Sony hacking suspect smashes computers to get out of prosecution
Written by v2r on May 13, 2013 – 10:55 am -The Columbus, Ohio man has been sentenced to one year of house arrest for stymying an FBI investigation into the 2011 hacks, which saw millions of online players' data breached. ...
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Seriously, this is how the Syrian Electronic Army hacked The Onion
Written by v2r on May 10, 2013 – 11:30 am -Satirical news publication The Onion has gone into detail about how hackers managed to steal its passwords, access its internal emails, and hijack its Twitter account....
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Sex and the City author hacked, draft of new book is leaked online
Written by v2r on May 9, 2013 – 3:58 pm -Candace Bushnell has her Twitter hacked, and her email, and a draft version of her upcoming book leaked onto the net....
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China accuses U.S. of being “the real hacking empire” after Pentagon report
Written by v2r on May 8, 2013 – 7:02 am -China has accused the United States of being, “the real hacking empire” after a Pentagon report which said for the first time that cyber attacks on the U.S. were “directly attributable” to Beijing. A report published in a newspaper affiliated to the Chinese Communist Party accused the American government of “trumpetin...
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Monday review – the hot 20 stories of the week
Written by v2r on April 29, 2013 – 10:16 am -Catch up with all the security news from the last seven days - it's weekly roundup time. Continue reading →...
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Former Reuters editor Matthew Keys pleads not guilty to giving logins to Anonymous
Written by v2r on April 25, 2013 – 11:26 am -US federal prosecutors claim that journalist Matthew Keys handed over login credentials for his former employer, Los Angeles Times' parent company, Tribune Company. Keys' defense says it was the work of an imposter. ...
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Viber flaw bypasses lock screen to give full access to Androids
Written by v2r on April 24, 2013 – 2:11 pm -Security researchers have identified a security hole in Viber that can be exploited to bypass Android smartphones' lock screen and gain full access to the device. ...
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Twitter plays cat-and-mouse with hackers of the Syrian Electronic Army
Written by v2r on April 22, 2013 – 3:31 pm -Twitter's security team appears to be playing whack-a-mole with a group of hackers who have made a name for themselves hijacking the accounts of high profile media organisations....
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Monday review – the hot 22 stories of the week
Written by v2r on April 22, 2013 – 7:43 am -In case you missed any recent stories, here's everything we wrote in the last seven days....
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Hosting company Hostgator hacked, suspect arrested after being “rooted with his own rootkit”
Written by v2r on April 21, 2013 – 2:59 pm -A former system administrator from hosting company Hostgator has been arrested for hacking into his former employer's network. There's some poetic justice in how he was identified and connected with the crime...Paul Ducklin takes a look, and can't help smiling....
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