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24 October, 2011

Dow Jones boss Les Hinton: ‘a mushroom’? – Washington Post (blog)

Dow Jones boss Les Hinton: 'a mushroom'?
Washington Post (blog)
In the midst of the summer's News Corp. phone-hacking scandal, top Wall Street Journal executive Les Hinton resigned. The Dow Jones CEO denied any wrongdoing in the scandal and insisted that his statements before the British Parliament,
Les Hinton says previous phone-hacking testimony was as truthful as his Poynter.org
Ex-NI Boss Denies 'Untruths' Over HackingKL.FM 96.7

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Futures regulators want smartphone hacking device – Nextgov

Futures regulators want smartphone hacking device
Nextgov
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is searching for a phone hacking tool to investigate suspects' mobile devices for evidence of links to Ponzi schemes, insider trades and other illicit dealings.

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Science fiction-style hacking a new reality – NEWS.com.au


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Science fiction-style hacking a new reality
NEWS.com.au
From: AP Matthew Broderick hacking NORAD in the movie War Games. Scenes like this used to be limited to Hollywood. Now it is close to the truth. Source: Supplied WHEN a computer attack hobbled Iran's unfinished nuclear power plant last year,
Sophisticated sabotage hack fearStuff.co.nz
New methods put industrial sabotage in hackers' reachAtlanta Journal Constitution

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News Corp.’s Hinton: Hacking Account Wrong – Bloomberg


Reuters
News Corp.'s Hinton: Hacking Account Wrong
Bloomberg
Les Hinton, who resigned from New York-based News Corp. in July, told UK lawmakers today that information provided by executives about a hacking scandal was inaccurate.
UK parliament recalls James Murdoch over hackingReuters
Former News Corp. Official Testifies Again on HackingWall Street Journal
James Murdoch to Testify Again in UK Phone-Hacking ScandalFox News
Los Angeles Times -New York Times
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Boston Police Department Hacked by Anonymous – Bostinnovation


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Boston Police Department Hacked by Anonymous
Bostinnovation
On Friday, October 21, the BPD issued a statement, noting “various websites used by members of the BPD – including the website belonging to the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association – have been hacked into and possibly compromised.
Occupy Boston denies role in cop hackingUPI.com
Boston police websites hackedNECN
Boston PD Website Hit By Political Hacking GroupWCVB-TV
Boston Herald
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Microsoft YouTube Account Hacked, Without Content on Sunday – Geekosystem


ZDNet UK
Microsoft YouTube Account Hacked, Without Content on Sunday
Geekosystem
This past weekend, Microsoft's YouTube account seemed to be hacked. The channel was wiped clean and several new, weird-but-relatively-innocuous videos soliciting a background and sponsors were posted.
Microsoft's YouTube channel hackedCNET
Microsoft YouTube hackedIT PRO
Microsoft Youtube account gets hackedInquirer
Web Trends -ITProPortal -ZDNet UK
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UK parliament recalls James Murdoch over hacking – Reuters


Reuters
UK parliament recalls James Murdoch over hacking
Reuters
BSkyB Chairman James Murdoch appears before a parliamentary committee on phone hacking at Portcullis House in London July 19, 2011. By Kate Holton and Michelle Martin LONDON (Reuters) – James Murdoch, heir apparent to his father's News Corp before a
Former News Corp. Official Testifies Again on HackingWall Street Journal
News Corp.'s Hinton Says Previous Hacking Account Was WrongBusinessWeek
Murdoch Aide Hinton Says Previous Accounts on UK Hacking Were InaccurateBloomberg
Fox News -Telegraph.co.uk -The Guardian
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LG Australia’s website hacked – Stuff.co.nz

LG Australia's website hacked
Stuff.co.nz
"It seems as though your website has been hacked. How did we get past your security? ……. What security? ;) ," read a message on the site before it was pulled down. The breach has been archived by Zone-H.com, which is a comprehensive database of

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TIMELINE – News Corp and the phone-hacking scandal – Reuters India

TIMELINE – News Corp and the phone-hacking scandal
Reuters India
News Corp Chief Executive and Chairman Rupert Murdoch appears before a parliamentary committee on phone hacking at Portcullis House in London July 19, 2011. REUTERS – Here is a timeline of the major events in the British phone-hacking scandal since
Timeline – News Corp and the phone-hacking scandalReuters UK

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‘Anonymous’ Busts Child Porn Ring – PC Magazine


Daily Mail
'Anonymous' Busts Child Porn Ring
PC Magazine
"I totaly [sic] support this kind of hacking. Well done," tweeted Kat Corbett, a host for KROQ radio station in Los Angeles. Others, like security expert Graham Cluley of Sophos, disagreed with Anonymous' action. "Their intentions may have been good,
Hacker group Anonymous performs 'vigilante' attack on online child porn hubDaily Mail
Hacker group "Anonymous" Takes on Child PornographyTechnorati
Hacker Group Anonymous Targets Web Hosting Firm Over Child Porn ClaimsWeb Host Industry Review
TechRadar UK -The Stir -PCWorld
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Phone hacking: I was not involved in internal inquiries, claims Hinton – Journalism.co.uk


Journalism.co.uk
Phone hacking: I was not involved in internal inquiries, claims Hinton
Journalism.co.uk
Les Hinton revealed today that he was not personally involved in either of the internal investigations conducted into phone hacking during the time he was chief executive of the company. In a faltering appearance before the culture, media and sport

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Former News Corp Exec Hinton Backs James Murdoch – Wall Street Journal


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Former News Corp Exec Hinton Backs James Murdoch
Wall Street Journal
s (NWS) UK newspaper unit when phone hacking occurred, Monday backed the media group's Deputy Chief Operating Officer James Murdoch amid growing calls for him to step down because of the scandal. James Murdoch, who had overseen the UK newspaper unit
Phone hacking: Les Hinton faces MPs – liveThe Guardian (blog)
James Murdoch to Testify Again in UK Phone-Hacking ScandalFox News
Murdoch Aide Hinton Faces Grilling From Lawmakers on Hacking, Journal ScamBloomberg
Telegraph.co.uk -Reuters -BusinessWeek
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With the Internet, your car could be hacked – msnbc.com


msnbc.com
With the Internet, your car could be hacked
msnbc.com
Meanwhile, at a recent BlackHat conference, security researcher Jay Radcliffe gave a talk about hacking medical devices. Radcliffe, a diabetic who is connected to an insulin pump and glucose monitor at all times, demonstrated how a malicious third

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Phone hacking: Les Hinton faces MPs – live – The Guardian (blog)


The Guardian (blog)
Phone hacking: Les Hinton faces MPs – live
The Guardian (blog)
12.41pm: Hinton says he doesn't believe that he was aware of Goodman's claim that phone hacking went wider at News International when he appeared before parliament in September 2009. The former executive chairman of News Corp's UK publisher is having
Ex-WSJ publisher to face UK phone-hacking inquirySacramento Bee
Hinton Faces Questions Over Two News Corp. Scandals at HearingBusinessWeek
Live Blog: Ex-NI Boss Quizzed On HackingSky News

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‘Hacking by foreign governments, corporations may bust UK firms’ – Newstrack India


Telegraph.co.uk
'Hacking by foreign governments, corporations may bust UK firms'
Newstrack India
London, Oct 24(ANI): Britain will lose its position as one of the world's leading hi-tech manufacturers unless companies improve cyber security, it has been claimed. "The biggest threat to this country by cyber is not military, it is economic.
Foreign hackers 'putting UK firms out of business'Telegraph.co.uk
Hackers cost UK economy billions every year, says head of military cyber securityComputerWeekly.com
Cyber attack, the new battle lineHindu Business Line

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News Corp might face computer hacking questions – Inquirer


Sydney Morning Herald
News Corp might face computer hacking questions
Inquirer
Rupert Murdoch's media empire, which has already had to sack staff, wave others off to prison, and close down a Sunday tabloid newspaper could face more accusations, according to a report at Bloomberg and Labour MP Tom Watson.
Murdoch takes on shareholders at annual meetingeTaiwan News
'No excuses' for phone hacking – Murdochallvoices
Rupert Murdoch still under pressure from Hermes and Church of England fundsTelegraph.co.uk
Sydney Morning Herald
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Muscat should have asked police to investigate hacking claim – PM – Malta Independent Online

Muscat should have asked police to investigate hacking claim – PM
Malta Independent Online
Opposition leader Joseph Muscat should have asked the police and not the Speaker of the House Michael Frendo to investigate the email hacking claims he made, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said yesterday. He was speaking during an
Gonzi hits out at Muscat on hacking claims – promises to do 'all it takes' on Times of Malta
Gonzi – "Why didn't Muscat go to the police?"DI-VE

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Murdoch takes on shareholders at annual meeting – eTaiwan News


The Guardian
Murdoch takes on shareholders at annual meeting
eTaiwan News
AP Rupert Murdoch jousted with disgruntled shareholders Friday as the 80-year-old chairman and CEO of News Corp. defended his handling of a phone hacking scandal in Britain and deflected any notion that he plans to step down soon.
Hinton Faces Questions Over Two News Corp. Scandals at HearingBusinessWeek
'No excuses' for phone hacking – Murdochallvoices
Rupert Murdoch still under pressure from Hermes and Church of England fundsTelegraph.co.uk

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Hacked Off – Sydney Morning Herald

Hacked Off
Sydney Morning Herald
The phone hacking scandal has delivered screaming headlines in the best tabloid style, shaking the foundations of power from Britain's Parliament to Scotland Yard to the Murdoch empire and closing Britain's best-selling paper The News of the World.

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The scary truth about voting machine hacking risk (exclusive video) – ZDNet (blog)

The scary truth about voting machine hacking risk (exclusive video)
ZDNet (blog)
Summary: In this exclusive interview, ZDNet' Government's David Gewirtz sits down with Dr. Jon Warner of Argonne National Laboratories for a deep dive into voting machine hacking.

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LG Australia’s website hacked – Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning Herald
LG Australia's website hacked
Sydney Morning Herald
"It seems as though your website has been hacked. How did we get past your security? ……. What security? ;) ," read a message on the site before it was pulled down. The breach has been archived by Zone-H.com, which is a comprehensive database of

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Japan contractor hacking likely got military data: Asahi – Reuters


Reuters
Japan contractor hacking likely got military data: Asahi
Reuters
Japan is moving to strengthen its cyber security in line with calls from Washington, and will set up Tuesday a framework for sharing hacking information among governmental and private institutions, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday.
Japan contractor hacking likely got military dataReuters Canada
Mitsubishi Heavy hacking may have hit defense dataMarketWatch

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Hinton Faces Questions Over Two News Corp. Scandals at Hearing – BusinessWeek


Sydney Morning Herald
Hinton Faces Questions Over Two News Corp. Scandals at Hearing
BusinessWeek
Hinton, who resigned from the New York-based company in July, will be asked today why he told lawmakers in 2009 there was “never any evidence delivered to me” that suggested that phone-hacking was widespread at the News of the World tabloid.
'No excuses' for phone hacking – Murdochallvoices
Fresh drama but usual endingSydney Morning Herald
Murdoch faces shareholder criticsNew Zealand Herald
The Drum
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Military data possibly stolen in Mitsubishi Heavy hacking -Asahi – Reuters Africa


Reuters Africa
Military data possibly stolen in Mitsubishi Heavy hacking -Asahi
Reuters Africa
TOKYO (Reuters) – Military data on weapons including warplanes and information on nuclear power plants may have been stolen during the cyber attack against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries that became apparent in August, the Asahi newspaper reported on

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