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5 August, 2012

Hong Kong Facebook user arrested over hacking threat – Business Recorder (blog)

Hong Kong Facebook user arrested over hacking threat
Business Recorder (blog)
Police said the man, who was later released on bail, was held on suspicion of "access to a computer with criminal or dishonest intent" after he allegedly threatened to hack seven government websites between June and August this year. "The Internet is

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Reuters hacked, fake stories on Syria posted – DVICE


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Reuters hacked, fake stories on Syria posted
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Obviously, hacking can be a major problem. Gross amounts of money have been spent in an attempt to prevent hacking, and Internet security remains an important issue. Still, it happens. On Friday, Reuters was hacked and fake stories concerning Syria
Reuters HackedThe Right Perspective
Hacker Posts False Syria Information on Reuters BlogNew York Times (blog)
Reuters blogging platform hacked, false Syria blog postedReuters
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Reuters hacked by pro-Assad propagandists again, this time on Twitter – Christian Science Monitor

Reuters hacked by pro-Assad propagandists again, this time on Twitter
Christian Science Monitor
On Friday, Reuters said its "blogging platform" was hacked illegally. The hack involved at least two false stories being posted in favor of the Assad regime. Over night, hackers managed to seize control of a popular Reuters twitter account and briefly

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Reuters Hacked – The Right Perspective


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Reuters Hacked
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Hackers successfully broke into the blogging system of the Reuters news agency on Friday and posted several false news articles that were attributed to its reporters. In acknowledging the hack, parent company Thomson-Reuters said one of the “fabricated
Hacker Posts False Syria Information on Reuters BlogNew York Times (blog)
Reuters blogging platform hacked, false Syria blog postedReuters
Reuters hacked, phony Syria stories postedCNET
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Rupert Murdoch’s Poolside Visit Puts Minister Jeremy Hunt In Hot Water – Huffington Post


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Rupert Murdoch's Poolside Visit Puts Minister Jeremy Hunt In Hot Water
Huffington Post
This phase of the inquiry into the culture, practice and ethics of the press in the United Kingdom is looking at the owners of various media groups. The inquiry, which may take a year or more to complete, comes in the wake of the phone hacking scandal
Minister criticized over Murdoch Olympic meetingSacramento Bee
Hunt Murdoch 'meeting' criticised – News Of The DaySan Francisco Luxury News
Anger over Hunt and Murdoch meetingNEWS.com.au (blog)
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Gizmodo Hacking Illustrates Cloud Computing Security Concerns – RedOrbit


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Gizmodo Hacking Illustrates Cloud Computing Security Concerns
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Consumer electronics weblog Gizmodo was the victim of a sophisticated cyberattack in which a hacker was able to gain access to one of their social media accounts by first cracking into the iCloud account of a former contributor, various media outlets
Gizmodo reporter gets hacked via Apple tech supportCNET UK
A Nightmare Story About Being HackedGotta Be Mobile

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Hong Kong Facebook user arrested over hacking threat – Phys.Org

Hong Kong Facebook user arrested over hacking threat
Phys.Org
The man is a member of the global hacker group Anonymous, the South China Morning Post said. The group is said to have 20 members in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory, which guarantees civil liberties not seen on the mainland, including freedom

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Gizmodo reporter gets hacked via Apple tech support – CNET UK


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Gizmodo reporter gets hacked via Apple tech support
CNET UK
Here's a terrifying tale of modern hacking. Mat Honan, a reporter at tech site Gizmodo, was playing with his daughter when his phone went dead. Thinking it was a software glitch, he rebooted, and went to log in to his iCloud. But his password wouldn't
Gizmodo Twitter Account Hijacked by Foul-Mouthed HackersAll Things Digital
A Nightmare Story About Being HackedGotta Be Mobile

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Hong Kong Facebook user arrested over hacking threat – AFP


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Hong Kong Facebook user arrested over hacking threat
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Police said the man, who was later released on bail, was held on suspicion of "access to a computer with criminal or dishonest intent" after he allegedly threatened to hack seven government websites between June and August this year. "The Internet is
HK Facebook user arrested over hacking threatThe Sun Daily

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T-shirt firm draws hacker group Anonymous’ ire – NDTV


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T-shirt firm draws hacker group Anonymous' ire
NDTV
A small French T-shirt maker has attracted the ire of international hacking collective Anonymous after the clothes company filed an application to trademark the Anonymous logo and slogan. Early Flicker asked France's National Institute of Industrial
Anonymous seek vengeance after French company trademarks logoeGov monitor
Anonymous T-shirts withdrawn after attackThe Australian

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