HACKING

First Sony, then Lockheed Martin and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and now none other than Google.... Hackers are spreading their malicious nets every nook and corner.

A cyber attack that originated from the Chinese city of Jinan that selectively targeted key government officials in the U.S. and its allies has focused uneasy limelight on China, even as the western governments are tinkering with their military rule books to call cyber attacks 'acts of war'.

Chinese hackers broke into the personal Gmail accounts of senior officials and military personnel of the U.S. government and it allies and stole sensitive data, setting the stage for an era of heightened cyber tension between the world's top military powers. The latest hack attack, which might bring Google and the Chinese administration into a fresh fist fight, was precisely planned and executed, raising doubts if the Chinese state had authorized it.

In the company's official 'Googleblog', tech giant Google informed that a campaign to hack users' password in order to monitor the content of users' email was averted thanks to 'the strength of our cloud-based security and abuse detection systems.

According to Google, there has been a campaign to hack Gmail users' passwords in order to monitor their email accounts.

Ever wondered how to remain anonymous or circumvent internet censorship while dealing with sensitive issues online? Electronic Frontier Foundation, patron of online civil liberties, has launched the Tor Challenge, a project aimed at protecting the anonymity of internet users.

Ever wondered how to remain anonymous or circumvent internet censorship while dealing with sensitive issues online? Electronic Frontier Foundation, patrons of online civil liberties, today launched the Tor Challenge, a project aimed at protecting the anonymity of internet users. Tor is a volunteer system that consists of servers spread across the globe, and a downloadable software that enables access to the network.

The Pentagon has designed a list of cyber weapons which include viruses that can disrupt important networks belonging to the enemy

Democratic Representative Anthony Weiner has hired an attorney to investigate the hacking of his Twitter account after a lewd photo was sent to one of his followers, his office said on Tuesday.

Hacker group LulzSec, previously in the news for posting hoax Tupac story on PBS’s website, has announced they will continue to attack Sony’s online networks.

Software giant Microsoft said Sony’s approach in dealing with hackers probably did not work as the company was too tough with them.

The website of Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has been hacked and hackers have also posted a hoax story claiming that rapper Tupac Shakur was still alive and living in New Zealand.

On Saturday evening, PBS put out a report claiming rap legend Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls were still alive and living in a small resort in New Zealand. His location was revealed by the diary of a local man who was recently shot by local gangsters.

Lockheed Martin just confirmed that it was hacked on May 21, 2011. Its swift response stopped the breach before any critical data was stolen. Still, it’s insane that hackers would target Lockheed Martin.

Contrary to popular belief American rap start Tupac is alive and well after being discovered in New Zealand, a number of media reporter.

The U.S. government's biggest information technology provider Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) is the latest to fall victim to hackers, with its computer systems being hit by a network security transgression.

Close on the heels of Lockheed Martin admitting that it had been hacked, it has emerged that the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has been hacked and login and password information pertaining to employees as well as outside users of the site have been compromised.

Lockheed Martin just recently admitted that it was hacked on May 21, 2011. It managed to stop the tenacious attack before any critical data was stolen.

Sony Corp's forecast of its first annual net profit in four years was viewed as optimistic, as the consumer electronics giant struggles with the aftermath of the disastrous March earthquake and a series of network security breaches.

Gary McKinnon, a 43-year-old British computer hacker suffering from Asperger’s syndrome, who has been caught in an extradition battle between the U.S. and the UK over the last decade, suffered a setback on Wednesday when President Barack Obama said the case was now in the hands of the British legal system.

Sony Corp bounced from two-month lows after the electronics conglomerate said this year's operating profit would match last year's, easing worries about the impact of the March earthquake.