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NEW YORK -- New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo filed an antitrust suit against Intel on Wednesday, accusing the world's largest chipmaker of illegally threatening computer makers and paying them billions of dollars in kickbacks to stop using chips made by rivals.
In 2005, Robin Beale was convicted in federal court of taking part in a local mortgage fraud scheme that bilked lenders out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Cyber-Security Headlines
Scrutiny scant as D.C. paid felon millions in AIDS contract: City paid felon to supply services despite vague business records (Post, October 31, 2009; 9:35 PM)
In Congress, a call to review internal cybersecurity policies: Inadvertent disclosure of ethics committee inquiries sparks furor (Post, October 31, 2009)
FDA sets sights on products that purport to fight swine flu: Agency aims to curb online marketing of untested remedies (Post, October 27, 2009)
Microsoft's new anti-virus program offers unassuming alternative (By Rob Pegoraro, October 25, 2009)
Targeting TMZ (By Howard Kurtz, October 21, 2009; 10:22 AM)
'It doesn't seem right': A group plagued by service, cost complaints is awarded $4.5 million. How? (Post, October 19, 2009)
Report ignored explicit images found on park official's computer: Gettysburg superintendent had 3,400 photos (Post, October 19, 2009)
Staggering need, striking neglect: The nation's worst-hit city awards millions for care and shelter without ensuring it gets to those it's meant to help (Post, October 18, 2009)
Staggering need, striking neglect: The nation's worst-hit city awards millions for care and shelter without ensuring it gets to those it's meant to help (Post, October 17, 2009; 6:47 PM)
No Matter What You Hear, There's No Quick Fix for Credit (By Kenneth R. Harney, October 17, 2009)
Flier Advocate Accuses Delta of E-Mail Theft: Lawsuit Alleges Privacy Invasion (Post, October 14, 2009)
33 People Arrested as FBI Busts International ÂPhishing' Ring (Post, October 8, 2009)
Burden of Proof on Obama's Origins: A dentist and lawyer, Orly Taitz has plenty to keep her busy. But a side passion is what consumes her these days: challenging Barack Obama's eligibility to be president. (Post, October 6, 2009)
Soldiers' Data Still Being Downloaded Overseas, Firm Says: Sensitive Information Found by Using 'Peer to Peer' File-Sharing Software (Post, October 2, 2009)
'Horrorcore' Rap Adds to Mystery of Slayings in Va. Town (Post, September 24, 2009)
Cybersecurity Plan Doesn't Breach Employee Privacy, Administration Says (Post, September 19, 2009)
Former Informer Pleads Guilty: Hacker Faces A 25-Year Term In ID-Theft Case (Post, September 12, 2009)
Services' E-Mail Hacking Illegal, but Officials Need More Than That to Prosecute (Post, September 7, 2009)
D.C. SCHOOLS: Md. Man Sentenced to 6 Months for Stealing D.C. School Computers (Post, September 2, 2009)
Hacker to Plead Guilty in Major Identity Theft Case (Post, August 29, 2009)
British Hacker's Supporters Battle Extradition to U.S. (Post, August 28, 2009)
Fed Chief, Wife Are No Strangers to ID Theft (Post, August 28, 2009)
European Cyber-Gangs Target Small U.S. Firms, Group Says (Post, August 25, 2009)
Members of Black Sorority at Odds Over Leader's Expenditures (Post, August 20, 2009)
Three Indicted in Identity-Theft Case (Post, August 18, 2009)
Real Estate Matters: New Scam Targets Renters Signing Up for Housing Online (Post, August 15, 2009)
House Judiciary Chairman Says U.S. Attorney Firings Were ÂPetty Patronage': Bush White House Counsel Said Adviser Called U.S. Attorney a 'Serious Problem' (Post, August 12, 2009)
Top Cybersecurity Official Resigns: Obstacles and Lack of Authority Frustrated Director, Sources Say (Post, August 8, 2009)
Worldwide Slump Makes Nigeria's Online Scammers Work That Much Harder (Post, August 7, 2009)
Cybersecurity Official Resigns Over Delays in Appointment (Post, August 4, 2009)
Federal Diary: Outside Contractors Deliver an Expensive Lesson (By Joe Davidson, August 4, 2009)
Man Is Accused of Killing Investor, but Where Is His Victim?: Suspect Says Man He Is Accused of Killing Is Alive (Post, August 2, 2009)
E-Mails Show Larger White House Role in Prosecutor Firings (Post, July 31, 2009)
Congress Told That File Sharing Leaks Sensitive Federal Data (Post, July 30, 2009)
U.S. Raises Security Requirements for ÂSmart Grid' Providers (Post, July 28, 2009)
As She Steps Down, Palin Promises She'll Reclaim Ethics Crusade (Post, July 25, 2009)
Federal Diary: Government Lags on Cybersecurity, Report Finds (By Joe Davidson, July 23, 2009)
Online -- and in the Loop -- With D.C. Police (Post, July 22, 2009)
Snoozing Through Sotomayor (By Howard Kurtz, July 20, 2009; 10:56 AM)
Man in Virginia Tech E-Mail Case Ordered Freed: Judge Sentences Him to 3 Years of Supervised Release (Post, July 14, 2009)
What's Code for 'Die, Computer'? (By John Kelly, July 13, 2009)
Fast Forward: Social Networks Can Be Breeding Ground for Viruses (By Rob Pegoraro, July 12, 2009)
FAST FORWARD Rob Pegoraro -- Social Networks May Provide A Chattering Class For Viruses (By Rob Pegoraro, July 12, 2009; 12:00 AM)
South Korean Web Sites Disrupted in Third Round of Attacks (Post, July 10, 2009)
U.S., South Korea Targeted in Swarm of Internet Attacks: Hacking Focused on Government Sites (Post, July 9, 2009)
Web Sites Targeted in Cyberattacks (Post, July 8, 2009; 2:12 PM)
DHS Cybersecurity Plan Will Involve NSA, Telecoms: DHS Officials Debating The Privacy Implications (Post, July 3, 2009)
U.S. Joins Whistleblower Suit Alleging SAIC Rigged Contract (Post, July 3, 2009)
SEC Investigator Raised Madoff Concerns Years Ago, Was Asked to Look Elsewhere: Lawyer Raised Alarm, Then Was Pointed Elsewhere (Post, July 2, 2009)
A Metro Train Control System Fails a Post-Crash Test: Technology Should Have Averted Crash (Post, June 26, 2009)
Metro Crash Investigation Turns Up Electronic Control 'Anomalies': Investigators Test Electronics Near the Scene Of Fatal Crash (Post, June 25, 2009)
Red Line Train Operator Used Brakes in Failed Bid to Slow Six-Car Train: Investigators Probe Site for Cause of Crash (Post, June 24, 2009)
Iranians March to Mourn Those Killed in Election Protests (Post, June 19, 2009)
Hundreds of Thousands March in Tehran to Protest Iranian Election: Election Protest Turns Violent at Nightfall (Post, June 16, 2009)
The Download: New Networking Territory for Tech Groups (By Kim Hart, June 15, 2009)
Eastern Shore Acquaintances Say Museum Shooting Suspect Spouted Hatred: Murder Suspect's Hateful Views Shocked Eastern Shore Acquaintances (Post, June 12, 2009)
At a Monument of Sorrow, A Burst of Deadly Violence: Guard Killed, Suspect Injured Amid Scene Of Fear, Chaos (Post, June 11, 2009)
Manufacturer to Give D.C. Information About Voting Machines (Post, June 6, 2009)
The Robert Wone Killing Remains 'a Head-Scratcher': Alleging Coverup by Housemates, D.C. Police Probe Theory of Bizarre Attack in Dupont Circle House (Post, June 1, 2009; 8:50 PM)
The Robert Wone Stabbing: Anatomy of a Murder Case: Authorities Think Housemates Killed the Lawyer in a Dupont Circle Home, but Proof Is Elusive (Post, May 31, 2009; 9:22 PM)
Obama Says He Will Name National Cybersecurity Adviser (Post, May 30, 2009)
Obama Set to Create A Cybersecurity Czar With Broad Mandate: Shielding Public, Private Networks Is Goal (Post, May 26, 2009)
Court Officials Turn to Guards, Identity Shields, Weapons to Handle New Threats: Worried Court Personnel Resort To Guards, Identity Shields, Weapons (Post, May 25, 2009)
Defense Department Joins Forces With Industry Against Cybercrime (Post, May 25, 2009)
Book Review: 'I Do Not Come to You by Chance' by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani (Post, May 23, 2009)
Online Sex Connections Linked to False Sense of Security (Post, May 21, 2009)
Slur-Filled Teen Web Site Devastating for Some but Just Shy of Being Illegal: Some Call Teen Forum 'Toxic' Free Speech (Post, May 17, 2009)
Be Careful Online: Not Everyone Is a True 'Friend' (By Michelle Singletary, May 14, 2009)
Craigslist Vows to Improve Monitoring of 'Adult' Ads (Post, May 14, 2009)
Hard Questions in Wake of Reputed Va. Health Data Theft: Program Official Defends Safeguards (Post, May 13, 2009)
Obama Aides Debate Role Of Proposed Cyber Czar (Post, May 13, 2009)
Hackers Say They Have Va. Prescription Drug Data, Demand $10 Million: Theft of Va. Patient Records Claimed (Post, May 8, 2009)
Cyber-Command May Help Protect Civilian Networks (Post, May 6, 2009)
Fan of Va. Tech Shooter Pleads Guilty to Sending Threatening E-Mail to Students (Post, April 29, 2009)
Pentagon to Create Command Focusing on Cyber Security (Post, April 22, 2009; 4:24 PM)
Where Tinkerers Take Control of Technology (By Mike Musgrove, April 19, 2009)
Role of Bush NSA Plan Under Review: Obama Administration Faces Privacy, Security Challenges in Defending Cyberspace (Post, April 17, 2009)
Organized Crime Behind a Majority of Data Breaches (washingtonpost.com, April 15, 2009; 10:22 AM)
Electric Utilities May Be Vulnerable to Cyberattack (Post, April 9, 2009)
Report Says Interior Dept. Failed to Secure Network (Post, April 5, 2009)
Senate Legislation Would Federalize Cybersecurity: Rules for Private Networks Also Proposed (Post, April 1, 2009)
Parenting, One Byte at a Time (By Ruth Marcus, April 1, 2009)
STATE GOVERNMENT: U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Rejection of Virginia Anti-Spam Law (Post, March 31, 2009)
Johnmarlo Balasta Napa Faces Trial in April for E-Mails to Va. Tech Students: Defendant Allegedly Owned the Same Type of Guns as Cho and Sent Threatening E-Mails (Post, March 30, 2009)
Ex-Lobbyist in Running for U.S. Attorney's Job in Alexandria, Virginia (Post, March 27, 2009)
Ask Kim: With the Stimulus Come the Inevitable Stimulus Scams (Post, March 22, 2009)
Iranian Suspected of Smuggling Weapons for Tehran Jailed in U.S. (Post, March 17, 2009)
D.C. Technology Office Scandal Revives Consultants' Questions of Cronyism (Post, March 14, 2009)
D.C. Technology Official Arrested on Bribery Charges (Post, March 13, 2009)
A Struggle Over U.S. Cybersecurity (Post, March 10, 2009)
George McAfee, 90: George McAfee Dies; Hall of Fame Halfback for Chicago Bears (Post, March 8, 2009)
U.S. DISTRICT COURT: YouTube Video Has Arlington VA Felon in Trouble Again (Post, March 5, 2009)
Your Cell and Your Berry: Tools of the Enemy (Post, March 3, 2009)
Data Theft Common By Departing Employees (washingtonpost.com, February 26, 2009; 12:15 PM)
Authorities In Raid Say Man Sold Sex on Web: Business Might Have Involved 400 Women (Post, February 22, 2009)
Cyber Security Community Joins Forces to Defeat Conficker Worm (washingtonpost.com, February 13, 2009; 3:01 PM)
Agency's Role Probed in D.C. Water Report: Author May Have Given WASA Final Say in Paper on Lead (Post, February 13, 2009)
FAA's Latest Security Challenge Is in Cyber Space, Not the Skies (By Joe Davidson, February 11, 2009)
Upgrading Technology to Attract Tipsters: Crime Solvers Group Hopes Better Tools, Tough Economy Push People to Get in Touch (Post, February 5, 2009)
Even in These Tough Times, You Can Fare Well on Discount Carriers (Post, February 1, 2009)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary (By Joe Davidson, January 31, 2009)
WORLDVIEW | INNOVATORS: Prescient Young Blogger Did What S. Korea Couldn't -- Foresee Global Financial Crisis (Post, January 24, 2009)
Firm Reports Massive Data Breach From Credit, Debit Transactions (Post, January 21, 2009)
Street Vendors Sell Mementos With Meaning: Hawkers Call Obama an Inspiration (Post, January 17, 2009)
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