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12 March, 2009

Hacking iTunes Gift Cards, and an iTunes Update – Washington Post


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Hacking iTunes Gift Cards, and an iTunes Update
Washington Post, United States
But a blog post published today by one of the security industry's most prominent researchers suggests that the real hack here is far simpler: The crooks are merely using stolen credit cards to purchase and resell the iTunes gift cards.
Fake iTunes cards challenge Apple's iTunes business TG Daily
iTunes Gift Cards Cracked by Chinese Hackers: $200 gift cards for PSFK
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Media begins countering claim that Coleman site was hacked – Minnesota Independent

Media begins countering claim that Coleman site was hacked
Minnesota Independent, MN
But as we reported yesterday, it wasn’t hacking at all, according to IT professionals, and news outlets like the Pioneer Press and Minnesota Public Radio are countering the “hacker” meme. A PiPress story by Dave Orrick this morning contrasts Coleman’s

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iPhone Hacking: Lessons from the Front Line – Brighthand

iPhone Hacking: Lessons from the Front Line
Brighthand, CA
When the iPhone was released, love for the device led Zdziarski (aka "NerveGas") to join its nascent hacking community, working to jailbreak (unlock) the platform to enable new applications. "You used to be able to go to our website and install patches

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Technology Experts Weigh in on Student Hacking Incident – WQOW TV News 18

Technology Experts Weigh in on Student Hacking Incident
WQOW TV News 18, Eau Claire
There are two major ways that someone can hack into your computer. Many people fall victim after voluntarily giving up their password, in other cases technology plays a role. With every stroke of the keyboard someone could be recording important

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Christian Facebook Group Hacked to Display Pro-Islam Messages – Christian Post

Christian Facebook Group Hacked to Display Pro-Islam Messages
Christian Post
By Elena Garcia A Facebook group, Christians on Facebook with over 327000 members, was hacked Tuesday to display pro-Islam messages. On Tuesday morning, the group's name was changed to "La ilaha illallahu Muhammadur Rasulullah," which means "There is

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Former Students Charged: Accused of Hacking Into School Database – WQOW TV News 18

Former Students Charged: Accused of Hacking Into School Database
WQOW TV News 18, Eau Claire
Smith is accused of hacking into the Skyward Database to change grades and attendance records. The criminal complaint says a teacher at North noticed someone was logging in under her account. Investigators identified the IP address and then confronted

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Account hacked; ‘Driver did it’ – Arab Times

Account hacked; ‘Driver did it’
Arab Times, Kuwait
Account hacked: An American citizen, whose identity has not been disclosed, has filed a complaint with the Fintas Police Station accusing unidentified persons or hacking his Visa Card account, reports Arrouiah daily. The hackers are said to have

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Australian plans to give police remote hacking powers – Legalbrief (subscription)

Australian plans to give police remote hacking powers
Legalbrief (subscription), South Africa
The government of the Australian state of New South Wales has unveiled plans to give state police the power to hack into computers remotely, with owners potentially remaining in the dark about the searches for up to three years.

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Secret Service is investigating hacking of data on Coleman donors – Minneapolis Star Tribune


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Secret Service is investigating hacking of data on Coleman donors
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN
Coleman, who said campaign officials found out about the hacking late Tuesday after getting calls from donors, called the online theft "obviously an attack on my campaign" but named no suspects. His lawyer, Fritz Knaak, said that while crippling
Coleman Camp Accuses Political Enemies Of Hacking Data TPMDC
Liberal Hackers At It Again Power Line
Coleman campaign: 50000 supporters had personal data leaked Minneapolis City Pages
Minnesota Independent - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Serious holes in Mac OS X memory, researcher shows – SearchSecurity.com

Serious holes in Mac OS X memory, researcher shows
SearchSecurity.com, MA
Dai Zovi illustrated his technique by hacking into an Apple iSight camera to take photos of himself. "Steve Jobs' fairy dust only protects against the most naive attackers," Dai Zovi said. "Writing exploits for [Microsoft] Vista is hard work.

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Romania: Alleged hackers fought the law, and the law won – TG Daily

Romania: Alleged hackers fought the law, and the law won
TG Daily
In a separate, unrelated Romanian police case, a person accused of hacking into several US university servers and US government agency servers (including NASA) has also been detained. The hacker, who lived in Romania, had setup servers in the United
Police in Romania detain 20 alleged hackers International Herald Tribune
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