Tag: hackers
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China hacking vs. Pentagon whacking: An arms race in cyber-space?
written by Nile Bowie from RT.com: Fresh allegations of hacking and cyber-theft between China and the United States as well as resources channeled into cyber-warfare and digital troops by both superpowers show uncertain diplomatic terrain ahead. As the Obama administration imposes gouging cuts on fundamental social spending, the White House is allocating $13 billion for…
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As Chinese Leader’s Visit Nears, U.S. Is Urged to Allow Counterattacks on Hackers
from apperspective.net: With President Obama preparing for a first meeting with China’s new president, a commission led by two former senior officials in his administration will recommend a series of steps that could significantly raise the cost to China of the theft of American industrial secrets. If milder measures failed, the commission said, the United…
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Australia’s Top Hackers Uncovered In Tournament
Bunkered down in rooms across the nation, 43 teams of students spent 24 busy hours hacking IT systems non-stop this week. Their challenge? To uncover flaws in a fictitious company’s IT systems.
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LulzSec arrest in Australia
from Guardian.co.uk: Federal police charge IT worker, 24, with attacking government website and say he has claimed to be a leader of hacker group. Australian police have arrested a man they say is affiliated with the international hacking collective LulzSec on a charge of attacking and defacing a government website. The 24-year-old senior IT worker,…
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South Korea Hit by Cyber Attack – North Korea to Blame?
South Korean broadcasters and banks were hit with a cyber attack at 2 PM local time on Wednesday, temporarily taking down computers inside companies like Shinhan Bank, Nonghyup Bank, Munhwa Broadcasting Corp., Yonhap Television News and Korea Broadcasting System.
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Apple, Facebook, Twitter Hacks Said To Hail From Eastern Europe
While many security experts have been pointing the blame at China for the recent wave of cyberattacks on U.S. companies and newspapers, Bloomberg reports that some of the malware attacks actually may be coming from Eastern Europe.
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Gary McKinnon Extradition To US Blocked
The Telegraph reports, today, Home Secretary Theresa May blocked extradition of cult hero, Pentagon hacker and scapegoat, Gary McKinnon. May becomes rising star, in process, taking a strong stand to regain some of Great Britain’s lost sovereignty.
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Huge Cyber Attack On US Banks Allegedly Came From ‘Middle East’
US Bank Hackers Used Advanced Botnets, Diverse Tools from chicagotribune.com: The hackers behind the cyber attacks on major U.S. banks have repeatedly disrupted online banking by using sophisticated and diverse tools that point to a carefully coordinated campaign, according to security researchers. The hackers, believed to be activists in the Middle East, were highly knowledgeable…





