contributed by Brian
Curador (Raphael Gray), suspected of stealing thousands of credit cards from at least nine e-commerce sites and posting them to the Internet , was arrested in Wales last week. Some of Curador's victims included Promobility, a wireless phone merchant in Ontario; SalesGate.com in Buffalo, New York; LTA Media LLC in Knoxville, Tennessee; and Feelgoodfalls.com in Denver. Curador and his accomplice are expected to be charged under Britain's Computer Misuse Act of 1990 for the theft and fraudulent use of more than 26,000 credit card numbers. Additional charges may be filed within the United States. (Some news outlets are reporting that Curador got a hold of Bill Gates Credit Card info. This was proven to be false several weeks ago. It looks like the UK Telegraph was the first to mention it, and of course several of the wire services picked it up without verifying the information. Don't believe everything you read.)

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contributed by Jackie Chan
The Inferno.br, one of the main underground groups in Brazil, was dismantled last Tuesday by the Sector of Crimes for the Internet of the Civil Policy of Sao Paulo. One of the leaders of the group, known as Jamiez Jamiez or JZ, was apprehended at his residence and had his computer and all related material confiscated. The Inferno had been active since September of 1998 and has taken credit for the defacement of several web pages. Agents involved with the case claim that Microsoft helped them in gaining access to the groups Hotmail account. Investigators expect more arrests of group members in the next few days. (Note: Information for this article was gathered from a Babelfish Translation and may not be perfect.)

IDG Brazil - Portuguese
Attrition - Mirrors of Inferno.br Defacements

contributed by lannachi
Payne County prosecutors have accused four Oklahoma State University students of computer fraud. The charges arose after the students ran a cable from a university computer lab to their rooms in Stout Hall. The students were arraigned last week for violation of the computer crimes act.

Tulsa World - at bottom of page

contributed by Kingpin
Vaporware for almost two years the PalmPilot WarDialer known as TBA has been released by Kingpin from L0pht Labs at @Stake. This release expands the possibilities of security scanning and is much cheaper than commercial alternatives, it is FREE.

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contributed by dubpunk
It is crucial to remember that your computer security is only as good as your physical security. MI5, the British Secret Service, has announced that it will tighten its security procedures after a laptop was recently stolen from an agent. MI5 admitted that the laptop may contain information related to Northern Ireland but that it does not contain any sensitive material.

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