HACKING

The United States on Wednesday expressed concern about recent cyber attacks on defense contractors in Japan, which build U.S.-designed missiles, warships and military aircraft, calling for the attacks to be taken seriously.

When Scarlett Johansson's nude photos hit the Web last week she made headlines. Reports are that the photos were stolen from her cellular phone and then leaked onto the Internet.

The U.S. government is concerned about cyber attacks on Japanese defense contractors including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which builds F-15 fighter jets, Patriot missiles and other U.S. designed weapons for Japan's military, urging such attacks be taken seriously, the U.S. embassy in Tokyo said.

Vasco Data said its Dutch subsidiary, DigiNotar, filed for bankruptcy following July hacker attacks linked to the Iranian government and others.

But the payment to the Dowlers may only be the beginning of News International’s expected largesse to phone hacking victims.

The Emmy Awards in 2011, which aired on Sunday on Fox, was originally set to open with a video featuring actor Alec Baldwin, Deadline first reported.

Hackers gained access to the computers of the biggest defense contractor in Japan, the manufacturer of Patriot Advanced Capability 3 missiles, targeting the submarine, missile and nuclear power plant component factories.

Authorities believe that about 50 celebrities may be victims of the hacking ring. The agents also believed that all 50 celebs trace back to one person, who is possibly the ringleader.

Naked pictures of Scarlett Johansson appeared online on Wednesday, after her phone was hacked.

The FBI has launched an investigation into an alleged hacking incident resulting in half-nude photos of actress Scarlett Johansson being leaked on the Web.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and actor Hugh Grant will be among more than 50 core participants at a public inquiry into press standards set up after the phone-hacking scandal that has engulfed Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper arm.

The hacker who stole more than 500 SSL certificates from a Dutch certificate authority and compromised Facebook, Google and Skype, as well as MI6 and CIA Web sites, has claimed another attack on the Dutch.

A hacking scandal in the Netherlands has escalated, with Dutch government officials investigating whether a hacker who stole online security certificates also stole any sensitive information on Dutch citizens.

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.

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.

The Dutch government said on Sunday it was investigating whether Iran may have been involved in hacking Dutch state websites after digital certificates were stolen.

The fact that father and son took home more than $50 million last year will no doubt be the latest controversy facing the duo.

The centre-left paper alleges it has proof that it was targeted by the counter-intelligence services to protect Sarkozy’s private interests.”

It is unclear what Hollywood Leaks hopes to gain

Facebook is willing to pay anyone who successfully hacks into its site and locates bugs.