Newlywed Busted for Writing Bad Checks (AP)

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Newlywed gets liver after plea on
Internet, billboards

Newlywed gets liver after plea on
Internet, billboards 08/14/2004 10:49 PM
thestar.com.my Aug 15 2004 2:42AM GMT

Bad Writing = Good Writing?

Bad Writing = Good Writing? 10/30/2003 11:56 PM
Bad Writing = Good Writing? The academic journal Philosophy and Literature used to hold a "Bad Writing Contest" to ridicule dense, unreadable academic prose... but a new book argues headache inducing sentences are necessary to express subtle theoretical points.

busted!

busted! 08/06/2004 08:02 PM
newsfilte r! metafilter! newsfilter! metafilter!
waxy.org has published a list of the top 50 sites we've linked to since 1999, and it looks like those who cry newsfilter may have a point.
or is this simply another example of "lies, damn lies", and is the content that is linked to more interesting than the mainstream source would seem to indicate?
this is so recursive it makes my head hurt
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Busted

Busted 11/12/2003 01:10 PM
A couple guys got nailed for hacking into Lowe's national computer system using a Wi-Fi connection from the parking lot of one of the stores: They're accused of changing files, stealing credit card info and installing malicious software. TechDirt wonders if those accusations are unfounded and if the press is going to have a field day with this. I do too....

HP Busted

HP Busted 06/09/2004 12:10 PM
A spinoff isn't what HP needs.

Wi-Fi Spammer Gets Busted

Wi-Fi Spammer Gets Busted 09/07/2004 12:32 PM
A spammer in California has been accused of driving around looking for un-secured hotspots and sending spam from the open connections: The original story here is one of those infuriating reads that doesn't mention how the guy got caught. It seems that historically people who have gotten caught for improperly using hotspots have done so by being stupid or unlucky. It's otherwise difficult to track someone down especially if they move around a lot looking for insecure hotspots....

Wi-Fi Spammer busted!

Wi-Fi Spammer busted! 09/08/2004 01:30 AM

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In a mix of true detective work and a little high tech knowhow, a Wi-Fi spammer is caught while sending out pornographic spam over an open wireless access point. The one thing that caught my eye is there is really nothing explaining how the perpetrator was caught in the first place. Is this to be kept as a well guarded secret?…

Survey Says... We're Busted!

Survey Says... We're Busted! 04/12/2005 11:43 AM
We're still not saving enough -- and we're deluding ourselves.

Dave & Busted

Dave & Busted 04/15/2005 03:18 PM
Investors stopped chewing on Dave & Buster's stock after the release of stale earnings.

Nigerian Scammers get Busted

Nigerian Scammers get Busted 07/01/2004 01:58 AM
According to ABC News, the old Nigerian money scam is alive and well. Even with a major raid by the Nigerian government, there are still Nigerian “Kingpins that remain untouchable. The best defense against this sort of scam is in my opinion, a combination of common sense and education on the subject.

Busted on cruise control at top

Busted on cruise control at top 08/08/2004 02:01 PM
The theme tune to the new Thunderbirds film, by pop group Busted, stays at number one for the second week running.

Dulles TSA Chief Busted for DWI

Dulles TSA Chief Busted for DWI 01/02/2004 01:17 PM
Charles Brady, TSA chief for Dulles Airport, was stopped at 1a by Airport Police near Dulles airport and charged with DWI. Brady was scheduled for Orange Alert Duty on New Year's Eve until 2a, and contends that he was stopped at 2:30a (30mins after his shift ended). I feel safer already!

Briton's SOS to Police Gets Him Busted
(AP)

Briton's SOS to Police Gets Him Busted
(AP) 03/29/2005 10:53 AM
AP - A British man's SOS to police when he got stuck in a window proved costly after he was arrested for burglary.

Busted rocket Thunderbirds to top

Busted rocket Thunderbirds to top 08/01/2004 02:50 PM
The theme tune to the new Thunderbirds film, by pop group Busted, roars straight to the number one spot.

Cable Box Piracy Ring Busted

Cable Box Piracy Ring Busted 12/19/2003 11:30 AM

Busted in Tokyo for riding Segway

Busted in Tokyo for riding Segway 02/10/2004 02:51 AM

Japan Today

Friday, February 6, 2004 at 14:00 JST

TOKYO - Tokyo police sent papers to prosecutors Thursday on a businessman over use of the U.S.-made Segway scooter vehicle on a public road, an unusually strict move that marks the first time in Japan that police have taken action over people riding the two-wheeled novelty.

The police allege that the 42-year-old president of an import company in the capital's Setagaya Ward violated the Road Traffic Law by having a person drive a Segway on a public road in July last year for advertising purposes.

Last year I tried to get the government to relax its regulations to allow people to ride Segways, but they wouldn't. I gave up the idea. I actually know this guy and he was insistent that he could build a business importing Segways. I guess not. This is pretty "unusually strict" but the police hate it when you make money doing stuff that they don't approve of.

Thanks for the link Chris

'Anonymous' P2P users busted in Japan

'Anonymous' P2P users busted in Japan 12/03/2003 05:15 AM
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Druid busted for possession of a sword

Druid busted for possession of a sword 07/14/2004 08:22 AM
A 26-year-old druid was arrested in Portsmouth for going to the hardware store while wearing his ceremonial sword:

About a dozen fellow members of the Insular Order of Druids sat in the court's public gallery, while chief druid King Arthur Pendragon, wearing white robes with a red lion emblazoned on the front, acted as Williams's legal adviser.

The sword, named Talisen, has been confiscated by police as evidence.

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Female Virus Writer Busted

Female Virus Writer Busted 02/19/2004 02:15 PM
techtv Feb 19 2004 6:52PM GMT

Pew study: Blogs busted out in 2004

Pew study: Blogs busted out in 2004 01/03/2005 02:31 PM
Last year proved big for blogs and bloggers, according to data released from The Pew Internet & American Life Project. Blog readership jumped 58 percent between February and November, and comprised 32 million U.S. citizens in 2004. More than 8 million U.S. citizens have created a Web-based diary, and one in 10, or around 14 million U.S. Internet users, has contributed thoughts or comments to a blog.

Fixing a busted IT research system

Fixing a busted IT research system 09/21/2004 06:41 AM
James Foley, chairman of the Computing Research Association, says major trouble stalks the nation's technology education pipeline.

Eamon fends off Busted challenge

Eamon fends off Busted challenge 05/02/2004 02:11 PM
US singer Eamon stays top of the UK singles chart for the third week running.

Bikes Against Bush Creator Busted

Bikes Against Bush Creator Busted 08/29/2004 12:48 PM

Data Theft Suspect Busted

Data Theft Suspect Busted 07/23/2004 04:34 AM
In what the feds are calling perhaps the largest theft of personal data ever, a Florida man is arrested for stealing consumer information from Acxiom Corp., apparently intending to use it to feed his e-mail ad business.

Yahoo! chatrooms busted for profiting
from sex

Yahoo! chatrooms busted for profiting
from sex 06/22/2005 01:59 AM
Companies who sell ads on Yahoo!'s chat rooms are finally clued in to what sort of material their ad dollars support. Also, the US AG does what we used to call "lying" but now call "posturing" or "spin" or somesuch.

Upskirt Loser Busted After Using Flash

Upskirt Loser Busted After Using Flash 05/25/2004 05:51 PM
My uncle always used to say to me, "Urrrrrgh!" and then go back to sleep. But occasionally I'd find a note in my lunchbox that said, "If you're going to take upskirt shots of women without their knowledge, it's best...

Upskirt Voyeur busted by Flash

Upskirt Voyeur busted by Flash 05/26/2004 05:57 AM

Seems the Japanese are not the only ones that like to take pictures of womens underwear by using a digital camera to take a picture upskirt. The pervert was really smart he left the flash on. Like who isn't going to see a flash. Imagine the horror if your the victim. I hope they throw away the key. [Gizmodo]

Swindling great-granny busted (Reuters)

Swindling great-granny busted (Reuters) 07/24/2004 06:07 AM
Reuters - Italian police have arrested an 80-year-old great-grandmother suspected of drugging and robbing easily fooled victims for years to feed her gambling habit.

Couple Busted In Online Coupon Scam

Couple Busted In Online Coupon Scam 04/15/2004 02:23 PM
Fake online coupons are nothing new, but this short AP article about a couple being arrested for selling thousands of dollars worth of fake online coupons has me a bit confused. The woman says she stopped as soon as she found out it was illegal - which raises a bunch of other questions not answered by the article. Was she creating the coupons herself? If so, then she must have known it was illegal. If not, where were they coming from? The article does mention that her husband was charged with "forgery, fraud, theft and other crimes," so it's possible that he was creating the fake coupons and giving them to her to sell. Still, you might think she would have asked where they came from. Of course, I also wonder who buys coupons? I always thought coupons were the things you got for free with the Sunday paper.

Teen Busted For Sasser Worm as New One
Hits

Teen Busted For Sasser Worm as New One
Hits 05/10/2004 01:02 PM
A new mutant emerges even as Microsoft announces the arrest of a German high school student in connection with the creation of the Sasser worm.

Cocaine-smuggling submarine busted
(Reuters)

Cocaine-smuggling submarine busted
(Reuters) 03/25/2005 05:00 PM
Reuters - Colombian police have found a homemade submarine capable of carrying $200 million (107.8 million pounds) worth of cocaine on a Pacific Ocean smuggling mission, police say.

Internet pirates busted in international
operation

Internet pirates busted in international
operation 04/22/2004 01:30 PM
Channel NewsAsia Apr 22 2004 5:41PM GMT

Diebold Gets Busted for Electronic
Voting Shenanigans

Diebold Gets Busted for Electronic
Voting Shenanigans 04/25/2004 04:13 AM
The full story is over on Corante.On April 20th, the Oakland Tribune published a story regarding Diebold's alleged use of uncertified voting software in violation of California state law (Diebold knew of legal risks). The article cited and focused on internal legal memos from the Jones Day law firm showing that Diebold's own lawyers had warned of some of the possible illegalities. Online, the Oakland Tribune posted the documents in addition to the article. That afternoon, the Trib's parent company and the reporter were sued by Jones Day to have the documents returned. The judge ordered the documents returned, except for those already published on the internet (Judge: Tribune must turn over legal memos):Hmm, "already published on the Internet", eh? Click on that link and download them.  They are the Diebold electronic voting scandal's smoking gun, dead body, and confession note.   All nicely presented, annotated, and distributed, for your democratic pleasure.

Online Casino Protection Racket Busted

Online Casino Protection Racket Busted 07/21/2004 12:59 PM
Last year, news started spreading about how an organized crime group online had set up something of a "protection racket" against online casinos. If an online casino didn't pay up, the group would launch a denial of service attack to take down the casino. While many casinos paid up, some continued to fight the attacks, and now British authorities say they've arrested three men involved in the protection racket and believe they'll arrest more shortly. Of course, at this point, the story is mostly worth noting because of how rare the situation is. It still seems like online criminals are way ahead, skill-wise, compared to online cops.

Internet auction hacker busted for fraud

Internet auction hacker busted for fraud 12/12/2003 01:04 AM
Mainichi Interactive Dec 12 2003 0:21AM ET

High-tech fraud ring busted

High-tech fraud ring busted 06/17/2004 01:45 AM
ONE News Jun 17 2004 6:13AM GMT

Stargate fan-site operator busted under
anti-terrorism law

Stargate fan-site operator busted under
anti-terrorism law 07/26/2004 03:50 PM
The creator of an SG-1 fansite has been charged by the FBI with criminal copyright infringment, the result of an investigation that involved a USA PATRIOT Act warrant against the site's ISP to gather intelligence. The Feebs confiscated and then destroyed his personal computers, returning their remains months later. All this comes after several of the show's cast and creators have made a special point of saying how much they liked the site. The site owner lives in Ohio, but has been charged in LA and needs money to get to the coast and defend himself; they're raising money through t-shirt sales and could use your help.

Adam was first tipped off about the investigation when the FBI raided his and his fiancee's apartment in May of 2002 and seized thousands of dollars worth of computer equipment. Adam later received a copy of the affidavit filed in support of the search warrant, and was shocked to discover that this document, prepared by the FBI, contained significant amounts of erroneous and misleading information. For example, two social security numbers were listed for Adam, one of which is not his. References were made to a cease and desist letter sent by the MPAA to an email address that did not exist. His online friendship with other Stargate fans across the globe was portrayed as an international conspiracy against the MPAA. And perhaps most disturbing of all, it was later revealed that the FBI invoked a provision of the USA Patriot Act to obtain financial records from his ISP. The FBI's abuse of its powers did not stop there. When they seized Adam's computer equipment, he was given written documentation stating that it would be returned within 60 days. The equipment that they did return did not arrive until more than 8 months later, and only then after much prodding from his lawyer. Much of it was damaged beyond repair - one laptop had a shattered LCD screen, an empty tape backup drive was ripped apart for no apparent reason, his fiancee's iBook was badly damaged when it was pried apart with a screwdriver. The FBI's computer crimes staff is either incompetent (at least when it comes to Macintosh computer equipment) or else they just don't give a damn.

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Bankrupt Internet car sales couple
busted for fraud

Bankrupt Internet car sales couple
busted for fraud 01/28/2004 03:28 AM
Mainichi Interactive Jan 28 2004 8:05AM GMT

Jobless duo busted for blackmailing
Yahoo over private info

Jobless duo busted for blackmailing
Yahoo over private info 05/30/2004 11:23 PM
Mainichi Interactive May 31 2004 4:05AM GMT
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