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The Australian police have arrested a 33-year-old man accused of hacking into nearly 100 online accounts. The Australian Federal Police's high-tech crime unit has been monitoring the suspect since last September. This surveillance began when a local telecom company alerted the authorities to suspicious activity within its network. The man allegedly hacked into private and business Internet accounts, downloading data and engaging in other fraudulent activities. The suspect was arrested yesterday, and police confiscated his computer equipment. He now faces charges related to computer intrusion, including unauthorized access, modification, or impairment with intent to commit a serious offense. Neil Gaughan, the national manager of high-tech crime operations and assistant commissioner, stated that this arrest serves as a reminder for people to protect their online safety. "Anyone can be targeted by criminals online; it's important to be aware of the risks and take appropriate act...

A hacker who posed as a university graduate to access the emails of hundreds of students has been given a suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay more than £20,000 in costs and compensation. Daniel Woo, a 23-year-old Bulgarian national, was sentenced for offenses under the Misuse of Computers Act on November 25. Woo was arrested in November 2006 at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies after IT staff noticed anomalies in the computer network's operation. He used various hacking techniques to break into students' accounts by obtaining their passwords. Woo then installed software called 'Cain and Able' on several machines, which allowed him to collect additional student passwords and monitor traffic on the university's computer network. It was later confirmed that fraud had occurred on several compromised payment accounts. Additionally, Woo has been banned from entering any university, college, or place of higher education witho...