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Dropbox says no evidence of hack in investigation of spam
Computerworld "I find it rather disturbing that … you're already almost excluding a hack after just four days of investigation, while it seems very clear that it is indeed the case that your database servers got hacked. Though it is good news that [there] has been … |
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Hacking into the free press
New Zealand Herald Public disgust at the hacking of phones by Rupert Murdoch's News of the World has created a mood to review regulation of the media far beyond The Docklands headquarters of News International, the company that controls his London newspapers. |
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Apple to block in-app purchase hack in iOS 6, offers interim fix
ZDNet Last week Russian developer Alexey Borodin hacked Apple's In-App Purchase program for all devices running iOS 3.0 or later, allowing iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users to circumvent the payment process and essentially steal in-app content. Apple … |
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City hall be warned: hackers headed your way
Daily Press On Thursday, a Pennsylvania woman was charged with hacking into a public school computer system to change her children's grades. The woman, who once worked at the school, used her understanding of the computer system and the superintendent's … and more » |
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Darpa Funds Hack Machine You'd Never Notice
Wired News Hidden inside are Bluetooth and Wi-Fi adapters, along with a number of hacking and remote access tools that let security experts prod and poke the network, and even call home to be remotely controlled via the cellular network. There's a “text-to-bash … |
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The Best Hacking Film You Haven't Seen (Yet)
Forbes When was the last time you saw a good documentary about the origins of computer hacking? Well, Code 2600, a new documentary film from a young filmmaker named Jeremy Zerechak comes really close to being both accurate and entertaining while at the … |
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Aerial Drones Vulnerable To Being Hacked, Congress Told
FOX2now.com WASHINGTON (CNN) — It wouldn't take much effort to hijack a drone over U.S. airspace and use it to commit a crime or act of terrorism, an aerospace engineering expert told a House subcommittee Wednesday. Todd Humphreys showed members of a … Drones vulnerable to being hacked, Congress toldCNN (blog) UT Professor's UAV hacking brings him before CongressUT The Daily Texan Protect privacy from drones at home, lawmakers sayThe Seattle Times all 207 news articles » |
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Phone hacking: former Sarah Ferguson aide sues News International
The Guardian Waddington, like all those suing News International over alleged hacking, has been shown notes kept on her by the private investigator at the centre of the scandal, Glenn Mulcaire. The notes were made available under legal disclosure by the … |
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Drone hacking by UT researchers catches Feds off guard
SlashGear About a month ago, a group of researchers from the University of Texas from the UT Radionavigation Laboratory demonstrated to the military and other US officials how a hacker could completely take control of an automated drone operating within US … Drones vulnerable to being hacked, Congress toldCNN (blog) UT Professor's UAV hacking brings him before CongressUT The Daily Texan Drone Lobbying Group Says the Average Person Couldn't Hack a UAVSecurity Management The Seattle Times all 209 news articles » |
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Climategate detective: 'I'm deeply disappointed' we didn't catch hacker
The Guardian (blog) On Wednesday, Norfolk Police announced that it was formally ending its two-and-a-half-year investigation into the theft of thousands of private emails stored on servers at the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit (CRU) – an event that has … Hacking Inquiry Closes With Mystery UnsolvedNew York Times (blog) Police Close Climategate Hacking/Leaking InvestigationReason Online (blog) Hackers breached password security to steal UEA climate change emailsNorfolk Eastern Daily Press The Independent -ThinkProgress all 161 news articles » |
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Researcher releases smart meter hacking tool
Computerworld Computerworld – Security consulting firm SecureState today released a new open source hacking tool that it claims will let security researchers and penetration testers verify the security of electric utility smart meters being installed in millions of … World's First Smart Meter Hacking Framework ReleasedMarketWatch (press release) Smart Grid Researcher Releases Open Source Meter-Hacking ToolDark Reading all 13 news articles » |
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Hackers threaten Danvers firm, seeking ransom
The Salem News Hackers claimed to have hijacked the firm's files through the use of encryption, though it is not clear if they were actually able to do this. If the company did not pay a ransom, the hackers threatened to send child pornography and spam purportedly … |
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Sun newspaper journalist arrested in UK
Boston.com LONDON (AP) — British police investigating alleged computer hacking arrested a journalist for The Sun tabloid newspaper in London, officials said Thursday. The 35-year-old journalist was arrested early Thursday at his home in North London on suspicion … UK Journalist Arrested in Media ProbeWall Street Journal Murdoch tabloid journalist held in computer hack probeThe News International Officers from Scotland Yard's Operation Tuleta have arrested a man in north …The Guardian all 338 news articles » |
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Final charge dropped in Rochester Hills e-mail hacking case
Detroit Free Press Prosecutors dropped the final charge Thursday against a Rochester Hills man accused of reading his wife's e-mail. Leon Walker, 34, made international news in 2010 when he was charged with computer hacking, a five-year felony, for reading his then wife … Final charges dropped in husband/wife hacking caseSan Francisco Chronicle all 10 news articles » |
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