Category Archives: Hacking

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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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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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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S. Korea says N. Korea staged bank cyber-attack

Posted on May 4, 2011 by admin

SEOUL — North Korea was behind a cyber-attack that paralysed operations at one of South Korea’s largest banks last month, prosecutors in Seoul said Tuesday. The North brought down the computer system of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, or Nonghyup, … Continue reading →

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Hackers steal bank details and credit card numbers of 25 million Sony users

Posted on May 4, 2011 by admin

The discovery follows the recent hacker attack at Sony Online Entertainment with losses to 77 million subscribers. The hackers attacked the Play Station Network April in 16 and 17. Yesterday, the company has suspended its service of online entertainment. Tokyo … Continue reading →

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