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Apple to Patch JailbreakMe Security Flaw

Posted on July 9, 2011 by admin

Shortly after the JailbreakMe hack that uses Mobile Safari to jailbreak iPhones, iPads and the iPod touch hit the Web, Apple announced that it will be patching the potential security flaw the hack takes advantage of, according to Yahoo! Finance. … Continue reading →

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Here’s how easy it is to hack a phone

Posted on July 9, 2011 by admin

(CNET) British tabloid News of the World said today it is closing down over a phone hacking scandal in which workers for the Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper allegedly snooped on voice mail messages left on the mobile phones of murder victims, … Continue reading →

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Hacked Fox News tweets claim Obama dead

Posted on July 9, 2011 by admin

Fox News was the latest victim of a hack, with a posting Monday on its political Twitter account – @foxnewspolitics – saying President Obama had been assassinated in Iowa, the shooter unknown and that Joe Biden replaced him. The series … Continue reading →

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LulzSec hackers disband after last data dump

Posted on June 27, 2011 by admin

(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

Posted on June 25, 2011 by admin

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

Posted on June 25, 2011 by admin

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

Posted on June 24, 2011 by admin

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

Posted on June 24, 2011 by admin

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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Lockheed Martin Comes Under Cyberattack

Posted on May 29, 2011 by admin

Officials say the U.S. firm Lockheed Martin, one of the world’s biggest defense contractors, has sustained a major attack on its information systems network. Lockheed Martin and U.S. defense officials have both confirmed that Lockheed Martin came under cyberattack. No … Continue reading →

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