Nick Bredimus On Hawaii Hackers Arrested

More than 40,000 Hawaii residents have been at risk of identity theft in a single case this year, according to the Honolulu Police Department.

Detective John McCarthy, who is in charge of burglary and theft investigations in Windward Oahu, says that many Hawaii names were found on the computer of an arrested felon in April.

Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Cyber Crime Squad have been approaching O'ahu computer-repair specialists, network consultants and software developers and asking them to report any overtly criminal activity they find in customers' computers.

Owners of computer repair shops reported that FBI agents have come calling for at least a year....

A 22-year-old Pennsylvania man is facing federal charges for allegedly hacking into a computer site owned by a Hawai'i company, taking control of the site and costing the company about $8,400 to fix the problem.

According to a complaint filed Wednesday in federal court, Jason Starr, a business-college student in Erie, Pa., was able to enter a computer server belonging to Ohananet, a Hawai'i corporation with an Internet site....

The creator and several buyers of a computer program designed to allow jealous lovers to snoop on their sweethearts' online activities have been indicted for allegedly violating federal computer privacy laws....

Four people who bought the program, sold online for $89, were indicted on two counts each of illegal computer hacking. Each count carries a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000. Authorities said others were charged in Texas, Hawaii, North Carolina and Missouri....