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10 July, 2012

Nexus Q hacked to play Angry Birds, run Netflix app, still more – Examiner.com


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Post-website attack, cops hot on pursuit of Anonymous hackers – Times of India

Post-website attack, cops hot on pursuit of Anonymous hackers
Times of India
The cyber crime wing has formed special teams to nab the hackers who attacked and stole data from the Tamil Nadu police website.
State server hacked in 'war' on graftDeccan Chronicle

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Cautionary Tale for Entrepreneurs: Hacked & Database Whacked, the Thruzt … – Network World


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Cautionary Tale for Entrepreneurs: Hacked & Database Whacked, the Thruzt
Network World
This is a cautionary tale for entrepreneurs who want to game social media on a large scale. The new social networking site Thruzt was immediately attacked, hacked and had the database whacked. Here's an interview with Thruzt Founder Marcus Hirn.

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Greg Schwem: The sad, pathetic personality of a computer hacker – Chicago Tribune

Greg Schwem: The sad, pathetic personality of a computer hacker
Chicago Tribune
My 79-year-old father looked at me through tears of frustration as we sat side by side, staring at his PC. In just 24 hours, he had been shunned by dozens of people who, up until now, he thought were his friends.

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Hackers Anonymous Have A New Target: Alleged Child Porn Sites – Huffington Post

Hackers Anonymous Have A New Target: Alleged Child Porn Sites
Huffington Post
Over the weekend, the hacktivist group Anonymous apparently grew tired of pedophilia and decided to launch Operation PedoChat (#OpPedoChat). Several websites used by pedophiles to trade questionable images and videos of children have already been

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Woodbury Facebook hacker sentenced on 13 identity theft counts – Woodbury Bulletin

Woodbury Facebook hacker sentenced on 13 identity theft counts
Woodbury Bulletin
A case that prosecutors said is emblematic of the hazards of sharing information online has led to jail time and thousands in fines for a Woodbury man.

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FTC’s Expected Record $22.5 Million Fine For Google Praised By Consumer … – MarketWatch (press release)

FTC's Expected Record $22.5 Million Fine For Google Praised By Consumer
MarketWatch (press release)
"Google hacked past a key privacy setting on iPhones and iPads and other devices using Apple's Safari browser, placed tracking cookies on them and then lied, saying the settings were still effective," said John M. Simpson, Consumer Watchdog's Privacy

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Samsung Galaxy S3 Verizon Bootloader Unlocked: Source Code Released … – iDigitalTimes.com


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Samsung Galaxy S3 Verizon Bootloader Unlocked: Source Code Released
iDigitalTimes.com
Verizon customers using the Samsung Galaxy S3 are going to have a more difficult time hacking the phone. Reports have surfaced of users complaining that Verizon's edition of the Samsung Galaxy S3 has a locked bootloader, which has made rooting and
Samsung Galaxy S3 Verizon Variant's Source Code Released; Workaround International Business Times

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Limited to limitless? Nexus Q hack adds support for Netflix and other apps – VentureBeat


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Limited to limitless? Nexus Q hack adds support for Netflix and other apps
VentureBeat
Thanks to the hacker community, Google's new media streamer the Nexus Q isn't just an expensive TRON bowling ball with limited functionality. In a developer forum, hacker kornyone revealed today that he was able to unlock the Nexus Q, install an
Nexus Q hack allows for home replacements, runs Netflix – almost looks goodIntoMobile
Google Nexus Q Rooted To Bring In Features – Extensive How-To TutorialiTechPost
Nexus 7 Root, ROMs And Overclocking Available Before ReleaseFun47

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US urged to recruit master hackers to wage cyber war on America’s foes – The Guardian


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US urged to recruit master hackers to wage cyber war on America's foes
The Guardian
Top defence expert says the US should avoid 'ridiculous' prosecutions and use hackers' skills to detect and track enemies.

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Hackers’ Love GitHub Gets $100 Million, Plans Hiring – FINS

Hackers' Love GitHub Gets $100 Million, Plans Hiring
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Hackers' Love GitHub Gets $100 Million, Plans Hiring -

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Hackers could target Chrome users’ webcams, security experts warn – Inquirer

Hackers could target Chrome users' webcams, security experts warn
Inquirer
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Google has announced a beta version of its Chrome web browser in a blog post today, but experts have already warned of security threats it might cause for users. The Chrome Beta release grants web apps access to users' web

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AT&T sued phone hacking victim for $1.15m – Boing Boing


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AT&T sued phone hacking victim for $1.15m
Boing Boing
AT&T sued phone hacking victim for $1.15m. By Rob Beschizza at 7:13 am Tuesday, Jul 10. Michael Smith's phone bill is usually $700. In 2009, criminals hacked the Ipswitch, Mass. man's business phone and racked up $891470 in calls to Somalia.
Victim of phone hacking now facing lawsuit over chargesThe Salem News
AT&T agrees to drop $1.15M suit against phone hacking victimFierceTelecom
AT&T Backs Off Fight Over $1M BillInvestorplace.com
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US urged to recruit master hackers to wage cyber war on al-Qaida – The Guardian


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US urged to recruit master hackers to wage cyber war on al-Qaida
The Guardian
Top defence expert says the US should avoid 'ridiculous' prosecutions and use hackers' skills to detect and track enemies.

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Hack the diagnostics connector, steal yourself a BMW in 3 minutes – ExtremeTech


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Hack the diagnostics connector, steal yourself a BMW in 3 minutes
ExtremeTech
Reports say BMW leaves coded key info accessible through the OBD connector. Other automakers and their owners may be at …
Hackers steal keyless BMW in under 3 minutes (video)ZDNet

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Three Simple Steps For Securing Your Card Reader and POS Systems From … – Business Insider

Three Simple Steps For Securing Your Card Reader and POS Systems From
Business Insider
Here's a 'love story' with a twist: your debit card, which is your one true soulmat…

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Hack Yourself First: Interview Jeremiah Grossman – Computerworld (blog)

Hack Yourself First: Interview Jeremiah Grossman
Computerworld (blog)
White hat hacker and Internet security guru Jeremiah Grossman thinks everyone should learn how to hack. He teaches Hack Yourself First to the masses. Here's an interview with Grossman.

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Hackers Infiltrate Computers of Indian Navy – SPAMfighter News

Hackers Infiltrate Computers of Indian Navy
SPAMfighter News
Hackers have penetrated the computers of Indian Navy near Vishakhapatnam city followed with installing a virus that understandably transmitted confidential data to China.

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Bank staff passwords published on hacking website – Irish Independent

Bank staff passwords published on hacking website
Irish Independent
GARDAI have been notified of the discovery of thousands of email addresses and passwords on a specialist hackers' website, many of which belong to bank and civil service employees.

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