Hacking News
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Paris -
A group of pro-Syrian regime hackers briefly took over the Twitter account of France's Le Monde newspaper early Wednesday, tweeting several messages including one reading "Je ne suis pas Charlie".
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Washington -
A group declaring support for Islamic State jihadists hacked US Central Command's social media accounts on Monday, forcing the military to take down the command's Twitter feed.
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According to Sony Corp Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai, the cyber-attack in November has not had a significant financial impact on the studio, two weeks after it released The Interview online and in selected theaters.
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New York -
The U.S. intelligence chief revealed Wednesday that he dined with the North Korean general believed responsible for hacking Hollywood studio Sony, during a secret mission to Pyongyang two months ago.
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Seoul -
North Korea on Sunday lashed out at fresh sanctions imposed by the United States in retaliation for its alleged cyber attack on Sony Pictures, criticising Washington for refusing a proposed joint investigation.
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Washington -
The United States imposed new sanctions on North Korea in retaliation for a cyber attack on Hollywood studio Sony Pictures.
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Washington -
Microsoft's online network for its Xbox gaming console was restored to nearly full service after an allegedly coordinated Christmas Day hack brought it and Sony's PlayStation network down.
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Moscow -
Russia has slammed the United States over a raunchy comedy featuring a fictional plot to kill North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un, saying Pyongyang's anger was understandable.
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Los Angeles -
A fictional plot to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un drew throngs of moviegoers, as it became an unlikely symbol of free speech thanks to hacker threats that nearly scuppered its release.
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Los Angeles -
Entertainment giant Sony streamed "The Interview," the movie that has outraged North Korea for lampooning dictator Kim Jong-Un, giving an early online Christmas present to US viewers.
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Washington -
North Korea's connections to the Internet were cut for the second day running Tuesday, according to a U.S. Internet research group that has been tracking the country's struggle to stay online.
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Pyongyang -
Internet experts said North Korea was offline Monday, and there was no immediate explanation of why or for what reason.
The U.S. State Department declined to comment, saying that if it is true questions should be directed to Pyongyang.
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Elcomsoft Phone Breaker, the app that some think hackers used to break into Kate Upton's iCloud account in September, just got a massive update that makes it even easier to steal information.
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San Francisco -
The private agency that acts as a gatekeeper for the Internet said that hackers tricked their way into its computers.
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Cyberspies have reportedly hacked into the emails of a number of publicly traded companies. Most of these operate in health care and pharmaceuticals.
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Copenhagen -
A Danish court sentenced co-founder of Pirate Bay website, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, to a lengthy, 42 months in jail for hacking.
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A security researcher has discovered a vulnerability in Samsung's "Find My Mobile" feature that could let hackers interfere with phones over the Internet.
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Los Angeles -
The FBI and Apple were urgently investigating after an apparent massive hack of a cloud data service unleashed a torrent of intimate pictures of dozens of celebrities across the Internet.
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Some Yahoo News users panicked after hearing about an Ebola outbreak in Atlanta. Apparently a hacker got into a major Twitter account for the company and sent this information out as a joke.
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New reports from Security Company Cheetah Mobile state that the Facebook color change app has reappeared and 10,000 or more users are now infected.
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Canadian government officials have released a statement which says hackers briefly gained access to a vital research site. Now some computer systems are undergoing a full overhaul for added security.
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Bergen -
Recently we heard that Anonymous Norway had taken responsibility for what was thought to be the country's biggest-ever network attack. However, police now have in custody a 17-year-old hacker, who claims he was the one that did it.
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Oslo -
A massive cyber-attack was launched Tuesday, simultaneously affecting many of the top banks and financial institutions in Norway. Dubbed the country's biggest-ever network attack, responsibility has already been claimed by Anonymous Norway.
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Moscow -
Moscow accused Washington on Tuesday of abducting the son of a Russian lawmaker who was arrested in the Maldives on suspicion of being one of the world's most prolific traffickers of stolen credit card details.
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Copenhagen -
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, hacker and co-founder of The Pirate Bay, has been behind bars in Denmark since November last year. Up until now, his court appearances have been behind closed doors, but a freedom of information request has changed things.
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Winnipeg -
Two 14-year-old boys hacked a BMO ATM in a Safeway. They then went over to a nearby bank branch to tell them that their nearby location was insecure.
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The man known as 'Guccifer' who reportedly hacked into personal George W. Bush accounts has been caught and imprisoned. Before he got caught he revealed some rather embarrassing information on Bush as well as his family.
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Online auction giant eBay was hacked recently, compromising the passwords of their millions of customers. They found out two weeks ago, and claim no other personal info was stolen.
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A stranger has hacked into a couple's camera on their baby monitor in Ohio, USA, leaving the residents feeling 'violated'.
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Forget credit card data - your personal data is the new currency, and it's worth millions, and mobile e-commerce sites will do what it takes to get their hands on it.
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