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22 August, 2011

Analyst Downgrades News Corp. Over Phone-Hacking Concerns – TheWrap


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Analyst Downgrades News Corp. Over Phone-Hacking Concerns
TheWrap
As the potential cost of phone-hacking-related litigation mounts for News Corp., Needham & Co., an equity analyst, downgraded the company's stock from "buy" to "hold" on Monday. Laura Martin, a Needham analyst who covers News Corp.,
Analyst Downgrades News Corp. Stock, Citing Phone Hacking 'Witch Hunt Hollywood Reporter
News Corp. Options Predict Pie in the Face for BearsFXstreet.com
UPDATE 1-Needham cuts News Corp to holdReuters
Forbes (blog) -Politico (blog) -Business Insider
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China airs documentary proving military university is hacking US targets – Geek.com


Business Insider
China airs documentary proving military university is hacking US targets
Geek.com
For a long time now there has been suspicion that China is a hotbed of hacking activity either endorsed or ignored by the government and targeting foreign individuals, companies, and even governments. The Chinese government has always denied this,
Slip-Up in Chinese Military TV Show Reveals More Than IntendedThe Epoch Times
Official Chinese documentary reveals military cyber-attacks against USDaily Caller

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bragging rights at stake at RankMyHack.com – msnbc.com


New York Magazine
bragging rights at stake at RankMyHack.com
msnbc.com
Is hacking cool if you have to advertise you're doing it? Isn't the whole point to be on the DL? Well, some are throwing out that notion and going for the glory on RankMyHack.com, "the world's first elite hacker ranking system.
Web Site Ranks Hacks and Bestows Bragging RightsNew York Times
Annoyed by braggarts, hackers will vote on best security hacksVentureBeat
Website hacks get peer-reviewed on RankMyHackWired.co.uk
CNET
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Site ranks hackers, top online targets – CNET (blog)


CNET (blog)
Site ranks hackers, top online targets
CNET (blog)
An online service has cropped up in the past month that enables people to earn points by hacking Web sites. Dubbed Rank My Hack, the hacker community site assigns point values to hacks. "Welcome to RankMyHack.Com," the site reads.
Web Site Ranks Hacks and Bestows Bragging RightsNew York Times
bragging rights at stake at RankMyHack.commsnbc.com
Annoyed by braggarts, hackers will vote on best security hacksVentureBeat
Wired.co.uk
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Did You Know… Insulin Pumps Can be Hacked? – InjuryBoard.com


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Did You Know… Insulin Pumps Can be Hacked?
InjuryBoard.com
In an odd mixture of science fiction and medical terror, it has been publicized recently that insulin pumps can be hacked through currently available technology. Living with diabetes and an insulin pump is hard enough, but can be managed and integrated
Med-device hacking poses deadly potentialMinneapolis Star Tribune

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Milly Dowler Scandal: News Of The World Hacked Even More Voicemails (VIDEO) – Huffington Post


The Guardian
Milly Dowler Scandal: News Of The World Hacked Even More Voicemails (VIDEO)
Huffington Post
Shocking new details about the News of the World's hacking of Milly Dowler's phone have emerged, according to the Wall Street Journal. The revelation that the tabloid hacked the phone of the 13-year old murder victim sparked the phone hacking scandal
How News of the World's Milly Dowler stories changed between editionsThe Guardian (blog)
More Milly Dowler phone-hacking claims emergeFinancial Times

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US helps Ukraine crack bank hacking scheme – AFP


AFP
US helps Ukraine crack bank hacking scheme
AFP
KIEV — US agents have helped Ukrainian authorities uncover a group of computer hackers who used forged banking details to steal some $20 million from private US accounts, officials said Monday. Four people have been detained, the former Soviet

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Tory MP Louise Mensch calls police over online threats to kill her children – Daily Mail


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Tory MP Louise Mensch calls police over online threats to kill her children
Daily Mail
Mrs Mensch, 40, who is in the US at the moment, revealed the threats on Twitter and claimed they were from computer hacking groups. The MP for Corby, who is also a top author, laughed off the threats and declared that she 'don't bully easily'.
Louise Mensch claims Anonymous and Lulzsec threatened her childrenThe Guardian
Louise Mensch MP says her children were threatened by AnonymousTelegraph.co.uk
Hackers 'threatened MP's children'The Press Association
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Louise Mensch MP says her children were threatened by Anonymous – Telegraph.co.uk


The Guardian
Louise Mensch MP says her children were threatened by Anonymous
Telegraph.co.uk
Police are looking into alleged threats against the Conservative MP Louise Mensch's children from supporters of the Anonymous and LulzSec hacking groups. By Christopher Williams, Technology Correspondent A formal investigation has not yet been launched
Louise Mensch claims Anonymous and Lulzsec threatened her childrenThe Guardian
Death threats made to MP's childrenEvening Standard
Tory MP Louise Mensch complains Anonymous and LulzSec threatened her kidsV3.co.uk (blog)

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News Corp. Downgraded on Threat From ‘Powerful Enemies’ – Forbes (blog)


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News Corp. Downgraded on Threat From 'Powerful Enemies'
Forbes (blog)
Analysts from Needham & Co. have downgraded their recommendation for News Corp. from a buy to a hold on the grounds that “powerful enemies” of Murdoch are intent on using the phone-hacking scandal to bring him low.
Analyst Downgrades News Corp. Stock, Citing Phone Hacking 'Witch Hunt Hollywood Reporter
News Corp. Options Predict Pie in the Face for BearsFXstreet.com

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Louise Mensch claims Anonymous and Lulzsec threatened her children – The Guardian


The Guardian
Louise Mensch claims Anonymous and Lulzsec threatened her children
The Guardian
Louise Mensch has claimed on Twitter she has been targeted by hacking groups Anonymous and Lulzsec. Photograph: Karen Robinson Conservative MP Louise Mensch has claimed she has received threats against her children from the hacking groups Anonymous and

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Detective on phone-hacking probe team is arrested – Register


The Sun
Detective on phone-hacking probe team is arrested
Register
A police officer working on Scotland Yard's investigation into alleged phone-hacking at the now-defunct Sunday tabloid the News of the World was arrested by cops from the anti-corruption unit of the
Officer held after phone-hacking investigation 'leak'Wikinews
Officer arrested after leak in phone-hacking scandalSydney Morning Herald
Officer Held after Phone-hacking Investigation 'leak'Daily News Corner
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Hong Kong stock exchange website hacked – Memeburn

Hong Kong stock exchange website hacked
Memeburn
The hacking was detected in the wake of HSBC's announcement that it had sold its United States credit card and retail services business as part of an overhaul to streamline its operations, while Cathay reported its 2011 half-year earning results.
HK trader arrested for hacking online exchangeGMANews.TV

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Opinion: Starting The Next Project By Hacking The Old One – Gamasutra


Gamasutra
Opinion: Starting The Next Project By Hacking The Old One
Gamasutra
[In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Fishing Cactus developer Fabrice Lete discusses how to go about using code from a previous game efficiently.] Project number #n is done, it's time to work on

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News Corp. Options Predict Pie in the Face for Bears – FXstreet.com


Business Insider
News Corp. Options Predict Pie in the Face for Bears
FXstreet.com
The phone hacking scandal that dragged Rupert Murdoch's media empire through the mud won't stifle shares in News Corp. forever, by the looks of one massive transaction in long-dated call options this morning. Shares in NWSA dropped more than 25.0% to
Analyst Downgrades News Corp. Stock, Citing Phone Hacking 'Witch Hunt Hollywood Reporter
UPDATE 1-Needham cuts News Corp to holdReuters
News Corp. Downgraded on Threat From 'Powerful Enemies'Forbes (blog)
Business Insider
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HK trader arrested for hacking online exchange – GMANews.TV

HK trader arrested for hacking online exchange
GMANews.TV
Hong Kong police have arrested a businessman for the hacking attacks on the Hong Kong stock exchange earlier this month. Police said the suspect, who they described as 29 years old, is detained in Kwuntung, according to a report Friday night on Radio

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Phone hacking: David Cameron’s ‘love letters’ to Rebekah Brooks – Telegraph.co.uk

Phone hacking: David Cameron's 'love letters' to Rebekah Brooks
Telegraph.co.uk
Too great a degree of affection for Rebekah Brooks, the ousted News International chief executive at the centre of the phone hacking scandal, is now regarded in Westminster as the love that dare not speak its name.

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Murdoch Scandal’s Shadow Man – Daily Beast


Business Daily Africa
Murdoch Scandal's Shadow Man
Daily Beast
The man at the very center of the British phone-hacking scandal has proved remarkably adept at keeping his secrets. When the private investigator Glenn Mulcaire was first arrested in 2006 for hacking on behalf of News of the World he said nothing to
The phone hacking scandal has hacked at the pillars of societyTelegraph.co.uk
Murdoch staff who ordered hacking to be namedThe Independent
It's not phone hacking that will kill News Corp in the USThe Guardian
Business Daily Africa -Reuters -AFP
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Police make new arrest in UK phone hacking inquiry – Hindustan Times


Business Daily Africa
Police make new arrest in UK phone hacking inquiry
Hindustan Times
AP British police made a new arrest on Thursday in the country's tabloid phone hacking scandal, while an actress and her ex-soccer player husband announced they had agreed to a settlement with the now-shuttered News of The World tabloid.
Murdoch Scandal's Shadow ManDaily Beast
The phone hacking scandal has hacked at the pillars of societyTelegraph.co.uk
Murdoch staff who ordered hacking to be namedThe Independent
The Guardian -Business Daily Africa -Reuters
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Med-device hacking poses deadly potential – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Med-device hacking poses deadly potential
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Photo: Isaac Brekken, Associated Press Hundreds of cyber-security geeks watched recently as Jay Radcliffe stood on a Las Vegas stage and hacked into his own insulin pump, disabling its life-saving therapy. The 33-year-old cyber-security researcher said

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Officer held after phone-hacking investigation ‘leak’ – Wikinews


The Sun
Officer held after phone-hacking investigation 'leak'
Wikinews
A Scotland Yard officer has been arrested after allegations he leaked information from the News of the World phone-hacking investigation to The Guardian. The 51-year-old detective constable was detained on suspicion of misconduct in a public office,
Officer arrested after leak in phone-hacking scandalSydney Morning Herald
Officer leaked hacking inquiry detailsPress TV
Cop held on hack leak to GuardianThe Sun

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SpyEye hacker toolkit to lead to surge in cyberattacks – USA Today


USA Today
SpyEye hacker toolkit to lead to surge in cyberattacks
USA Today
"Every level of criminal, from the lowest to the highest rungs, can now use one of the deadliest Swiss Army knife hacking toolkits in the world," say Sean Bodmer, senior threat intelligence analyst at network security firm Damballa.

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Political, economic hacking needs attention – ZDNet Australia

Political, economic hacking needs attention
ZDNet Australia
Hacking for political and economic purposes isn't getting the attention it deserves, says McAfee's vice president of threat research, Dmitri Alperovitch, who uncovered the Operation Shady RAT hacks. McAfee's report on Operation Shady RAT (PDF) revealed

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