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Hacking-by-subpoena ruled illegal
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2003-08-29

Issuing an egregiously overbroad subpoena for stored e-mail qualifies as a computer intrusion in violation of anti-hacking laws, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, deciding a case in which a litigant in a civil matter subpoenaed every single piece of e-mail his courtroom adversary sent or received.

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Hacking-by-subpoena ruled illegal 2003-08-30
Anonymous
The following is from a press release posted on the Easynews.com website,

"Easynews.com was contacted by phone by the Los Angeles FBI office on Thursday afternoon, August 21st. The FBI informed Easynews.com that an individual had used the Easynews.com UseNet server to upload the SoBig.F virus on ...

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