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26 July, 2012

Hackers Linked to China’s Army Seen From EU to DC – Bloomberg

Hackers Linked to China's Army Seen From EU to DC
Bloomberg
Over 10 days last July, the hackers returned to the council's computers four times, accessing the internal communications of 11 of the EU's economic, security and foreign affairs officials. The breach, unreported until now, potentially gave the

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China Hackers Hit EU Point Man and DC With Byzantine Candor – Bloomberg

China Hackers Hit EU Point Man and DC With Byzantine Candor
Bloomberg
The hackers clocked in at precisely 9:23 a.m. Brussels time on July 18 last year, and set to their task. In just 14 minutes of quick keyboard work, they scooped up the e-mails of the president of the European Union Council, Herman Van Rompuy, Europe's

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Card Game Turns You Into a White Hat Hacker – PCWorld


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Card Game Turns You Into a White Hat Hacker
PCWorld
Although the new Control-Alt-Hack card game from a team of University of Washington computer scientists does expose you to enough computer security concepts that you probably will pick up a few learnings along the way, and the game makers say it could
Hacking, the card game, debuts at Black HatCNET
Control-Alt-Hack: Can You Teach Hacking with a Card Game?Tom’s Hardware Guide
Hacking, the Card GameWall Street Journal (blog)
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Fighting Hackers without Sinking to Their Level – Technology Review


Technology Review
Fighting Hackers without Sinking to Their Level
Technology Review
Henry stressed that he wasn't advocating "hacking back"—something that would probably be illegal—but rather shifting from trying to build impenetrable security systems to designing ones that make it possible to identify the identities and likely
Black Hat: Cyber-espionage operations vast yet highly focused, researcher claimsNetwork World

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Hacker Targets NFC To Take Over Android Smartphones – RedOrbit


RedOrbit
Hacker Targets NFC To Take Over Android Smartphones
RedOrbit
It's no surprise that the hacking experts at this year's Black Hat conference in Las Vegas would demonstrate a few of their tips and tricks on breaking into “secure” Android smartphones. What may have been surprising is just how easily these hackers
NFC Phone Hacking and Other Mobile AttacksInformationWeek
Hackers Found New Ways To Attack Your Android PhoneDaily Gossip
Android phones with NFC are easy to hackInquirer
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Hackers’ next target: Your eyeballs – CNNMoney

Hackers' next target: Your eyeballs
CNNMoney
LAS VEGAS (CNNMoney) — We know that cybercriminals are attacking our networks and computers every day, but the next thing they come hunting for might be your eyes. Some passwords for critical systems are gradually being replaced with biometric

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Phone hacking: Charge Cameron with sheer arrogance – gulfnews.com


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Phone hacking: Charge Cameron with sheer arrogance
gulfnews.com
It has taken five years, months of contemptuous denials and hours of cross examination, but today eight people stand charged with hacking into the phones of hundreds of people, including a dead schoolgirl. Among the accused should stand the British

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Hacking experts find new ways to attack Android phones – msnbc.com

Hacking experts find new ways to attack Android phones
msnbc.com
LAS VEGAS — Hacking experts have demonstrated ways to attack Android smartphones using methods they said work on virtually all such devices in use today, despite recent efforts by search engine giant Google to boost protection. Experts showed off

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Black Hat Survey: 36% of Information Security Professionals Have Engaged in … – MarketWatch (press release)


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Black Hat Survey: 36% of Information Security Professionals Have Engaged in
MarketWatch (press release)
The information security community is divided on the practice of retaliatory hacking. Some information security professionals believe retaliatory attacks may discourage further attacks, while others believe these attacks are only likely to escalate
Hackers show off skills at Black Hat conference in Las Vegasdomain-B

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Hacking experts find new ways to attack Android phones – Chicago Tribune

Hacking experts find new ways to attack Android phones
Chicago Tribune
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Hacking experts on Wednesday demonstrated ways to attack Android smartphones using methods they said work on virtually all such devices in use today, despite recent efforts by search engine giant Google to boost protection.

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UPDATED: The Leveson Inquiry wraps up; NoW what? – editorsweblog.org (blog)


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UPDATED: The Leveson Inquiry wraps up; NoW what?
editorsweblog.org (blog)
That is, two more British journalists; the Daily Star Sunday's Deputy News Editor Tom Savage and the Sunday Mirror's crime correspondent Justin Penrose brought the total number of journalists Scotland Yard had arrested in connection with phone hacking,
Rupert Murdoch's retreat to powerBusiness Spectator

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Hacking experts find new ways to attack Android phones – IBNLive.com

Hacking experts find new ways to attack Android phones
IBNLive.com
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Hacking experts on Wednesday demonstrated ways to attack Android smartphones using methods they said work on virtually all such devices in use today, despite recent efforts by search engine giant Google to boost protection.

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So whodunnit? The great phone hacking cover-up – Crikey

So whodunnit? The great phone hacking cover-up
Crikey
Back in February in London's High Court, 37 hacking damages cases were settled in favour of the victims, on the basis, according to Justice Sir Geoffrey Vos, “that senior employees and directors of News Group Newspapers knew about the wrongdoing and

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China cracks hacking syndicate – ZDNet


China Daily
China cracks hacking syndicate
ZDNet
Chinese police have detained a gang of hackers, certificate forgers, and personal data collectors, believed to be responsible for attacks on 185 government Web sites to manufacture and sell fake certificates ranging from medical care to financial services.
Major hacking syndicate crackedChina Daily

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Hacking experts find new ways to attack Android phones – Reuters

Hacking experts find new ways to attack Android phones
Reuters
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Hacking experts on Wednesday demonstrated ways to attack Android smartphones using methods they said work on virtually all such devices in use today, despite recent efforts by search engine giant Google to boost protection.

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NFC Phone Hacking and Other Mobile Attacks – InformationWeek

NFC Phone Hacking and Other Mobile Attacks
InformationWeek
NFC is designed for close wireless communications with the most famous application being wireless payments. It's very similar to RFID in design, but devices can exchange much richer sets of data. NFC communications are very close-range. Miller said he

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Major hacking syndicate cracked – China Daily


China Daily
Major hacking syndicate cracked
China Daily
Police in South China have detained a gang of hackers they believe are responsible for attacks on 185 government websites. Police in Jieyang, Guangdong province, said the case is the biggest of its kind in recent years. Suspects are accused of invading

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Hacking, the card game, debuts at Black Hat – CNET


Wall Street Journal (blog)
Hacking, the card game, debuts at Black Hat
CNET
Control-Alt-Hack is based on Steve Jackson Games' Ninja Burger, but from the characters to the mission cards to entropy cards, the demystification of white hat computer security is the name of this game. Game co-designer, security researcher, and
Hacking, the Card GameWall Street Journal (blog)

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