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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.
In the Media
by Anna Smolchenko (AFP)
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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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London -
British parenting website Mumsnet is the latest organisation to have been hacked due to the "Heartbleed" bug, founder Justine Roberts revealed on Monday.
In the Media
by AFP
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Ottawa -
Personal data for as many as 900 Canadian taxpayers was stolen after being made vulnerable by the "Heartbleed" bug, officials in Ottawa said on Monday.
In the Media
by AFP
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San Francisco -
The "Heartbleed" flaw in Internet security is as critical as the name implies and wider spread than first believed.
In the Media
by Glenn Chapman (AFP)
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San Francisco -
Trust in the Internet took a major blow as alarm spread that software commonly used to encrypt and secure online transactions could wind up giving away the store.
In the Media
by Glenn Chapman (AFP)
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San Francisco -
Computer security specialists on Tuesday raised alarm about a freshly discovered bug in online data-scrambling software that hackers can turn to their advantage.
In the Media
by AFP
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San Francisco -
Microsoft has scrapped a policy which allowed it to peek at Hotmail messages to plug leaks or investigate intellectual property theft.
In the Media
by AFP
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New York -
Investors are pumping millions of dollars into encryption as unease about data security drives a rising need for ways to keep unwanted eyes away from personal and corporate information.
In the Media
by John Biers (AFP)
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Washington -
The dark world of cybercrime has evolved from one of rogue individuals to a functioning market-based economy with its ups and downs, code of conduct and "innovation."A study by Rand Corp.
In the Media
by Rob Lever (AFP)
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Geneva -
Hackers from across Europe flocked to Geneva this weekend, not to play havoc with Swiss computers but to test their ethical hacking skills.The sixth annual Insomni'hack ethical hacking competition, organised by IT security firm SCRT, drew over 300 hack...
In the Media
by AFP
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Tokyo -
Japan held a government-wide cyber security drill Tuesday in a bid to improve coordination among public agencies and major businesses, as Tokyo prepares to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.The mock cyber attack for the first time brought together 21 gover...
In the Media
by AFP
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Washington -
The National Security Agency has developed malware that allows it to collect data automatically from millions of computers worldwide, a report based on leaked documents showed Wednesday.The report co-authored by former Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald...
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Washington -
Dianne Feinstein and other senators have accused the Central Intelligence Agency of searching computers used by the congressional staff. CIA Director John Brennan denies the allegations.
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Washington -
Cybercriminals are settling into a comfortable place in the "Dark Web" where they test, refine and distribute malware for online thievery.That's the conclusion of researchers at McAfee, the US Internet security specialist, who noted that a huge data br...
In the Media
by Rob Lever (AFP)
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New York -
Target's chief information officer has resigned as the retailer overhauls its information security practices in the wake of a giant customer data breach, the company said Wednesday.Beth Jacob, who was in charge of Target's computer systems since 2008, ...
In the Media
by AFP
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The quiet of the evening at the Kunming railway station in Yunnan province, China was shattered last night. An unknown group of men wielding knives attacked innocent travelers, killing 29 and wounding an additional 162 people.
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A British man has been charged with hacking into computer servers belonging to the U.S. Federal Reserve, and then widely disclosing personal information of people who use them.
In the Media
by Jonathan Stempel (Reuters)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is to take the reins of a government body for Internet security and aims to turn China into a "cyber power", official state media reported on Thursday, as the country steadily tightens its grip online.
In the Media
by Reuters
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Tokyo -
Bitcoin users in Tokyo will gather on Thursday for a meeting set to be dominated by the shuttering of the MtGox exchange amid claims of a multi-million dollar theft.Dozens of members of "Bitcoin Tokyo" are expected to be at their weekly get-together, w...
In the Media
by Shingo Ito (AFP)
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Washington -
A "sophisticated computer security attack" at the University of Maryland exposed personal data from more than 300,000 students, faculty and staff, the college president said.University president Wallace Loh notified the campus late Wednesday, adding in...
In the Media
by AFP
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French aerospace engine maker Snecma, a unit of Safran, was attacked by hackers who exploited a vulnerability in Microsoft Corp's Internet Explorer, according to a computer security researcher.
In the Media
by Jim Finkle (Reuters)
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Who watches you surf?
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Members of Anonymous protest a Scientology "church"
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A still from the film We Are Legion about the Anonymous hacktivists
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A still from the film We Are Legion about the Anonymous hacktivists
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The logo to represent the hacking community LulzSec
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Heather Mills, the former Mrs McCartney, testifies to the Leveson Inquiry on February 9, 2012.
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Screen capture of hacked website
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