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27 March, 2012

UK police drop hacking probe against suspect – CBS News


AFP
UK police drop hacking probe against suspect
CBS News
LONDON — British police investigating a phone hacking scandal that led to the closure of a leading tabloid said Tuesday they have released a suspect from bail. Metropolitan Police said Tuesday they will take no further action against the 39-year-old
Man Arrested in Phone Hacking Probe in August Cleared by PoliceBloomberg

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Hacking In The Middle East As Counter-Revolution – Lez Get Real


Al-Arabiya
Hacking In The Middle East As Counter-Revolution
Lez Get Real
Al Arabiya, the Saudi-owned television news channel which, like Al Jazeera, is received in most Middle Eastern nations and across Europe and the United States, has been subjected to a new hacking attack. This one came from a group calling itself
Al Arabiya regains control of Facebook page after hacking by 'Syria's Al-Arabiya

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Man pleads guilty in celeb email hacking – The Seattle Times


KGMI
Man pleads guilty in celeb email hacking
The Seattle Times
An unemployed Florida man pleaded guilty Monday to hacking into the email accounts of celebrities, including Christina Aguilera, Mila Kunis and Scarlett Johansson, whose nude photos eventually landed on the Internet. By GREG RISLING Associated Press No
Hacker admits snooping celebs' emailsPhiladelphia Inquirer
Accused Celebrity Email Hacker Pleads GuiltyHispanicBusiness.com
Scarlett Johansson hacker pleads guilty to stealing naked imagesLos Angeles Times
Pittsburgh Post Gazette -KGMI
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Computer-Hacking Allegations Made Against News Corporation – New York Times (blog)


The Guardian
Computer-Hacking Allegations Made Against News Corporation
New York Times (blog)
By AMY CHOZICK News Corporation faced fresh scrutiny in Britain on Tuesday after a BBC documentary reported that a company affiliated with the media conglomerate used computer hacking to advance the business interests of the broadcaster BSkyB.
TV hacking claims pile pressure on James MurdochBaltimore Sun
News Corp Under Fire, AgainPhiladelphia Inquirer (blog)
News Corp in fresh stormFinancial Times

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US Military Funds Effort to Hack Video Game Consoles – LiveScience.com

US Military Funds Effort to Hack Video Game Consoles
LiveScience.com
The US Navy has begun funding a project to hack previously owned game consoles in an effort to dig up gamers' online chat room information and other stored data. US console gamers can breathe a tiny sigh of relief for now, because the current project

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Dutch police arrests 17-year-old hacker – ZDNet (blog)


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Dutch police arrests 17-year-old hacker
ZDNet (blog)
He has been accused of hacking into KPN's systems on January 16, 2012, the Dutch Office of the Public Prosecutor announced. The hacker managed to gain full access to a few hundred servers, which are used for Internet services and the storage of
Dutch Police Arrest 17-year-old Suspected of Breaching Hundreds of KPN ServersPCWorld

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Online hacker group Anonymous a threat to us all, Toews tells MPs – Globe and Mail


Globe and Mail
Online hacker group Anonymous a threat to us all, Toews tells MPs
Globe and Mail
New Democrat Chris Charlton told Mr. Toews the YouTube video could have been posted anywhere as it “wasn'ta hacking job,” nor did it involve the infiltration of Parliament Hill Internet networks or the BlackBerry server. Mr. Toews, however, was short
Toews urges pursuit of Anonymous hacking groupCP24, Canada

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Man Arrested in Phone Hacking Probe in August Cleared by Police – Bloomberg

Man Arrested in Phone Hacking Probe in August Cleared by Police
Bloomberg
Police said they would not press charges against a 39-year-old man arrested last August in a phone-hacking probe at News Corp.'s News of the World tabloid. He was the 11th person detained in the probe last year, police said in an e-mailed statement
UK police drop hacking probe against suspectThe Seattle Times

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UK police drop hacking probe against suspect – The Seattle Times

UK police drop hacking probe against suspect
The Seattle Times
British police investigating a phone hacking scandal that has led to the closure of a leading tabloid and the arrest of dozens of people say they have released a suspect from bail. The Associated Press No comments have been posted to this article.

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New documentary examines phone hacking scandal – 89.3 KPCC


89.3 KPCC
New documentary examines phone hacking scandal
89.3 KPCC
Rupert Murdoch; happy about the new play based on the News Corporation's phone hacking scandal? The phone hacking scandal that has engulfed the Rupert Murdoch media empire and rocked the British tabloid-world began as a small trickle last spring.
Scandal at News Corp spreads as Justice Department monitors hacking Daily Mail
All about Britain's tabloid hacking scandalVictoria Times Colonist
TV Tuesday: FrontlineVancouver Sun
Montreal Gazette -The Drum -Monterey County Herald
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TV hacking claims pile pressure on James Murdoch – Baltimore Sun


Sydney Morning Herald
TV hacking claims pile pressure on James Murdoch
Baltimore Sun
LONDON (Reuters) – A British lawmaker is to demand that the UK television watchdog probe new hacking claims against News Corp, piling more pressure on BSkyB Chairman James Murdoch, whose fitness to own a broadcast license is already under scrutiny.
News Corp Under Fire, AgainPhiladelphia Inquirer (blog)
News Corp. Pay-TV Software Unit Hacked ITV Cable Cards, BBC SaysBusinessWeek
News Corp firm 'hired TV hacker'Sydney Morning Herald

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Scarlett Johansson nude pics: Hacker pleads guilty faces 60 years jail and … – Daily Mail


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Scarlett Johansson nude pics: Hacker pleads guilty faces 60 years jail and
Daily Mail
By Lee Moran A computer hacker who admitted accessing Scarlett Johansson's email account and leaking nude photographs of her online faces up to 60 years in prison and a $2.2million fine. Jobless Christopher Chaney, 35, also pleaded guilty yesterday to
Scarlett Johansson nude photo hacker pleads guiltyBBC News
Hacker leaks actress`s nude photos, faces 60-year jailZee News
Florida man pleads guilty to hacking into email accounts of Scarlett Johansson New York Daily News
Social Barrel -Edmonton Journal -Canada.com
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Hacker Of The Stars Pleads Guilty And Faces 60 Years In Prison – Forbes


Forbes
Hacker Of The Stars Pleads Guilty And Faces 60 Years In Prison
Forbes
Well, he admitted that from at least November 2010 to October 2011, he hacked into the e-mail accounts of some 50 folks. Okay, you're right, not exactly earth shattering news. Seems like everyone has had their account hacked by now. Oh, by the way,
Man pleads guilty in celeb email hackingThe Seattle Times
Hollywood Hacker Pleads Guilty, Faces Up To 60 Years In JailLAist
Hacker admits snooping celebs' emailsPhiladelphia Inquirer
San Francisco Luxury News -Los Angeles Times -The Province
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Reborn LulzSec Claims Hack of Dating Site for Military Personnel – PCWorld


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Reborn LulzSec Claims Hack of Dating Site for Military Personnel
PCWorld
By Lucian Constantin, IDG News A group of hackers claiming to be the reborn Lulz Security (LulzSec) took credit for an alleged compromise of MilitarySingles.com, a dating website for military personnel, and the leak of over 160000 account details from
Hackers steal passwords from military dating siteCNET
LulzSec claims hack of Military Singles dating website, dumps over 170000 The Verge

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Spies feared China was hacking the NBN – The Australian


Brisbane Times
Spies feared China was hacking the NBN
The Australian
AUSTRALIAN intelligence agencies warned the Gillard government there was "credible evidence" Chinese telco Huawei was connected to the Third Department of the People's Liberation Army, which is responsible for cyber-espionage.
Australia bans Chinese company from Web networkBusinessWeek

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Dutch Police Arrest 17-year-old Suspected of Breaching Hundreds of KPN Servers – PCWorld

Dutch Police Arrest 17-year-old Suspected of Breaching Hundreds of KPN Servers
PCWorld
KPN, the biggest telecom operator in the Netherlands, was forced to overhaul its systems to get rid of installed malicious software after the hack was discovered. The National Cyber Security Center of the Netherlands also assessed the security breach
Dutch arrest 17-yr old for KPN hackTelecompaper (subscription)

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Springfield Police Make Website Changes After Hacking – OzarksFirst.com

Springfield Police Make Website Changes After Hacking
OzarksFirst.com
(Springfield, MO)–The Springfield Police Department is making some changes after a group hackers accessed personal information from 2100 online users. Most of those users filed online police reports. Now the department has changes in place.

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News Corporation firm NDS accused of ITV Digital hack – BBC News


BBC News
News Corporation firm NDS accused of ITV Digital hack
BBC News
A News Corporation subsidiary company used a computer hacker to "sabotage" Sky TV's biggest rival, BBC Panorama has reported. NDS is accused of leaking information from ITV Digital which could be used to create counterfeit smart cards, giving people
News Corp. Pay-TV Software Unit Hacked ITV Cable Cards, BBC SaysBloomberg
Scandal at News Corp spreads as Justice Department monitors hacking Daily Mail
TV hacking: News Corp strength is its weaknessAdvanced Television
Macworld UK -Gizmodo
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Hacking book: when investigative journalism comes up against the law – The Guardian (blog)


The Guardian (blog)
Hacking book: when investigative journalism comes up against the law
The Guardian (blog)
Today's extract from The phone hacking scandal: journalism on trial* is by Eamonn O'Neill, a lecturer in journalism at Strathclyde university. He details four investigations he has worked on in order to illustrate the benefits of legal guidance which

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All about Britain’s tabloid hacking scandal – Victoria Times Colonist


The Drum
All about Britain's tabloid hacking scandal
Victoria Times Colonist
This is followed in short order by the Guardian's Nick Davies telling the camera that the first he heard of the phone-hacking scandal was when somebody called him from the proverbial out-of-the-blue. Davies broke the story for the Guardian,
Murdoch facing hacking allegations of a different kindThe Drum
'Frontline' takes on 'Murdoch's Scandal'Monterey County Herald
Frontline tackles Murdoch scandalMontreal Gazette
LSMedia -Daily Beast
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All the news that’s fit to hack – Calgary Herald


Daily Beast
All the news that's fit to hack
Calgary Herald
This is followed in short order by The Guardian's Nick Davies telling the camera that the first he heard of the phone-hacking scandal was when somebody called him from the proverbial out of the blue. Davies broke the story for The Guardian,
'Frontline' takes on 'Murdoch's Scandal'Monterey County Herald
Frontline tackles Murdoch scandalMontreal Gazette
"What does the phone-hacking scandal tell us about Britain?"LSMedia
Daily Beast -Ottawa Citizen
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Now News Corp is accused of bringing down pay-TV rivals ‘by hacking codes to … – Daily Mail


Daily Mail
Now News Corp is accused of bringing down pay-TV rivals 'by hacking codes to
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter Hacking carried out by a company part-owned by News Corporation led to the collapse of one of Sky's main digital TV rivals, it has been claimed. A BBC documentary alleged that a German hacker obtained codes belonging to BSkyB

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Hacker admits snooping celebs’ emails – Philadelphia Inquirer


Belfast Telegraph
Hacker admits snooping celebs' emails
Philadelphia Inquirer
AP / SOTHEBY'S CHRISTOPHER CHANEY, an unemployed Florida man, faces up to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty on Monday to hacking into the email accounts of such celebrities as Christina Aguilera, Mila Kunis and Scarlett Johansson,
Scarlett Johansson hacker pleads guilty to stealing naked imagesLos Angeles Times
Scarlett Johansson hacker pleads guilty in celeb email hacking, faces up to 60 Entertainment Weekly (blog)
Hacker pleads guilty to felony cyber crimesPittsburgh Post Gazette
Baltimore Sun -The Associated Press
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Frontline puts eye on phone hacking – Regina Leader-Post


Daily Beast
Frontline puts eye on phone hacking
Regina Leader-Post
Davies broke the story for The Guardian, a rival newspaper to Murdoch's wildly successful News of the World, and is now at work on a book with the working title, Hack Attack: How the Truth Caught Up with the World's Most Powerful Man.
'Frontline' takes on 'Murdoch's Scandal'Monterey County Herald
"What does the phone-hacking scandal tell us about Britain?"LSMedia
News Corp. Scandal Gets 'Frontline' TreatmentDaily Beast
Ottawa Citizen -Telegraph.co.uk
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Art professor impersonated tea party activist, staged Facebook hacking, calls … – Daily Caller


Daily Caller
Art professor impersonated tea party activist, staged Facebook hacking, calls
Daily Caller
By Gregg Re – The Daily Caller This image was posted on the website Monadelhirst.com following a March 22 performance art event which was advertised as a hacking attack on a tea party activist's Facebook page. It is unclear who the woman in the

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