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3 hrs ago | Wireless Design & Development

UK Court Jails 4 Lulzsec Hackers for Cyberattacks

Four young computer hackers who masterminded cyberattacks on targets from the CIA to Sony Pictures and Rupert Murdoch's News International were sentenced to up to 32 months in prison on Thursday.

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7 hrs ago | Computing.co.uk

Cyber-crime reports are 'just a snapshot', says GCHQ chief

Cyber-crime incidents that are reported by the press are "just a snapshot" of what is actually happening, according to the government spy agency GCHQ's director Sir Iain Lobban.

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11 hrs ago | WVNY

Syrian hackers compromise FT blog, Twitter feeds

Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent more than 60 people to Connecticut hospitals, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested... Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent about 70 people to the hospital, severely damaged the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Electronic, Syrian, Blog News, Train Disaster, Science / Technology, The National, Entertainment, Television

15 hrs ago | US News & World Report

Hacker Group Anonymous Launches #OpPetrol to Target Global Oil Industry

"It is assumed that BP, Royal Dutch Shell and the price-reporting agency Platts, will be at the top of the target list," U.K.-based cyber-security company CyByl said.

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Related Topix: Anonymous, Pop/Rock, Science / Technology

Fri May 17, 2013

KSDK NewsChannel 5

Hackers ring up $500,000 phone bill; business left with charges

The sound of a ringing phone is normally a good thing for Melissa Bream, owner of Remax Stars Real Estate Company.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Cable & Satellite, Charter Communications, Telecom, Television

WKYC-TV

Akron: City contacting 8,000 affected by website hacking

Mayor Don Plusquellic now says the cyber attackers who hacked into the City of Akron's computer network Thursday, created a list of nearly 8,000 taxpayers' names, addresses and Social Security numbers, posted this information on the internet Officials said that if you do not get notification and you want to confirm whether your information was ... (more)

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Social Security, Personal Finance, Cell Phones, Electronics, Tax

Speaking of Security

The ATM: Convenience for Consumersa .and Fraudsters?

ATMs , are a staple of modern life. To the everyday consumer, they are seen as a convenient way to access our bank accounts, even when the branch is closed.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

WHLO-AM Akron

Thousands of Akron taxpayer files accessed by hackers

Names, Social Security numbers and credit card numbers of Akron taxpayers have been compromised after the city of Akron's official website was hacked yesterday.

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Related Topix: Akron, OH, Science / Technology

CTV

Syria's pro-Assad hackers target Financial Times blogs, Twitter feeds

A clutch of blogs and Twitter accounts maintained by the Financial Times were hacked Friday, the latest in a series of cyberattacks claimed by the Syrian Electronic Army, a pro-government group which often attacks media organizations it sees as sympathetic to the country's rebels.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

Fox News

Financial Times Suffers Cyber Attack

Pearson's Financial Times reported Friday that several of its blogs and social media accounts were "compromised by hackers." The announcement, initially made through the U.K.-based business publication's Twitter account, was also confirmed by FOX Business through a Financial Times spokesperson.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Publishing, Pearson, Twitter, Business News

CNet News

Google security: you (still) are the weakest link

Two of Google's top Chrome and Google Apps security experts confessed that the problem of passwords will continue to plague the people who use them and computer security for the foreseeable future.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Widevine Technologies, Science / Technology

Newkerala.com

Cars' Internet connectivity poses cyber attack threat

Wellington, May 16 : With the cars becoming more powered and connected to the Internet and operated by computers, the risk of cyber attacks have arisen.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

Thu May 16, 2013

USA Today

U.S. could use cyberattack on Syrian air defenses U.S. could use...

The Pentagon has developed cyber attack capabilities that would allow it to at least partially cripple Syrian air defenses without firing a shot, according to military analysts.

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Related Topix: Electronic, Syrian, Science / Technology, US News, US Military, US Air Force, World News, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), US Politics, US Senate, John McCain, Republican

AmericanBankingNews.com

Block Hackers with Stealth Login Scripts and Strong Passwords

After being hacked 28,000,000 times in one day, Dr. Peter Achutha has developed impossible to hack php login scripts which he is giving away freely.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Blog News

Iol.co.za

Britain jails LulzSec hackers

Ryan Ackroyd arrives at Southwark Crown Court in central London May 15, 2013. Ackroyd attended the court for sentencing, after admitting to being part of a computer hacking group known as Lulzsec, whose targets included the NHS and the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency, local media reported.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Riot

Kent Online

Computer hacker Lewys Martin jailed for DOS attack on Kent Police website

A skilled computer hacker who launched cyber attacks on the websites of Kent Police and Oxford and Cambridge universities has been jailed for two years.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Kent County, England, United Kingdom

BBC News

Jail sentences for Lulzsec hackers

The four men, Ryan Cleary, Jake Davis, Mustafa al-Bassam and Ryan Ackroyd, were part of the Lulzsec hacking group.

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WFMZ

Hackers targeting cell phones

Computer hackers will do anything to get valuable information from you. It used to just be your computer but now it includes trying to hack into your smart phone.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

Mercury-Register

Chico schools fight off cyber attack

Computers belonging to the Chico Unified School District came under what appears to have been a focused cyber attack that put them out of commission between Friday and Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Chico, CA, Butte County, CA

Wed May 15, 2013

ConsumerAffairs.Com

Malware protection for your smartphone

Mark Huffman has been a consumer news reporter for ConsumerAffairs since 2004. He covers real estate, gas prices and the economy and has reported extensively on negative-option sales.

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Related Topix: Spyware, Science / Technology, Startups, BullGuard, Cell Phones, Electronics, McAfee

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