Palin Email Hacker to Serve Time in Kentucky Low-security Prison Camp

Despite being told he might be spared from jail, 23-year-old David C. Kernell, who was found guilty last year of hacking into Sarah Palin’s email during the 2008 presidential campaign, has ended up in federal prison, the BBC reported.

Officials confirmed that Kernell reported Jan. 10 to begin serving his time at a federal corrections institute in Ashland, Ky.

BBC said that is not the situation…

Hackers Break into UConn’s Husky Merchandise Website

A hacker broke into a database with the credit card information of 18,000 customers of the University of Connecticut’s Co-op’s HuskyDirect.com website, according to The Hartford Courant.

The database hosted customers’ names, addresses, emails, phone numbers and credit card information, including expiration dates and security codes, the newspaper said.

The HuskyDirect website offers Husky teams’ merchandise directly and is run by a vendor, who notified the university…

North Korea Accuses South of Hacking into Website

North Korea is accusing South Korean web users of hacking into one of its websites, calling the behavior a provocation aimed at undermining its national dignity, according to The Associated Press.

The North’s state-run Uriminzokkiri website said South Korean Internet users recently deleted articles on the site and posted messages slandering the North’s dignity, AP reported.

One of the messages read: “They…

8th Grader Hacks into School’s Confidential Records

A Catholic school board in Canada has taken action after discovering a young hacker accessed confidential records, including test scores.

John Mackle, education director at the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board, told QMI Agency the eight-grade student at St. Anne’s School in Peterborough used his  laptop, downloaded software and the board’s internal network to access a board file server containing provincewide…

Disgruntled Neighbor-turned-Hacker Admits Email Threats to Joe Biden

A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to hacking into his neighbors’ Wi-Fi to send a threatening email to Vice President Joe Biden.

Barry Ardolf stopped his trial to plead guilty to two counts of aggravated identity theft, possession and transmission of child pornography, unauthorized access to a protected computer and making threats to the vice president, according to TwinCities.com.

The Associated Press reported that in…

Aussie Man Suspected of Hacking into 100 Online Accounts

The Australian police has arrested a 33-year-old man who is accused of hacking into nearly 100 online accounts, according to ZDNet Australia.

The Australian Federal Police’s high-tech crime unit has been keeping an eye on the man since last September, when a local telecom company alerted it of suspicious activity detected within its network. The man allegedly hacked into private and business Internet accounts, downloading…

Texas Man Admits to Computer Intrusion

A 37-year-old man in Texas faces up to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally accessing his former employer’s computer database and deleting files.

Ismael Alvarez on Dec. 1 pleaded guilty to one count of computer fraud. He admitted that he illegally accessed the computer system of Gray Wireline, Inc., and deleted approximately 68 files, including analysis reports on oil and natural…

Hacker Posing as Student Pays Hefty Price for Transgressions

A hacker who pretended to be a student to gain access to email accounts of hundreds of students at a university in England has been ordered to pay more than $31,000 in costs and compensation, according to BBC News.

Daniel Woo, a 23-year-old Bulgarian, admitted posing as a student at the School of Oriental and African Studies in central London. Authorities said he was caught…

Cocky Hacker Defaces Navy Memorial Site, Ridicules Admin

A hacker broke into the U.S. Navy Memorial website and left a message for the administrator, mocking him for the inadequate security and offering his assistance, Softpedia reports.

Operated by the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation, www.navymemorial.org provides visitors information about the memorial, as well as news, annual reports and other services.

The breach was detected by Christopher Boyd, a senior threat researcher at GFI Software, who wrote…

Duo Suspected of Hacking Conspiracy at University of Central Missouri

Two former students of the University of Central Missouri have been indicted for their alleged roles in a hacking conspiracy, which entailed stealing the information and identities of tens of thousands of individuals connected to the university.

According to the indictment, Joseph A. Camp and Daniel J. Fowler of Kansas City, Mo., allegedly collaborated in a hacking…