Wired Politics

A Ukrainian cybercrime lord linked to virtually every major breach of U.S. retail networks in the past four years was sentenced this week to 30 years in prison by a Turkish court, on unrelated char...

Israeli cyberwarriors develop a program that makes it easy for just about anyone to attack pro-Hamas websites. But using this "Patriot" software means handing over control of your computer to the I...

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that a U.S. inmate has no right to sue the government for copyright violations. The inmate claimed a calendar he produced and copyrighted while in prison was...

The Defense Department wants help in developing a robot that can soothe the children of soldiers posted overseas by mimicking the missing parent. Not everyone thinks this is a great idea.

There aren't many people who can tell the president of the United States what to do, but Barack Obama acknowledges that he is still in "a scuffle" with the Secret Service (and his lawyers) over his...

The Justice Department puts out a free 2009 calendar depicting some of America's most wanted terror suspects, complete with info on explosives and biological and chemical threats. Get yours while s...

The legal and technology scholars at the Freedom to Tinker blog predict an $899 iPhone for 2009, piracy prosecutions and an onslaught of civil lawsuits in the wake of the Lori Drew-MySpace case.

Terrorists could easily contrive an "insect-based" weapon to import an exotic disease, says least a University of Wyoming entomologist.

Online video-sharing sites get a legal boost after a federal judge rules they are protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, as long as certain criteria are met.

Bloggers: If you suddenly find Air Force officers leaving barbed comments after one of your posts, don't be surprised. They're just following orders.