CYBERCRIME

Numerous Gmail Accounts Hijacked via Spear Phishing

Numerous Gmail Accounts Hijacked via Spear Phishing

Google said that Gmail email accounts in United States and Asia have been penetrated by hackers who stole the passwords through a phishing scam. Many of the accounts broken belonged to senior US government officials Chinese political activists, military personnel, and journalists.

New cyber war: Did Chinese state authorize hacker attack on US and allies?

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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.
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Tupac Shakur NOT Alive, What Other Stunts Have Hackers Pulled?

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.
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How Dare Hackers Target Lockheed Martin?

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.
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Apologists for WikiLeaks, Bradley Manning hack PBS

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.
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Lockheed says frequent cyber target from around world

Lockheed Martin Corp, the U.S. government's No. 1 provider of information technology services, said on Sunday that a tenacious cyberattack on its network last weekend was part of a pattern of frequent attacks on it from around the world.
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Lockheed Martin Network hack triggers panic

Concerns were raised as Lockheed Martin became the latest victim in a sophisticated cyber attack on the RSA SecurID authentication system allowing hackers to breach into the largest U.S. weapons manufacturer's network.

Obama endorses NASA hacker Gary McKinnon's extradition process

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.
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Eye on tech exports, Israel launches cyber command

Israel set up a government cyber command on Wednesday to secure the country against hacking attacks on its key networks and boost the competitiveness of local industries specializing in high-tech security.
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Angola set to gag media freedom, says Human Rights Watch

Urging the Angolan government to withdraw cybercrime bill before parliament, Human Rights Watch said it would undercut both freedom of expression and information, and pose a severe threat to independent media in the country.

Sony PlayStation Network Outage Fails to Dampen Console Sales

Sony has show signs of steady and even increases in sales despite the prolonged PlayStation Network outage for the month of April. The Sony brand has taken a hit from the cyber attack from hackers that compromised over 100 million user account information but the effect on sales has been minimal.
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Obama presses Congress on cybersecurity measures

The White House on Thursday pressed Congress to pass strong cybersecurity measures to protect consumers' personal information and safeguard the nation's financial system and electric power grid from potentially devastating attacks.

FBI investigates Playstation Network Hacks

What began as a nuisance is turning into a full-blown criminal investigation as the FBI looks into the hacker group allegedly responsible that may have breached Sony's Playstation network.

Playstation Network down indefinitely

Sony said it would take at least a few more days to restore service to its beleaguered online PlayStation Network, but failed to offer a solid date.

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