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13 June, 2012

Hackers may cause Internet users to become victims of Evidence Act – Malaysia Star

Hackers may cause Internet users to become victims of Evidence Act
Malaysia Star
PETALING JAYA: Rampant hacking is putting numerous account holders at risk of being prosecuted for offensive material on their website which they did not publish with the newly-introduced Evidence Act putting the onus of proof on them.

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LulzSec member charged with hacking attacks on ‘X-Factor,’ PBS – Los Angeles Times

LulzSec member charged with hacking attacks on 'X-Factor,' PBS
Los Angeles Times
A federal grand jury has indicted an English citizen — and member of the global hacking group LulzSec — on multiple counts of computer-related crimes for alleged computer attacks targeting PBS, Sony Pictures and Fox, including an effort to get

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How ethical hackers make computers safer – Mother Nature Network


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How ethical hackers make computers safer
Mother Nature Network
Former malicious hackers, programmers and mathematicians go through computers systems to find and then fix holes in cyber security. By Sue Marquette Poremba, SecurityNewsDailyWed, Jun 13 2012 at 4:53 PM EST When you think of hackers and hacking,

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Hackers Claim to Steal 110000 SSNs From Tenn. School System – PCWorld


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Hackers Claim to Steal 110000 SSNs From Tenn. School System
PCWorld
By Jaikumar Vijayan, Computerworld A hitherto unknown hacking group claimed responsibility for a hacking attack on a county school system in Tennessee that may have exposed the names, Social Security Numbers and other personal data belonging to about
Analysis: 9000 Social Security Numbers Posted In HackingNewsChannel5.com
Clarksville schools act after hacking reportKnoxville News Sentinel
Clarksville Montgomery County School system “hacking” causes banking scareClarksville Online

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Hackers claim to steal 110000 SSNs from Tenn. school system – Computerworld


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Hackers claim to steal 110000 SSNs from Tenn. school system
Computerworld
By Jaikumar Vijayan Computerworld – A hitherto unknown hacking group claimed responsibility for a hacking attack on a county school system in Tennessee that may have exposed the names, Social Security Numbers and other personal data belonging to about
Analysis: 9000 Social Security Numbers Posted In HackingNewsChannel5.com
Clarksville schools act after hacking reportKnoxville News Sentinel
Clarksville Montgomery County School system “hacking” causes banking scareClarksville Online

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Is outsmarting hackers a job for you? – Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)


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Is outsmarting hackers a job for you?
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
Maybe a career outsmarting hackers is for you? There is such a dire shortage of computer security experts, estimates range from the “20000s 40000s,” that both corporations and government agencies are fretting over the ability to keep networks safe from
RPT-Reuters Summit-UPDATE 1-Experts warn of shortage of US cyber prosReuters
Warning: Shortage of Cyber Experts Means Networks in DangerCNBC.com

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Hacking scandal: UK minister survives vote on Murdoch ties – New Zealand Herald


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Hacking scandal: UK minister survives vote on Murdoch ties
New Zealand Herald
The parliamentary debate is the latest twist in Britain's long-running phone hacking scandal, which exploded last year when it emerged that reporters at Murdoch's News of the World tabloid had eavesdropped on the voicemails of celebrities,
British Press Inquiry Strains Coalition GovernmentNew York Times
Twist in Murdoch saga strains Britain's coalitionReuters India

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Alex Salmond accuses Met of withholding phone hacking information – The Guardian


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Alex Salmond accuses Met of withholding phone hacking information
The Guardian
Alex Salmond, Scotland's first minister, has accused the Metropolitan police of withholding information on phone hacking from their Strathclyde counterparts, delaying the Scottish investigation. Salmond, the SNP leader, told the Leveson inquiry on
Salmond: 'Observer hacked my bank account and felt enormous disappointment Daily Mail
Scotland's Salmond says Observer hacked bank accountAFP

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Senators attend hacking demonstration – The Hill (blog)

Senators attend hacking demonstration
The Hill (blog)
By Brendan Sasso – 06/13/12 12:42 PM ET Several senators attended a demonstration put on by Homeland Security Department officials on Wednesday to show how hackers can break into computer systems. The event was hosted by Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.)

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Salmond: ‘Observer hacked my bank account and felt enormous disappointment … – Daily Mail


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Salmond: 'Observer hacked my bank account and felt enormous disappointment
Daily Mail
Separately, the First Minister said there was no evidence that he had been a victim of phone-hacking. This afternoon the Guardian Media Group denied Mr Salmond's claims and said they had investigated them fully. A spokesman said: 'Mr Salmond first
Scotland's Salmond says Observer hacked bank accountAFP
Leveson inquiry: My phone was never hacked.. but my bank account was, says Scottish Daily Record
Leveson inquiry: Nick Clegg, Alex Salmond – liveThe Guardian

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Scotland’s Salmond says Observer hacked bank account – AFP


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Scotland's Salmond says Observer hacked bank account
AFP
LONDON — Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond said Wednesday he believed his bank account was accessed by the Observer, a sister paper of the Guardian which helped expose a phone-hacking scandal. Salmond told the Leveson inquiry, a wide-ranging probe
Leveson inquiry: My phone was never hacked.. but my bank account was, says Scottish Daily Record
Leveson inquiry: Nick Clegg, Alex Salmond – liveThe Guardian

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Anonymous, LulzSec spawn hacker crew offshoots – CNET

Anonymous, LulzSec spawn hacker crew offshoots
CNET
With names like "LulzSec Reborn," "MalSec," and "SpexSec," hacking groups are cropping up in the wake of LulzSec arrests and Anonymous dissatisfaction. by Elinor Mills "LulzSec Reborn" may be neither LulzSec nor reborn, experts say.

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RPT-Reuters Summit-UPDATE 1-Experts warn of shortage of US cyber pros – Reuters


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RPT-Reuters Summit-UPDATE 1-Experts warn of shortage of US cyber pros
Reuters
* Symantec CEO Salem warns of US national security threat * Hacking expert Jeff Moss sees no short-term solution * Moss says US government poaching talent from companies By Jim Finkle and Noel Randewich June 12 (Reuters) – Leading cyber experts warned
Experts warn of shortage of US cyber prosChicago Tribune

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Murdoch confidante in court over hacking scandal – Chicago Tribune


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Murdoch confidante in court over hacking scandal
Chicago Tribune
LONDON (Reuters) – Rebekah Brooks, a trusted confidante of Rupert Murdoch and friend to a succession of British prime ministers, made a preliminary
Former News Int. chief bailed over phone hackingBusinessWeek
Rebekah Brooks Phone Hacking Court Appearance Set For Huffington Post
Phone hacking: Rebekah Brooks remanded on bailBBC News
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Murdoch confidante in court over hacking scandal – Chicago Tribune


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Murdoch confidante in court over hacking scandal
Chicago Tribune
LONDON (Reuters) – Rebekah Brooks, a trusted confidante of Rupert Murdoch and friend to a succession of British prime ministers, made a preliminary
Former News Int. chief bailed over phone hackingBusinessWeek
Rebekah Brooks Phone Hacking Court Appearance Set For Huffington Post
Phone hacking: Rebekah Brooks remanded on bailBBC News
ABC Online -Times of India -myfoxny.com
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An Excerpt of We Are Anonymous: Gawker Gets Hacked – Wired News


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An Excerpt of <em>We Are Anonymous</em>: Gawker Gets Hacked
Wired News
By Parmy Olson This excerpt of Parmy Olson's We Are Anonymous features the story of Lulzsec's most fearsome hacker talent, Kayla. “Kayla” is the nick of the purportedly 16-year-old girl who was instrumental in the hacking of HBGary.

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Acadiana’s News Leader Former News Int. chief bailed over phone hacking – KLFY

Acadiana's News Leader Former News Int. chief bailed over phone hacking
KLFY
More >> AP NewsAlert AP NewsAlert LONDON (AP) – Rebekah Brooks, former chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's News International, appeared in court Wednesday on charges of attempting to cover up evidence of tabloid phone-hacking and was granted bail until

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UK government split over minister’s relationship with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. – Washington Post


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UK government split over minister's relationship with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
Washington Post
The parliamentary debate is the latest twist in Britain's long running phone hacking scandal, which exploded last year when it emerged that reporters at Murdoch's News of the World tabloid, had hacked into the voicemails of celebrities, politicians and
British Press Inquiry Strains Coalition GovernmentNew York Times
Leveson Inquiry: Phone Hacking at News International an Illegal Activity on IBTimes.co.uk
Twist in Murdoch saga exposes UK coalition strainsReuters India

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LinkedIn Hacking: What You Need to Know – BU Today


BU Today
LinkedIn Hacking: What You Need to Know
BU Today
BU students whose LinkedIn passwords were hacked may need to change their passwords for other confidential sites. People who changed their LinkedIn password in the wake of a hack attack last week that exposed more than six million of those passwords
Security advice to those affected by password hacking by BullGuardSecurity Park
30 most-hacked LinkedIn passwords revealedDynamic Business (blog)

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Major payment processor suspects personal information may have been scooped up … – Washington Post

Major payment processor suspects personal information may have been scooped up
Washington Post
Global Payments Inc. raised the red flag Tuesday, more than two months after it first reported that computer hackers may have heisted data from as many as 1.5 million credit and debit card accounts in North America. At that point, the company had

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Rebekah Brooks Phone Hacking Court Appearance Set For Wednesday – Huffington Post


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Rebekah Brooks Phone Hacking Court Appearance Set For Wednesday
Huffington Post
a trusted confidante of Rupert Murdoch and friend to a succession of British prime ministers, appears in a London court on Wednesday accused of hindering a police investigation into phone hacking and corruption by staff at his British tabloids.
British Hacking Inquiry to Question Political HeavyweightsNew York Times
Miliband calls for new limits on UK media ownershipOrlando Sentinel

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