Monthly Archives: June 2011

LulzSec hackers disband after last data dump

(Reuters) – The Lulz Security group of rogue hackers announced it was disbanding on Saturday with one last data dump, which included internal AOL Inc and AT&T documents. LulzSec, which gained wide recognition for breaching the websites of Sony Corp, … Continue reading

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Federal Trade Commission launches investigation of Google

Google acknowledges that the Federal Trade Commission is looking into its business practices, including search and advertising. By Jessica Guynn and Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times June 25, 2011 Reporting from San Francisco and Washington— Running the world’s most popular … Continue reading

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Hackers hit videogame giant Electronic Arts

US videogame giant Electronic Arts (EA) on Friday revealed that hackers had looted user data in “a highly sophisticated” attack. A computer network hosting BioWare Edmonton’s “Neverwinter Nights” game forums was hit by hackers who made off with users’ names, … Continue reading

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Hack Attack Exposes 1.3 Million Sega Accounts

LulzSec says to watch your Facebook, Gmail, and Skype passwords, though no one has claimed responsibility for the Sega breach. By Mathew J. Schwartz InformationWeek Another day, another hacked website belonging to a video game manufacturer. On Friday, Sega confirmed … Continue reading

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FBI targets two ‘scareware’ rings in U.S., Europe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Police in the United States and seven other countries seized computers and servers used to run a “scareware” scheme that has netted more than $72 million from victims tricked into buying fake anti-virus software. Twenty-two computers and … Continue reading

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