Has Valve’s Steam Network Been Hacked? MaddoxX, of the anti-Valve website No-Steam.org, says he’s hacked the Valve Steam content distribution network as well as Valve itself. 1UP investigates the story with independent security researchers.

House Approves Anti-Spyware Bill Legislation that would help protect consumers from harmful spyware that can harvest personal data from a user’s computer was approved on Thursday by a U.S. House Energy and Commerce subcommittee.

Researcher: JavaScript Attacks Get Slicker Malicious JavaScript is getting smarter. It’s now able to fingerprint victims’ Web browsers, vulnerable components and accessible CLSIDs, and deliver custom-tailored exploits, according to Dr. Jose Nazario, senior security engineer for Arbor Networks.
Man Pleads Guilty in P2P Piracy Probe A fifth defendant pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection with a piracy ring that used BitTorrent technology to distribute copyrighted movies, software, games and music over a peer-to-peer network.