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16 July, 2012

Barnidge: Computer hacking is much more real when you experience it yourself – SiliconValley.com

Barnidge: Computer hacking is much more real when you experience it yourself
SiliconValley.com
The day began with a rap at the front door just after 6 a.m. It s an abrupt way to wake up. Our neighbor from across the street wanted to make sure my wife, Faith, was OK, that she wasn t stranded in Spain without airfare for a flight home.

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Yahoo Hack Compromises More Than 450000 Accounts: Why Yours Could Be … – PolicyMic


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Yahoo Hack Compromises More Than 450000 Accounts: Why Yours Could Be
PolicyMic
The hack that exposed more than 450000 users' secure info will affect more than just Yahoo. New reports show Hotmail, Gmail, and AOL accounts were also compromised.

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Anonymous targets oil companies in email hack – msnbc.com


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Anonymous targets oil companies in email hack
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Hacking group Anonymous has posted 1000 email credentials from employees working at Shell, Exxon Mobil, BP and Russian companies Gazprom an…
Exxon, Shell, BP, Gazprom, and Rosneft Emails Hacked by AnonymousValueWalk
Anonymous Claims Cyberattack On Energy Firms Drilling In ArcticRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
'Anonymous' Hacks Oil Companies – AgainStreetInsider.com (subscription)

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Apple tries to block iOS in-app purchase hack, fails – ZDNet


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Apple tries to block iOS in-app purchase hack, fails
ZDNet
Summary: Apple is working hard to fight the hacking of its In-App Purchase program for iOS. So far though, the company's attempts have not deterred Russian developer Alexey Borodin who apparently wants Cupertino to fix the underlying problem rather
Apple's in-app purchases hacked by the RussiansiTWire
Apple tries to block in-app purchase hacksIntoMobile
Apple begins bid to block in-app purchasing flaw, but service remains The Next Web
IBTimes.co.uk -eSecurity Planet -Gotta Be Mobile
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Apple tries to block in-app purchase hacks – IntoMobile


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iOS In-App Purchases Hacked, Content Available For Free – CMSWire


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iOS In-App Purchases Hacked, Content Available For Free
CMSWire
applelogo.png Actually, for "hacked" read "redirected", as a Russian malcontent shows off a simple DNS change that can give Apple users free content from many iPhone and iPad apps, all without the need for jailbreaking or advanced cracking skills.
Apple Blocks iTunes App Store In-app Purchasing HackSocial Barrel
Apple blocks Borodin used IP addresses to halt free downloads at In-AppNews Pakistan
Apple tries to block in-app purchase hacksIntoMobile
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One in five Microsoft logins are in hands of hackers – ZDNet

One in five Microsoft logins are in hands of hackers
ZDNet
Summary: Checks on Microsoft Account logins have found that about 20 percent are on industry lists of compromised credentials, exposed via hacks on other service providers where passwords have been reused.

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One in five Microsoft logins are in hands of hackers – ZDNet

One in five Microsoft logins are in hands of hackers
ZDNet
Summary: Checks on Microsoft Account logins have found that about 20 percent are on industry lists of compromised credentials, exposed via hacks on other service providers where passwords have been reused.

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Nvidia Investigates Password Breach – InformationWeek


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One Secret That Stops Hackers: Girlfriends – InformationWeek

One Secret That Stops Hackers: Girlfriends
InformationWeek
The majority of hackers "age out" of hacking as they get older and find girlfriends, families, and other responsibilities. Why not invest in educating young hackers sooner, instead of locking them up later?

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Bald eagle population grows over 200 in Pennsylvania after hacking model – Examiner.com


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Bald eagle population grows over 200 in Pennsylvania after hacking model
Examiner.com
The bald eagle population, which at one time was on the verge of extinction, has grown to more than 200 in Pennsylvania, according to wildlife officials. As rec.
Bald eagles have made a strong comeback in PennsylvaniaPennLive.com

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Hacker Uses 3-D Printed Keys to Crack Police Handcuffs – Slate Magazine (blog)


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Hacker Uses 3-D Printed Keys to Crack Police Handcuffs
Slate Magazine (blog)
But in a presentation Friday at a New York hacker conference, a German security consultant showed how 21st-century technology can be used to unlock, well, locks. Forbes' Andy Greenberg reports that the security consultant, who goes by the name “Ray,”

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Jury selection on hold in e-mail hacking case – Detroit Free Press

Jury selection on hold in e-mail hacking case
Detroit Free Press
The trial of a Rochester Hills man charged with reading his wife's e-mail, set for jury selection today, has been adjourned because the assistant prosecutor assigned to the case is unavailable.

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Hacked Billabong names still online – The Australian

Hacked Billabong names still online
The Australian
TENS of thousands of stolen email addresses, user names and passwords from the website of Australian clothing retailer Billabong remain online five days after a devastating hacking of the firm's data was discovered.

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Apple In-App Store Hacked – InformationWeek

Apple In-App Store Hacked
InformationWeek
Hacker finds way to loot in-app store items and posts a how-to on YouTube.

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Yahoo confirms 400000 email accounts hacked and passwords stolen – Examiner.com


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Yahoo confirms 400000 email accounts hacked and passwords stolen
Examiner.com
It was reported on Jul 14, 2012, that Yahoo has confirmed the incident that around 4,00000 users account credentials were stolen from its computer system by h.
How Yahoo password theft could affect your Gmail, FacebookFirstpost
Yahoo confirms password hack vulnerability fixComputer Business Review
Yahoo! confirms server breach, had 400k accounts compromised as a "wake-up TweakTown
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Hacker gets eight years for role in $3m hacking spree – ComputerWeekly.com

Hacker gets eight years for role in $3m hacking spree
ComputerWeekly.com
A trio of US cybercriminals has been given stiff sentences in a case that netted $3m and has important lessons for businesses.
Cybercrime trio sentenced for $3m hacking spree via WiFi and malwareNaked Security

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Royal Round-Up:Phone Hacking, Harry’s Rickshaw Ride, Eva/Charles … – Daily Beast

Royal Round-Up:Phone Hacking, Harry's Rickshaw Ride, Eva/Charles
Daily Beast
Sunday Express: The discovery that Kate and William's inner circle had not betrayed them but that stories were appearing in newspapers because their phones were being hacked has “restored their faith in human nature”, reveals friend and ITN political
PRINCE WILLIAM AND HARRY'S FAITH IN PALS IS RESTORED BY PRESS Express.co.uk

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World’s Leading IT Security Certification Provider to Host Technical Hackers … – MarketWatch (press release)

World's Leading IT Security Certification Provider to Host Technical Hackers
MarketWatch (press release)
These workshops are specifically designed by the world's leading ethical hackers and information security experts to address crucial information security matters in today's technology dependent business environment. All workshops are technical and will

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Barnidge: Computer hacking is much more real when you experience it yourself – San Jose Mercury News

Barnidge: Computer hacking is much more real when you experience it yourself
San Jose Mercury News
The day began with a rap at the front door just after 6 a.m. It s an abrupt way to wake up. Our neighbor from across the street wanted to make sure my wife, Faith, was OK, that she wasn t stranded in Spain without airfare for a flight home.

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Apple’s in-app purchases hacked by the Russians – iTWire


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Apple's in-app purchases hacked by the Russians
iTWire
They've done it by being a “man in the middle”, tricking apps and the iDevice into thinking they're talking to Apple's servers, with the Russian hacker “ZonD80” discovering how iDevices running iOS 3.x to 6.0 could be made to “think” they had
Apple investigating iOS in-app purchase hackZDNet
Apple iOS In-App Content For Free With Simple Hack [REPORT]iDigitalTimes.com
Hacker Bypasses Apple's iOS In-App PurchaseseSecurity Planet
Gotta Be Mobile
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Yahoo accounts hacked – Stuff.co.nz

Yahoo accounts hacked
Stuff.co.nz
Thirty-nine Telecom customers have had their YahooXtra email logons and passwords compromised as a result of a hacking attack on Yahoo.

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Hacker threatened net provider with axe – Herald Sun

Hacker threatened net provider with axe
Herald Sun
AN INTERNET user has admitted hacking a service provider's computers, threatening to burn down its offices and menacing its owner with an axe.

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UT research team developed software to hack into GPS-enabled devices – UT The Daily Texan

UT research team developed software to hack into GPS-enabled devices
UT The Daily Texan
A team of researchers at UT's Radionavigation Laboratory recently hacked into the GPS system of a non-encrypted drone, allowing them to take full control of the vehicle. Assistant engineering professor Todd Humphreys, and a team of UT researchers spent

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Defense expert: US should hire hackers to conduct cyberwarfare – ZDNet

Defense expert: US should hire hackers to conduct cyberwarfare
ZDNet
Summary: Defense analyst John Arquilla believes the U.S. should stop prosecuting elite hackers and instead hire them to wage an online war against terrorists as well as other American enemies. He argues if the U.S. played its card rights with hackers

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