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21 May, 2013

All you need to know about smartphone hacking – Nokia Conversations

All you need to know about smartphone hacking
Nokia Conversations
And while the UK's Leveson Inquiry has made us all hyper-aware of mobile phone hacking, it gets worse than intercepted voice messages: because your smartphone is the repository all sorts of intimate information—your personal (or work) email, instant

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Guantanamo Wi-Fi shuttered after Anonymous hacking threat – CNET


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Guantanamo Wi-Fi shuttered after Anonymous hacking threat
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Guantanamo Wi-Fi shuttered after Anonymous hacking threat. In unity with the prison's inmates, the hacking group pledges to disrupt online activities at Guantanamo — prompting the U.S. military to shut down the base's Wi-Fi. Dara Kerr. by Dara Kerr
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20 May, 2013

Hacking plant ‘blood vessels’ could avert food crisis – The Conversation – The Conversation

Hacking plant 'blood vessels' could avert food crisis – The Conversation
The Conversation
Today's wars are not about food, but not too far in the future they could be. The number of people dying of starvation has been falling for decades, but the decline in the numbers of hungry people is slowing down. More than 800 million still remain

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Akron police report helps hacking victims – WKSU News


WKSU News
Akron police report helps hacking victims
WKSU News
Thirty-five thousand Akron residents whose personal information, including Social Security numbers and addresses, was posted online can use the report to request free credit freezes. The attack was launched by Turkish hackers, and the Beacon Journal
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Espionage hacking campaign “Operation Hangover” originates in India – SC Magazine


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Espionage hacking campaign "Operation Hangover" originates in India
SC Magazine
Espionage hacking campaign "Operation Hangover" originates in India. Move over China. India is fast becoming a hotbed of advanced persistent threat (APT) activity. Researchers at the Oslo, Norway-based security firm Norman on Monday, building on
Telenor cyberattacks the work of mystery Indian hacking group, researchers findTechworld.com

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Guantanamo Bay shuts down internet, blocks social media over online hacking … – ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)


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Guantanamo Bay shuts down internet, blocks social media over online hacking
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MIAMI – The U.S. military has shut down wireless internet service at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba because of online hacking threats. A spokesman for the Guantanamo Bay prison says that officials have also blocked access to social networks

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Corruption Currents: From Russia Expels FCPA Expert to Chinese Hacking … – Wall Street Journal

Corruption Currents: From Russia Expels FCPA Expert to Chinese Hacking
Wall Street Journal
A former U.S. Justice Department official was declared a “persona non grata” at the American embassy in Moscow and barred from Russia earlier this month. Thomas Firestone, who was advising the Russian government on anti-corruption issues, is an expert

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China’s culture of hacking cost the country $873 million in 2011 – Washington Post – Washington Post (blog)


Foreign Policy
China's culture of hacking cost the country $873 million in 2011 – Washington Post
Washington Post (blog)
A year of stunning revelations have made many Americans aware that Chinese hackers, some of them believed to be associated with the country's military, have infiltrated just about every powerful institution in the District, from federal agencies to
China Is Hacking the US Again – GizmodoGizmodo
Report: China renews hacking attacks despite Obama administration's warningsThe Hill (blog)
Morning Brief: Exposed Chinese hacking unit resumes attacksForeign Policy
TechNewsWorld -UPI.com -Gant Daily
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Calls poured in to consumer affairs agency over SC tax record hacking – The State

Calls poured in to consumer affairs agency over SC tax record hacking
The State
The top 3 complaints handled by the S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs involve identity theft, debt-collection practices and credit repair. For help, you can contact the agency at (800) 922-1594 or consumer.sc.gov

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Chinese hackers pick up where they left off with more US attacks – Wired.co.uk

Chinese hackers pick up where they left off with more US attacks
Wired.co.uk
Just three months after alleged state-sponsored Chinese hackers ceased activity, their work has been reignited anew in the US, reports the New York Times. Days after the newspaper announced it had been the target of a series of denial-of-service

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Civic Hacking – Peach Pundit

Civic Hacking
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“National Day of Civic Hacking will bring together citizens, software developers, and entrepreneurs to collaboratively create new solutions using publicly-released data, code and technology at events all across the nation.” In effect the goal is to

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Experts, officials: China has resumed hacking U.S. companies, agencies – UPI.com

Experts, officials: China has resumed hacking U.S. companies, agencies
UPI.com
WASHINGTON, May 20 (UPI) — Computer security experts and U.S. officials say Chinese hackers have resumed attacks on companies and agencies they stole data from three months ago. A unit of China's People's Liberation Army had stopped computer

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Telenor cyberattacks the work of mystery Indian hacking group, researchers find – Techworld.com

Telenor cyberattacks the work of mystery Indian hacking group, researchers find
Techworld.com
The most likely explanation for the diversity of targets is that the attacks are the work of an ambitious freelance hacking group with some Indian association and a willingness to work as much as possible. There no evidence of Indian state involvement.

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China Is Hacking the US Again – Gizmodo – Gizmodo

China Is Hacking the US Again – Gizmodo
Gizmodo
Just three months after hacks by China's People's Liberation Army came to an abrupt halt, the country is once again attacking US targets reports the New York Times. Hacks on organizations like the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times ceased three

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RPG Group, Yes Bank to sort out hacking issue – Times of India


Times of India
RPG Group, Yes Bank to sort out hacking issue
Times of India
MUMBAI: Yes Bankand RPG Life Sciences (of Harsh Goenka) are blaming each other for the Rs 2.4 crore the company lost due to the second reported hacking of a current account of a corporate. The bank says that it is the responsibility of the account
Cyber security need of the hour: Rs 2.44 cr siphoned off from RPG GroupFirstpost

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Pirate Swede in ‘biggest ever’ hacking trial – The Local.se


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Pirate Swede in 'biggest ever' hacking trial
The Local.se
"This is, I believe, the largest hacking case ever in Sweden," prosecutor Henrik Olin told the TT news agency on Monday morning as he prepared to enter the Stockholm District Court for the first day of the trial. "We're talking about customer
Kristina Svartholm – Anakata's mother – speaks outiNEWP- Freedom of Speech

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AP phone hacking a violation of First Amendment rights – The Daily News – Longview Daily News


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AP phone hacking a violation of First Amendment rights – The Daily News
Longview Daily News
Editor's note: Today's editorial originally appeared in the Miami Herald. Editorial content from other publications is provided to give readers a sampling of regional and national opinion and does not necessarily reflect positions endorsed by the
Holder Testimony Mirrors Obama Administration Modus Operandi: Pass The Personal Liberty Digest

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Akron website hacking still being investigated – WKSU News


WKSU News
Akron website hacking still being investigated
WKSU News
future, we're going to keep those back-end databases disconnected from the website.” Schmahl says the city has been in frequent contact with the FBI, since it and other government sites — such as the Mobile, Ala., Police Department — were also

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19 May, 2013

Hackers eager to exploit ‘black holes’ in Thai cyberspace security | Bangkok … – Bangkok Post

Hackers eager to exploit 'black holes' in Thai cyberspace security | Bangkok
Bangkok Post
The hacker community, which traces its roots back to the start of the computer age, differentiates among hackers based on experience, expertise and intent. ''White hat hackers'', for instance, break into security systems for testing on behalf of

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Elle Macpherson’s ex-adviser abandons claim over phone hacking – Yorkshire Post

Elle Macpherson's ex-adviser abandons claim over phone hacking
Yorkshire Post
Dinah Rose QC said: “The position is that there has never been any evidence at all that NGN hacked the claimant's phone or hacked any other phone on which she had left a message, or that it has ever interfered at all in any way with her private

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18 May, 2013

Threats to Indian IT industry and two faces of hacking – Zee News – India – Zee News


Zee News
Threats to Indian IT industry and two faces of hacking – Zee News – India
Zee News
New Delhi: The recent data theft by hackers from two Indian companies processing prepaid cards for several overseas banks, which led to a global fraud of 45 million dollars, has made India's 100 billion dollar IT industry a primary target of spam

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Hacking: A growing threat to Indian IT – Times of India


Times of India
Hacking: A growing threat to Indian IT
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The recent data theft by hackers from two Indian companies processing prepaid cards for several overseas banks, which led to a global fraud of 45 million dollars, has made India's 100 billion dollar IT industry a primary target of spam

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Threats to Indian IT industry and two faces of hacking – News Track India – Newstrack India

Threats to Indian IT industry and two faces of hacking – News Track India
Newstrack India
New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): The recent data theft by hackers from two Indian companies processing prepaid cards for several overseas banks, which led to a global fraud of 45 million dollars, has made India's 100 billion dollar IT industry a primary target

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No hacking by Jones, just hack journalism – STLtoday.com

No hacking by Jones, just hack journalism
STLtoday.com
I think it's ridiculous you are accusing Speaker Tim Jones of attempting to hack into a state of Missouri database when he has clearly and repeatedly stated the alleged hack was part of the House's investigation into the integrity of Missourians

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Brain hacking: using neurofeedback to master conflicting wills in your mind – Boing Boing


Boing Boing
Brain hacking: using neurofeedback to master conflicting wills in your mind
Boing Boing
I've written before about Moran Cerf — celebrated neuroscientist, former military hacker, and good-guy bank robber — who also happens to be a great storyteller. Here's a video in which Cerf recounts some clever and fascinating neuroscience

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