HACKING

Hackitivism is about counter abuse; I'm not some cape-wearing hero: LulzSec mastermind Sabu

Disbanded hacker group, LulzSec's leader Sabu said, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's arrest prompted him to get involved with the hacker group Anonymous, in an interview with Newscientist. When I found out about what happened to Julian Assange, his arrest in the UK and so on, I found it absolutely absurd. So I got involved with Anonymous at that point, said Sabu. This is the first time a key LulzSec member is giving a media interview shedding light on hackers' beliefs, and mot...
Apple devices suffer from an inherent security flaw

Hackers Up Ante with Apple Breach

After a lull in activity, hacker group Anonymous roared back to the spotlight with a high profile attack on Apple, breaching the company's systems and posting stolen data.
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Sony to reshuffle games unit management after hacking

Sony Corp's second-in-command, Kazuo Hirai, will relinquish day-to-day control of the company's videogames unit in September, making way for a Welsh-born Sony veteran just months after hackers launched a massive attack against the electronics giant.
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U.S. urges banks to step up online fraud protections

Bank regulators warned banks to be on guard against increasingly clever computer hacking on Tuesday, indicating heightened alert against security breaches that have plagued government and corporate institutions in recent weeks.
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Four smartphone apps that cops don't like

A pair of documents among a cache of files that the hacking group LulzSec stole from the computers of the Arizona Department of Public Safety on Thursday, revealed how smartphones are used for activities like recording interactions with police and escaping speed traps.
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LulzSec shuts down, posts final leak of data

Notorious hacking group LulzSec is no more, according to a Pastebin document purportedly posted by the group. However, the group did NOT confirm via Twitter or its website that it has shut down.
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LulzSec shuts down: purported Pastebin document

Notorious hacking group LulzSec has shut down its operations, according to this document purportedly posted by the group. However, LulzSec did not confirm via Twitter or its website that it was quitting.

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