  HACKER [2004-08-06] Hacker Indicted A U.S.grand jury has indicted a Romanian man and five Americans in connection with a plan to steal from a computer equipment distributor.
The indictment returned Wednesday accuses Calin Mateias, 24, of Bucharest, with hacking into the online ordering system of Ingram Micro and posing as a legitimate customer to place more than 2,000 orders over four years. Mateias was charged with conspiracy and 13 counts of mail fraud, and faces a maximum 90 years in prison if convicted on all counts.
He is in Romania and is not in custody. [ IHT Tech Alert ] [2004-08-03] Hackers' latest choice: Internet phones Internet phones are susceptible to the bugs, viruses and worms that have plagued computer data systems for years. LEGISLATION [2004-08-06] Calif. Lawyer Sues Yahoo Over Message-Board Posts A California lawyer who has waged an ongoing battle with Yahoo Inc. over personal attacks made against him on Yahoo message boards has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the company. SOFTWARE FLAW [2004-08-06] File-swapping program gives access to U.S. military secrets. Computer user claims that a terrorist with Internet access could obtain valuable information about U.S. military operations merely by downloading it.
[2004-08-05] Major Microsoft Windows Update to Debut After Delay Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced a new delay to security fixes that will better protect its flagship product Windows XP from worms and hackers, citing quality problems with the long-awaited update to its flagship operating system. SPAM [2004-08-06] FCC Moves to Ban Spam on Mobile Phones The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday it would set up a list of Internet domains used by mobile-phone carriers to help keep unwanted "spam" messages off consumers' phones.
[2004-08-05] Delete: Bathwater. Undelete: Baby As spam has become the bane of e-mail, spam filters have come to the rescue. But some legitimate e-mail is being caught in the trap. 
