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  • June 2008

    • China Hackers Target Critical Congressman

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 11, 08 3:00 PM CDT

      China Hackers Target Critical Congressman

      Chinese hackers infiltrated four computers belonging to a member of Congress who is an outspoken critic of that country's human rights record, the Los Angeles Times reports. The FBI discovered that Republican Rep. Frank Wolf's machines had been "compromised" by hackers stationed in China, beginning as early as 2006; other House members could also have been targeted, Wolf said today. More »

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      China  • Congress  • human rights  • hackers  • spying  • computers

  • May 2008

    • Comcast Hackers: Company Dismissed Our Warning

      newser  |  Wired  |  May 30, 08 3:10 PM CDT

      Comcast Hackers: Company Dismissed Our Warning

      Two teens who wrested control of Comcast’s homepage and webmail for 5 hours yesterday say they warned the company before the hijacking but were brushed off. In an interview with Wired , the two anonymous teens were triumphant about their assault on the ISP but expected to be arrested. “I wish I was a minor right now because this is going to be really bad,” said 19-year-old Defiant. More »

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      Internet  • email  • Comcast  • hackers  • high-tech security

    • Hackers Take Over Comcast Website for Several Hours

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 29, 08 2:55 PM CDT

      Hackers Take Over Comcast Website for Several Hours

      A message that hackers had “RoXed” the Comcast homepage took over the site for several hours last night starting a little before 11pm. Apparently hackers got control of the site’s domain name at the registrar, Network Solutions, and redirected it to servers hosting the hijacking message. A rep said the site was functioning again this morning, but not all users could access it, reports AP. More »

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      Comcast  • hackers  • cyberwarfare

  • April 2008

    • Pro-China Cyberattack on CNN Cancelled

      newser  |  ComputerWorld  |  Apr 20, 08 5:53 PM CDT

      Pro-China Cyberattack on CNN Cancelled

      A group of cyberattackers called off a planned virtual onslaught of CNN's main webpage yesterday as excess publicity caused confusion, ComputerWorld reports. A group called Revenge of the Flame wrote that "Our original plan for 19 April has been canceled because too many people are aware of it and the situation is chaotic," but threatened a renewed offensive sometime soon. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • hackers  • CNN  • media bias  • media coverage  • cyberattack

  • March 2008

    • Hackers Trigger Seizures on Epilepsy Board

      newser  |  Wired  |  Mar 29, 08 3:16 PM CDT

      Hackers Trigger Seizures on Epilepsy Board

      Hackers infected an epilepsy message board last week, posting messages designed to induce seizures and migraines, Wired reports. The Epilepsy Foundation shut down its forum as reports rolled in. One woman said she suffered her worst episode in a year: “I don’t fall over and convulse, but it hurts,” she said. “I couldn’t move and couldn’t speak.” More »

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      hackers  • cyberattack  • seizure  • epilepsy  • message boards  • Anonymous

    • US General: China Is Hacking Us

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 11, 08 6:05 PM CDT

      US General: China Is Hacking Us

      Following up on a Pentagon report, a US commander said today that Chinese hackers increasingly target American military networks, the Wall Street Journal reports. Kevin Chilton, the general in charge of cyberspace, fell short of accusing Beijing but said, "You can kind of connect the dots." China has blasted a recent Pentagon report that describes the Chinese army's expanding cyberspace operations. More »

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      China  • Pentagon  • hackers  • cyberspace

  • February 2008

    • Video Sparks Hacker War vs. Scientology

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 4, 08 4:04 PM CST

      Video Sparks Hacker War vs. Scientology

      After the Church of Scientology removed a video of Tom Cruise calling his religion a “blast” from YouTube, the Internet world declared war. Hackers have been furiously shutting down and “Google bombing” Scientology's website while free-speech protesters gather and pranksters send white powder in envelopes to LA-area Scientology locations, the Guardian reports. More »

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      YouTube  • Tom Cruise  • hackers  • free speech  • Scientology  • Google bomb

  • January 2008

    • Vicious Bugs Lurk in Digital Photo Frames

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jan 27, 08 12:41 PM CST

      Vicious Bugs Lurk in Digital Photo Frames

      Digital photo frames of the kids on shelves across America are cute and trendy—but they can hide computer heartbreak, warns the San Francisco Chronicle . Destructive bugs can lurk in the software and wipe out entire files as photos are being downloaded. "It was the nastiest virus I've ever encountered," said one man of a Christmas present that attacked his computer. More »

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      hackers  • digital downloads  • hacker  • computer virus  • malware

    • Cybercrooks Hacking Power Grid

      newser  |  PC World  |  Jan 20, 08 8:38 AM CST

      Cybercrooks Hacking Power Grid

      Foreign extortionists have managed to hack into US power grids and shut them down, PC World reports, citing a CIA analyst speaking at a security conference this week. "In at least one case, the disruption caused a power outage affecting multiple cities. We do not know who executed these attacks, but all involved intrusions through the Internet," the analyst said. More »

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      Internet  • CIA  • hackers  • electricity  • cybercrime  • power outage  • extortion  • power grid

    • Flash Attack Could Turn Routers Into Zombies

      newser  |  PC World  |  Jan 16, 08 1:11 PM CST

      Flash Attack Could Turn Routers Into Zombies

      Security experts have demonstrated how attackers could use Flash software and the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol to hijack their home routers, reports PC World . Users exposed to a malicious Flash file could have the servers they're trying to reach changed remotely and secretly, meaning a fraudster could redirect the user to phony bank or e-commerce websites even if they typed the right address into their browser. More »

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      hackers  • computer security  • Skype  • instant messaging  • Adobe  • online fraud  • Flash  • routers

    • Dreamliner Vulnerable to Hackers

      newser  |  Wired  |  Jan 5, 08 9:30 PM CST

      Dreamliner Vulnerable to Hackers

      Boeing's 787 Dreamliner could be vulnerable to onboard hackers, an FAA report finds. Turns out service providing in-flight Internet access to passengers is linked to flight systems, including navigation and communication, Wired reports, introducing the prospect of cabin-based hacking. "This is serious," says one network security analyst. More »

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      Boeing  • FAA  • hackers  • 787 Dreamliner  • Dreamliner  • networks

  • December 2007

    • Theft of Personal Data Hits Record

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 31, 07 4:10 AM CST

      Theft of Personal Data Hits Record

      Theft of sensitive personal data such as Social Security and credit card information from corporations, government offices and other institutions hit a record this year, reports AP. One survey found 79 million records compromised in the US—nearly four times as many reported in 2006. Another study cited over 162 million data breaches worldwide this year. More »

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      security  • hackers  • data theft

    • Pro Hackers Take Bite At Apple

      newser  |  Financial Times (UK)  |  Dec 5, 07 10:57 PM CST

      Pro Hackers Take Bite At Apple

      Apple computer users are being threatened by malicious hackers, according to computer security experts. The Financial Times reports security researchers have discovered an increase in the number of malicious programs in recent months that are specifically designed to attack Apple computers. The threat puts a question mark on Apple's reputation for safety. More »

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      Apple  • hackers  • virus  • malware

    • DRM Pirates Get Help From Caribbean

      newser  |  Techdirt  |  Dec 1, 07 12:22 PM CST

      DRM Pirates Get Help From Caribbean

      Digital rights management technologies are doing more for the profits of software companies than the copyright holders they're supposed to protect, Techdirt reports. The new AACS system was meant to stop HD-DVD or Blu-Ray players from showing protected disks, but hackers easily beat it. Overseas companies are now getting rich selling software to beat the system. More »

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      software  • copyright  • hackers  • Blu ray  • DRM  • DVD piracy  • HD DVD  • digital rights management

  • November 2007

    • Google Wants You! - to Help Stop Malicious Web Sites

      newser  |  PC World  |  Nov 30, 07 1:27 PM CST

      Google Wants You! - to Help Stop Malicious Web Sites

      Google is enlisting Web users in the hunt for sites hosting malicious code aimed at infecting visitors' computers. The internet giant has created an online form where Web surfers can report suspect sites, says PC World . Google searches that display sites the company believes are malicious show a warning, and Google has deleted some such sites from its index. More »

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      Internet  • Google  • search engine  • hackers  • malware

    • NZ Teenager Is Alleged Hacker Mastermind

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 30, 07 8:00 AM CST

      NZ Teenager Is Alleged Hacker Mastermind

      New Zealand police working with FBI today took into custody an 18-year-old accused of leading a cybercrime network responsible for $20 million worth of damage. Known by the name “AKILL,” the alleged teenaged mastermind wrote software that could control computers and then sold his skills to other hackers. Police questioned and then released the suspect, who was a minor when his alleged offenses began, AP reports.  More »

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      FBI  • teenagers  • hackers  • New Zealand  • cybercrime

    • Hacker Blitz Infects Web Search Results

      newser  |  BBC  |  Nov 29, 07 10:50 PM CST

      Hacker Blitz Infects Web Search Results

      Software security firms believe they uncovered a massive hacker effort earlier this week to "booby-trap" web searches, one which could have rendered Windows and Internet Explorer users vulnerable to fraud. Seemingly innocuous and random search terms, like "Christmas gifts" and "infinity," brought results that included links thousands of malicious China-registered websites, built to fool search engine page rank algorithms. More »

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      Google  • Yahoo  • hackers  • online fraud  • Russian Business Network

    • Stores Expose Customer Credit Card, Personal Data to Hackers

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 16, 07 1:36 PM CST

      Stores Expose Customer Credit Card, Personal Data to Hackers

      Major US and European retailers routinely transmit sensitive data, including customer credit card and Social Security numbers, over wireless networks wide open to hackers. A recent undercover study by a wireless data security firm found half of stores in major shopping areas either exchanged data without anti-hacking encryption or used obsolete encryption easily foiled by thieves. More »

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      Internet security  • hackers  • shopping  • wireless  • identity theft  • computer security  • retail stores  • encryption

    • Banner Ads Get Nasty

      newser  |  Wired  |  Nov 16, 07 12:47 PM CST

      Banner Ads Get Nasty

      Some banner ads on legit sites can hack into your PC—even if you don't click on them. The new ads, which have been seen on sites like the Economist's and MLB.com, try to scan your hard drive and download malicious software, Wired reports. DoubleClick, which hosts the ads through its DART progam, says it is working on shutting them down. More »

    • Grade Hackers Face Jail and $250K Fines

      newser  |  ComputerWorld  |  Nov 5, 07 8:50 PM CST

      Grade Hackers Face Jail and $250K Fines

      Two ex-undergrads at Fresno State U. have been charged with hacking the school's system to up their grades—and face up to 20 years in jail and $250,000 fines, Computerworld reports. John Escalera, who worked the computer help desk, reportedly hacked the Peoplesoft management system in 2004 to raise his and buddy Gustavo Ravo Jr.’s grades. Both have pleaded not guilty. More »

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      computer  • security  • hackers  • Fresno State

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