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Syrian hackers compromise FT blog, Twitter feeds
A clutch of Twitter accounts and a blog maintained by the Financial Times were hacked Friday, the latest in a series of cyberattacks claimed by the ...
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 ...
Experts: Smartphones another avenue for hackers
Smartphones are increasingly popular not only with consumers, but also with thieves who see the devices as another way to tap into bank accounts and ...
Global network of hackers steals $45M from ATMs
The sophistication of a global network of thieves who drained cash machines around the globe of an astonishing $45 million in mere hours sent ripples ...
Feds in NYC: Hackers stole $45M in ATM card breach
A worldwide gang of criminals stole $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining ...
Cyberattacks a growing irritant in US-China ties
Signs are growing that the sustained surge in cyberattacks emanating from China is imperiling its relations with the U.S., lending urgency to ...
Brooks's ex-bodyguard charged in UK hacking probe
A man who provided protection for the former chief executive of News International has been charged in relation to Britain's wide-ranging ...
Dutch ponder giving police the right to hack
The Dutch government has unveiled the draft of a law that would give police investigating online crimes the right to hack into computers in the ...
Deals site LivingSocial says it's been hacked
Online deals service LivingSocial said Friday that its website was hacked, and the personal data of more than 50 million customers may have been ...
Reporter at Murdoch's The Sun charged over bribery
A senior reporter at Rupert Murdoch's The Sun newspaper is being charged with conspiring to pay 23,000 pounds (roughly $35,000) in bribes in return ...
Australian charged with hacking government site
Australian police have arrested a man they say is affiliated with international hacking collective Lulz Security on a charge of attacking and defacing ...
LulzSec hacker gets prison in Sony Pictures attack
A 25-year-old hacker with the group known as LulzSec was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison and ordered to pay $605,663 in restitution for an ...
Senior British journalist charged over bribes
The Sun newspaper's executive editor was charged Thursday with authorizing bribes to a government official, making him one of most senior journalists ...
LulzSec hacker pleads guilty to cyberattacks
A British computer hacker affiliated to the group Lulz Security pleaded guilty Tuesday to cyberattacks on institutions including Sony, Britain's ...
Ex-policeman jailed for selling info to UK paper
A former police officer has been jailed in Britain for selling information to Rupert Murdoch's Sun newspaper. Alan Tierney, who formerly worked at ...
Experts: NKorea training teams of 'cyber warriors'
Investigators have yet to pinpoint the culprit behind a synchronized cyberattack in South Korea last week. But in Seoul, the focus is fixed on North ...
SKorea misidentifies China as cyberattack origin
In an embarrassing twist to a coordinated cyberattack on six major South Korean companies this week, investigators said Friday they wrongly identified ...
A guide to Britain's new media regulation regime
The British government is setting up a new media watchdog to tame the country's scandal-tainted press. The move comes after a phone hacking scandal ...
SKorea ready for more cyberattacks; banks recover
South Korea said Friday it was preparing for the possibility of more cyberattacks as a new team of investigators tried to determine if North Korea was ...
South Korea: Chinese address source of attack
Investigators have traced a coordinated cyberattack that paralyzed tens of thousands of computers at six South Korean banks and media companies to a ...
UK: Senior editor at The Sun charged over payoffs
The deputy editor at The Sun tabloid in Britain has been charged with authorizing thousands of pounds in illegal payoffs to government officials, ...
MIT to release documents about activist Swartz
The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced Tuesday that the school will voluntarily release public documents related to the ...
Rowling to UK govt: Don't let down hacking victims
Celebrities including J.K. Rowling and Hugh Grant accused the British government on Sunday of letting down the victims of media intrusion and urged ...
LA Times hack: Security breach or harmless prank?
Federal prosecutors say Reuters' deputy social media editor conspired with a notorious hacker network to cause an online security breach that should ...