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Power and Ego, Not Money, May Have Fueled Alleged Dutch Hacker

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At its peak during its two-year existence, Kurupt.su -- a website specializing in the trade of stolen credit-card numbers -- had more than 6,000 members who bought and sold pilfered data in an online bazaar dedicated to defrauding consumers.
It was governed in part by "Fortezza," the nickname of an administrator who exercised tight control over who was allowed into the secret forum given its criminal nature. "Carding" websites are the bane of banks, victimizing consumers in a fast-moving global frauds.
U.S. prosecutors say they now have custody of Fortezza, aka David Benjamin Schrooten, a 21-year-old Dutch national who was extradited on Friday from Romania. Schrooten, who was indicted on 14[...]
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5 questions with Readdle, which means business on the iPad

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As far as iOS developers go, Igor Zhadanov can accurately be described as ?old school.? He?s been developing apps for iOS since before the App Store was even announced — back when Steve Jobs tried to convince developers that web apps were the way to go on the original iPhone. But since 2007, Zhadanov, now 27, and his 28-person iOS developer team at Readdle have had a string of App Store hits, all�created without outside funding.
Readdle could end up becoming the�business-focused version of Rovio — inventor of the Angry Birds game franchise. But Readdle isn’t known for addictive mobile games. It is building business tools for the iPhone and iPad — PDF Expert, Readdle R[...]
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UK Attorney Says US Won't Extradite LulzSec Defendant

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The U.S. government does not plan to request the extradition of alleged LulzSec member Ryan Cleary, the British man's attorney said in a statement late Friday.
"We understand that the U.S. prosecutor has stated that should Mr. Cleary be dealt with by the U.K. courts in respect of these charges then the U.S. will not seek Mr. Cleary's extradition," according to a statement attributed to Karen Todner, managing director of Kaim Todner Solicitors.
U.S. officials could not be immediately reached Sunday. An FBI spokeswoman said on Thursday that the U.S. would decide whether to ask for Cleary's extradition once his U.K. court proceedings had finished.
Cleary, 20, of Wickford, England, was indicted[...]
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'Web Page Censored' Code Proposed

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Analysis: A Google developer proposes HTTP Error Code 451 to indicate content was censored by authorities[...]
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Windows To Go: A Guide to Booting by USB

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Windows to Go is a good way to evaluate Windows 8 on your PC without disrupting your current OS. But it can get a bit complicated, so here are the do's and don'ts[...]
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