HACKING

Sony recruits information security boss after hacking

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Sony Corp picked a former official at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the new post of chief information security officer, months after a massive hacking attack leaked information on 100 million user accounts on its games networks.

Former News Corp executives to face hacking committee

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Four former executives from News Corp's UK newspaper arm will appear before a powerful parliamentary committee on Tuesday in the ongoing hunt to establish who knew what about phone hacking and whether James Murdoch did enough to uncover the scandal.
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Private investigator Mulcaire leaves the Old Bailey court in central London

Murdoch Tabloid Private Eye Delivers Hacking Names

A private detective jailed for illegally intercepting voicemail messages on behalf of a journalist at one of Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids on Friday gave lawyers the names of the people he says ordered him to carry out the phone hacking.
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Chinese state TV shows military cyber hacking clip

A six-second clip on Chinese state television has provided a rare glimpse into purported cyber hacking attacks launched by the country's military, despite long-standing official denials that the government engages in such activity.
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Murdoch tabloid private eye to reveal hacking orders

A private detective jailed for illegally intercepting voicemail messages on behalf of a journalist at one of Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers has been ordered to reveal who asked him to carry out the phone-hacking.
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UK police arrest Hollywood reporter over hacking

British police investigating a phone-hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch's defunct News of the World have arrested a senior Hollywood reporter at the tabloid, James Desborough, a source with knowledge of the situation said.
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Murdoch Lied about Phone Hacking, Say Former Employees

In separate letters made public by the House of Commons, former Rupert Murdoch staffers say that the media mogul and his son have been telling "serious inaccuracies" concerning their involvement in the News of the World phone hacking scandal.
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Reporter's letter ties Murdoch execs to hacking

Many senior executives at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World knew about phone hacking at the British tabloid, according to a 2007 letter written by a reporter which contradicts James Murdoch's denials and drags Britain's prime minister back into the scandal.
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News Corp investors face long odds over hacking

News Corp shareholders angry over the hacking scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate face an uphill fight trying to hold company executives and directors responsible in court.
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Phone hacking in focus at Trinity Mirror's results

British newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror will report first-half results on Friday and give an update on current trading expected to show a benefit from the closure of rival News Corp's News of the World.
Oracle, other companies ''punkd'' in hacking contest

Oracle, other companies "punkd" in hacking contest

A weekend contest at the world's largest hacking convention in Las Vegas showed one reason why big corporations seem to be such easy prey for cyber criminals: their workers are poorly trained in security.

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