Internet service.

Optical Forum Finds Support For 100-, 160-Gbit Interfaces (TechWeb)
TechWeb - The Optical Internetworking Forum has collected input on possible standards for some of the first optical physical-layer interfaces to exceed 100 Gbits/sec.

Waiting for Electrifying Internet Access (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Hanging from utility poles or buried in underground conduits in communities across America are power lines that feed electricity to homes and businesses. This same electrical grid might soon be providing subscribers the ability to surf the Internet with greater speed and efficiency than is now available from cable and DSL service, according to industry watchers.

Internet Security gets injunction vs former worker (Reuters)
Reuters - A U.S. court ruling has barred aformer Internet Security Systems employee from furtherdisseminating research he has already disclosed on how computerhackers could undermine Internet equipment made by CiscoSystems that is vital to the operation of the Internet.

Cisco Threatens Web Site That Leaked Exploit Presentation (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Cisco steps up its legal fight against the exploit technique demonstrated at the Black Hat security conference

AOL Debuts Personalized Home Page (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - America Online is testing a personalized home page for users and joining its competitors in delivering custom Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds for news, blogs and other online content.