The day’s top stories in social media and technology for 7/2: Edward Snowden’s Father Isn’t Happy With Wikileaks; House members push for FISA court to turn over rulings; boredom drives social media trolls; when labor unions and cable mix; state trooper accused of using database to snoop; spoofing trouble in MD; hacking suspect extradited from Paraguay; Prosecution Presents ‘Aiding the Enemy’ Evidence in Bradley Manning Trial; AT&T Hacker Weev Appeals Conviction; Ubisoft server hacked.
Read below for these stories and more.
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Featured Story.
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Snowden’s father signals frustration with WikiLeaks, issues broad defense of son
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Social Media/Tech Trends, Happenings and Faux Pas.
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House members call for the release of court decisions behind NSA surveillance
Perhaps having a bad personality has a little something to do with it, too…
Boredom drives trolling and cyberbullying on Facebook, Twitter: Study
When labor unions and cable mix…
Supreme Court Denies Cablevision’s Petition to Review Labor Dispute
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Hoaxes, Harassment and Hacking.
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A state trooper is accused of using a police database to look up acquaintances and then selling or distributing the information.
Va. Beach trooper accused of using database to snoop
Was getting up to 40 voicemails in one day from people claiming to have received a call from her number, but it remains a mystery what the spoofer was looking to gain.
‘Spoofing’ prank causes headache for Md. woman
A decade after cybercrime ring was brought down, hacking suspect extradited from Paraguay
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Law and Order.
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Wikileaks Most Wanted Leaks list admitted as evidence; prosecution also presented statements from Al-Qaeda terrorists referencing leaks posted at Wikileaks.
Prosecution Presents ‘Aiding the Enemy’ Evidence in Bradley Manning Trial
Auernheimer was found guilty and sentenced to 41 months in prison in March for his role in breaching an AT&T server and obtaining 114,000 email addresses of iPad owners – he was convicted of identity theft and violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. His appeal contends that he didn’t violate the CFAA because the server was public.
Hacker Weev Appeals AT&T Security Breach Conviction
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Gamer-land.
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