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27 April, 2012

Murdoch: Hacking scandal changed my entire company – Marietta Times


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Murdoch: Hacking scandal changed my entire company
Marietta Times
AP LONDON (AP) — Rupert Murdoch used his testimony before a UK inquiry to portray himself as the victim, not perpetrator, of a cover-up over phone hacking — a bold claim unlikely to be accepted by those suing his company for invading their privacy.
Murdoch: Hacking scandal cost 'hundreds of millions'msnbc.com (blog)
Rupert Murdoch sorry about phone hacking but is also defiantLos Angeles Times
Testifying, Murdoch Cites a 'Cover-Up' in Phone HackingNew York Times
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Celebrity hacker: ‘Accessing emails was easy’ – San Francisco Chronicle (blog)


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Celebrity hacker: 'Accessing emails was easy'
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
A cyber-crook who stole personal information from celebrities including Scarlett Johansson, Ryan Reynolds and Mila Kunis has insisted hacking stars' email accounts was easy. Christopher Chaney, 36, from Florida, pleaded guilty last month to nine felony
Scarlett Johansson Hacking Case: Hacker Says “It Was Easy”Enstarz

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A Q&A with Ian Hacking on Thomas Kuhn’s Legacy as “The Paradigm Shift” Turns 50 – Scientific American

A Q&A with Ian Hacking on Thomas Kuhn's Legacy as "The Paradigm Shift" Turns 50
Scientific American
The prominent Canadian science philosopher Ian Hacking has written an introduction to the 50th-anniversary edition of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions that addresses the somewhat dated nature of Kuhn's work, even while casting an admiring eye on

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Independent Post restored after attack as hackers target Watchdog – Zambian Watchdog

Independent Post restored after attack as hackers target Watchdog
Zambian Watchdog
SOME unknown people on Thursday morning managed to hack The Independent Post website http://www.independentpost.net and in turn made the website inaccessible to its readers. Meanwhile, an anonymous email to The Independent Post, supposedly from the

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House Votes to Approve Disputed Hacking Bill – Pittsburgh Post Gazette


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House Votes to Approve Disputed Hacking Bill
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
from President Obama, the House on Thursday passed a bill that encourages intelligence agencies and businesses to share information about threats to computer systems, including attacks on American Web sites by hackers in China and other countries.
CISPA, a controversial cyber security bill, passed the House last night. But New York Daily News
House passes cyber bill despite veto threatChicago Tribune
House Passes Slightly Less Creepy CISPA BillNew York Magazine
JDJournal.com -Gawker
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Hacking: How Hollywood can gets it wrong – Stuff.co.nz

Hacking: How Hollywood can gets it wrong
Stuff.co.nz
Video game graphics, silly buzzwords and even two people typing frantically on the same keyboard at once – Hollywood has often had a bit of fun when it comes to computer hacking. Chris Gatford, the director of penetration testing company HackLabs,

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Ex-News Corp. Tabloid Reporter Is Cleared in Harassment Case – BusinessWeek


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Ex-News Corp. Tabloid Reporter Is Cleared in Harassment Case
BusinessWeek
(NWSA) (NWSA)'s now-defunct News of the World tabloid, was cleared by prosecutors over allegations he threatened a witness in a police investigation of phone hacking. Thurlbeck, 50, won't be charged for posting on his blog the home address of a News
Phone hacking: Thurlbeck will not be prosecuted over intimidation claimsThe Guardian
UK's News of World reporter cleared of harassmentChicago Tribune
Prosecutors rule out intimidation charge for NoW's ThurlbeckBBC News
ABC Online -AFP
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Celebrity Hacker: ‘Accessing Emails Was Easy’ – Contactmusic.com


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Celebrity Hacker: 'Accessing Emails Was Easy'
Contactmusic.com
A cyber-crook who stole personal information from celebrities including Scarlett Johansson, Ryan Reynolds and Mila Kunis has insisted hacking stars' email accounts was easy. Christopher Chaney, 36, from Florida, pleaded guilty last month (Mar12) to
Scarlett Johansson Hacking Case: Hacker Says “It Was Easy”Enstarz

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Taliban Website Hacked And Defaced – WebProNews


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Taliban Website Hacked And Defaced
WebProNews
By Zach Walton · 7 hours ago · Leave a Comment For once, we have a hacking attack and defacement that might not have anything to do with Anonymous. What seems like the work of somebody within Afghanistan, the Taliban Web site has been attacked and
Taliban close several schoolsPittsburgh Post Gazette

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For Ed Miliband, it’s the phone hacking, stupid – but should he be focusing on … – Telegraph.co.uk (blog)


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For Ed Miliband, it's the phone hacking, stupid – but should he be focusing on
Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
By Dan Hodges Politics Last updated: April 27th, 2012 When you walk into Ed Miliband's generous but slightly colourless Portcullis House office, the first thing that catches your eye is a big sign posted on the far wall – “It's phone hacking, stupid.
UK minister rejects claims of improper Murdoch linksCNN International
News Corp. revelations rock UK gov't: Special advisor to media minister anklesChicago Tribune
Hunt to hand over Sky emailsC21Media
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Hacking Society: It’s Time To Measure The Unmeasurable – Techdirt (blog)

Hacking Society: It's Time To Measure The Unmeasurable
Techdirt (blog)
I was lucky enough to attend a small gathering of great thinkers put together by Union Square Ventures earlier this week for an event they called Hacking Society — which was designed to be a one day open conversation on the economics and power of

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Phone hacking: Thurlbeck will not be prosecuted over intimidation claims – The Guardian


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Phone hacking: Thurlbeck will not be prosecuted over intimidation claims
The Guardian
The former News of the World chief reporter, Neville Thurlbeck, will not be prosecuted over claims of witness intimidation relating to the phone-hacking scandal, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. Thurlbeck was arrested in March by officers from
UK's News of World reporter cleared of harassmentReuters
News of the World reporter cleared of harrassmentABC Online
Phone Hacking: Neville Thurlbeck Will Not Face Prosecution Over Witness Huffington Post UK
The Independent
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Taliban Website Hacked As Afghan Cyber War Heats Up – Huffington Post


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Taliban Website Hacked As Afghan Cyber War Heats Up
Huffington Post
By Rob Taylor KABUL, April 27 (Reuters) – Hackers have for the third time in less than a year crippled the main website of the Afghan Taliban, with a Taliban spokesman on Friday blaming Western intelligence agencies amid an intensifying cyber war with
Taliban close several schoolsPittsburgh Post Gazette

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Phone hacking inquiry to get minister’s emails – CBC.ca


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Phone hacking inquiry to get minister's emails
CBC.ca
On Thursday, Rupert Murdoch told the media ethics inquiry in London that he and senior executives were shielded by subordinates from any knowledge of phone hacking at his UK newspaper the News of World. Murdoch, testifying for a second day at the
Ofcom studies phone-hacking evidence in BSkyB 'fit and proper' probeThe Guardian
BSkyB tainted by hackingBBC News
Murdoch: Hacking scandal changed my entire companyWTOP
WIBW -The Drum -Southeast Missourian
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Phone-hacking inquiry to get minister’s emails – CBC.ca


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Phone-hacking inquiry to get minister's emails
CBC.ca
On Thursday, Rupert Murdoch told the media ethics inquiry in London that he and senior executives were shielded by subordinates from any knowledge of phone hacking at his UK newspaper the News of World. Murdoch, testifying for a second day at the
Rupert Murdoch says phone hacking scandal has turned News Corp. into 'new CanadianBusiness.com
Rupert Murdoch tells UK phone-hack inquiry: 'I'm not good at holding my tongue'msnbc.com
Murdoch: Hacking derailed Sky dealC21Media
Bloomberg -Southeast Missourian -CNN International
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Taliban website hacked as Afghan cyber war heats up – Chicago Tribune


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Taliban website hacked as Afghan cyber war heats up
Chicago Tribune
KABUL (Reuters) – Hackers have for the third time in less than a year crippled the main website of the Afghan Taliban, with a Taliban spokesman on Friday blaming Western intelligence agencies amid an intensifying cyber war with the insurgents.
Hackers cripple Taliban websiteTVNZ
Taliban close several schoolsPittsburgh Post Gazette

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Taliban website hacked as Afghan cyber war heats up – Reuters


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Taliban website hacked as Afghan cyber war heats up
Reuters
By Rob Taylor | KABUL, April 27 (Reuters) – Hackers have for the third time in less than a year crippled the main website of the Afghan Taliban, with a Taliban spokesman on Friday blaming Western intelligence agencies amid an intensifying cyber war
Taliban close several schoolsPittsburgh Post Gazette

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Murdoch: Hacking scandal changed my entire company – BusinessWeek


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Murdoch: Hacking scandal changed my entire company
BusinessWeek
By RAPHAEL SATTER Rupert Murdoch used his testimony before a UK inquiry on Thursday to portray himself as the victim, not perpetrator, of a cover-up over phone hacking — a bold claim unlikely to be accepted by those suing his company for invading
Murdoch: Hacking scandal cost 'hundreds of millions'msnbc.com
Testifying, Murdoch Cites a 'Cover-Up' in Phone HackingNew York Times
Rupert Murdoch sorry about phone hacking but is also defiantLos Angeles Times
CBS News -San Francisco Chronicle
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Patriotic hackers face off in South China Sea – Register

Patriotic hackers face off in South China Sea
Register
By Phil Muncaster • Get more from this author The Philippine government has appealed in vain for patriotic hackers in the country to “be the bigger man” and not retaliate against China for a series of suspected attacks on university and government web

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House Votes to Approve Disputed Hacking Bill – New York Times


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House Votes to Approve Disputed Hacking Bill
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Defying a veto threat from President Obama, the House on Thursday passed a bill that encourages intelligence agencies and businesses to share information about threats to computer systems, including attacks on American Web sites by
House passes cyber bill despite veto threatChicago Tribune
The Non-Geek's Guide to CISPA, the Cybersecurity Bill The Internet is Freaking Gawker
US cybersecurity bill passes in HouseStuff.co.nz
Daily Political
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Testifying, Murdoch Cites a ‘Cover-Up’ in Phone Hacking – New York Times


New York Times
Testifying, Murdoch Cites a 'Cover-Up' in Phone Hacking
New York Times
But in the most explosive criticism of all, he unexpectedly accused at least one former employee of presiding over a “cover-up” of phone hacking and other dubious practices at The News of the World tabloid. “I do blame one or two people,” he said,
Murdoch: Hacking scandal changed my entire companyThe Associated Press
Murdoch: Hacking scandal cost 'hundreds of millions'msnbc.com
Rupert Murdoch sorry about phone hacking but is also defiantLos Angeles Times
CBS News
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Hollywood hackers: how the silver screen gets it wrong – Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning Herald
Hollywood hackers: how the silver screen gets it wrong
Sydney Morning Herald
Video game graphics, silly buzzwords and even two people typing frantically on the same keyboard at once – Hollywood has often had a bit of fun when it comes to computer hacking. Chris Gatford, the director of penetration testing company HackLabs,

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Rupert Murdoch sorry about phone hacking but is also defiant – Los Angeles Times


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Rupert Murdoch sorry about phone hacking but is also defiant
Los Angeles Times
News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch testifies in Britain's phone-hacking inquiry: 'The buck stops with me.' But he blames others for a coverup. News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch leaves with his wife, Wendi Deng, after testifying at the High Court in London.
Murdoch: Hacking scandal changed my entire companyNew York Daily News
Developments in British phone-hacking scandalCBS News
Murdoch blames rogue tabloid for phone-hackingReuters

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