Expert: Lie Online to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft

A cyber crime expert at a Scottish university has come up with an easy solution to protect consumers from falling prey to online identity thieves: They should lie about their personal information when surfing the web.

Herald Scotland reports Dr. Ian Ferguson, a cyber crime expert at the University of Abertay, has warned…

Software Pirate Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

A 24-year-old Texas man in a father-son team selling pirated software through the Internet was last week sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role for violating criminal copyright infringement laws.

Todd Alan Cook was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $599,771. He pleaded guilty March 11, 2010, to criminal copyright infringement in the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va.

According to court documents, Cook, his…