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Password security: LulzSec reveals FBI agents on Infragard reused passwords
Many members on Infragard site, including FBI agents, were probably using weak passwords. And more importantly, they were reusing passwords on other web sites, which caused severe flaws in data security and violated official guidelines.
Sony Confirms: Hackers Break Into Sony Pictures
Sony Pictures has confirmed on Friday night that its website has been broken into by the hackers.
Sony Pictures Confirms 'LulzSec' Hack Attack - STATEMENT (FULL-TEXT)
Sony has confirmed on Friday that its Sony Pictures websites have been compromised and broken into by hackers.
Sony Pictures Admits to Being Hacked by ‘LulzSec’
Sony Pictures has admitted and confirmed on Friday night that its website has been penetrated by the hackers.
Sony just the latest in rising hacking trend
Multinationals and governments have succumbed to cyber attacks this week, spotlighting a growing trend for criminals and vigilantes to take to the net to cause havoc.
Nokia to introduce ‘Play To’ app for Symbian 3 smartphones
Finnish cell phone giant Nokia has announced the Nokia Play To app for Symbian 3 smartphones which lets the user share media wirelessly over the network
Is the first dual-core Android phone facing competition?
The LG Optimus 2X is the first Android phone with 1GHz dual-core processor offering a performance improvement over the smartphones powered by 1GHz single core phones.
Sony ‘Welcomes Back’ PSN users with a host of compensatory services
With the PlayStation Store reactivated and back online after falling victim to a series of well-coordinated cyber assaults, Sony finally introduced its Welcome Back program on Friday to placate the thousands of angry clients.
Sony confirms its movies websites was hacked
Sony Pictures Entertainment, a unit of Sony, confirmed late Friday that one its websites was hacked.
LulzSec keeps busy: FBI affiliate agency hacked; NATO, Obama administration threatened
In an apparent protest against the NATO and Obama administration, the LulzSec group announced the breach of FBI affiliate website, the Atlanta chapter of Infragard. The group raised claims that they have taken “complete control” over the website and has “defaced it”. They also announced that the data including passwords obtained from infragardatlanta.org would prove useful for them to hack into other FBI affiliates, since a lot of users tend to reuse their passwords even though the practice is ...
Will Sony Address The Elephant In The Room At E3?
Sony may be forced to address their security issues at E3 next week.
Sony Hacked Again: Blame Sony or Blame the Hackers?
Sony has been hacked again. LulzSec, the group that previously hacked PBS, claimed credit. Sony hasn’t denied or confirmed that it was hacked.
E3 Preview: All Eyes On Nintendo
With the likely reveal of its next generation console, Nintendo will make the biggest splash at E3 analyst say. The expo comes at a critical time for Nintendo as sales for its Wii console have begun to sizzle out and more people have turned to Xbox 360 and PS3.
Sony Users’ Information Allegedly Leaked: What Should They Do?
Sony was allegedly hacked again. Some of its users’ information are now allegedly published online.
Fresh Hack of 1 million Sony accounts, it's a Second Chance to Learn Lessons
The hacker group LulzSec kept its promise as tweeted on May 27--the group hacked Sony again on June 2, obtaining 1 million users' account information. What's Sony's next move given this second chance? We hope, and hopefully you do too, that the Japanese electronic giant will learn the lesson, at last.
Sony hacked again: Embarassed company was ‘asking for it’
Just days after Sony restored its PlayStation Network and working to restore trust back to its customers, a new cyber attack hit the company again, this time it targeted Sony Pictures. The hackers reportedly stole 1 million users’ personal information from the Sony Pictures database.
Hackers break into Sony's Security again
In a major setback for Sony, hackers have once again broken into the security of Sony Corp's computer networks, this time claiming to have stolen customer data. With this, they have shown that the company's systems still remain attack-prone.
Sony hacked again, over 1 million passwords were unencrypted
By now, it is obvious that Sony has made quite a few enemies among the security experts. LulzSec, a hacker group known for its claim of successful attacks on PBS and Fox.com, successfully hacked into Sony on Thursday, compromising account information of Sony's 1 million customers.
Netizens speculate next target as hackers rule corporations world over
Hacker attacks, real and fake claims on who hacked and who didn’t, and to top it all, speculation regarding who is going to be the next target. While distressed corporations that have been victims of these virtual hooligans in recent days struggle to restore order and gain back control over the dwindling shares, people across the world debate on the next likely target.
Hacker attacks threaten to dampen cloud computing's prospects
The recent high-profile hacking of Google's Gmail service and Sony's Playstation gaming network is threatening to slow the take-off of the next big thing in the computing space - the cloud.
Hackers attack another Sony network and post data
Hackers broke into Sony Corp's computer networks and accessed the information of more than 1 million customers to show the vulnerability of the electronic giant's systems, the latest of several security breaches undermining confidence in the company.
Sony Hacked Again as PSN Roars Back to Life
Sony, which is still reeling from a hacking attempt in April, has been hit by another massive data breach. This time the victim is SonyPictures.com.
Hacked Sony Users: Change Your Passwords & Prepare for Spam
Sony was hacked yet again. This time, a group called LulzSec claimed credit.
Google Gmail Hack “a total fabrication” says China, FBI Investigating
The recent Gmail hack involving stolen passwords are now being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. State Department. Google has pointed fingers to China, saying the cyber attack originated from there, which prompted responses from both China and the U.S officials.
PSN is back but users not happy with the freebies offered
Even after being dead for more than a month, when Sony PlayStation network was restored, that too with freebies, the gamers worldwide were not happy. The network, that facilitates users to play virtually against each other, was back in full fledged action on Thursday six weeks after a disastrous hacker attack that hit more than 100 million gamers.
Greetings folks. We're LulzSec: How Sony got the black eye, once again (FULL TEXT)
Sony bore the brunt of hacker fury once again as infamous hacker group LulzSec taunted the gaming and movie giant with a simple SQL injection attack that took away thousands of consume r passwords. The attack shook the tech giant, which was only slothfully recovering from the PlayStation Network attack in April. And the Lulzsec, the master hackers who attacked the PBS website last week and posted a fake story about rapper Tupac Shakur being alive, followed up the Sony attack by posting a hard hi...
Sony’s Security Woes Continue; Lulzsec Infiltrates Sony Pictures
Sony has allegedly been hacked again; this time Sony Pictures is the victim.
Hackers say they have attacked Sony network again
A hacker group has claimed it engineered yet another attack on Sony Corp computer networks.
Sony Hacked Again?: SonyPictures Passwords Said to be Stolen
Japanese electronics giant Sony may have been hacked again. A hacker group who identify themselves as Lulz Security has claimed that they have stolen more than one million passwords, emails and other information from Sonypictures.com. It is the same group that posted fake news stories on PBS.com over the weekend.
Apple’s iCloud Gets Bigger; Cost Comes Into Focus
Reports have indicated Apple has all four major record labels to licensing agreements for its iCloud.