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Myspace hack turns out to be nothing
John Moe Aug 12, 2011
There was some buzz last night that Myspace, the still extant social networking site recently sold for four empty Coke bottles and a bit of string,...
Threat by Anonymous to destroy Facebook on 11/5 is probably a hoax.
John Moe Aug 10, 2011
Hogwash, hooey, shenanigans. Yesterday, there were lots of reports of a YouTube video that claimed to be from the anonymous hacking group known as...
Anonymous continues to have a busy summer
John Moe Aug 8, 2011
No dog days of lounging poolside with lemonade for the showboating collective of nameless hackers. They got hacks to hack! 70 sheriff sites have...
Chinese newspaper swears China isn't hacking other governments
Adriene Hill Aug 5, 2011
Earlier this week we reported on a study from McAfee, that said a likely "state actor" had hacked more than 70 governments, non-profit organizati...
Hackers take as much as $1 billion a year. Somehow that's your fault
Adriene Hill Aug 5, 2011
Bloomberg reports hackers are making up to $1 billion a year in transfers on accounts businesses have with small banks. Instead of recovering the...
Biggest cyber-attack ever
Adriene Hill Aug 3, 2011
Security company McAfee has just released a paper revealing a massive set of cyber-attacks, infiltrating 72 organizations. Reuters is calling it...
LulzSec Leader Arrested (or not)
Steve Henn Jul 28, 2011
British Police say they've arrested a key leader of LulzSec. His code name: Topiary. He's 19 and he was living on the windswept Shetland Islands on...
Spearphishing attacks attempted on government contractors
John Moe Jul 22, 2011
Reuters reports that hackers likely working for foreign governments are actively trying to break into US intelligence networks through spear...
DOJ preparing to subpoena News Corp
John Moe Jul 22, 2011
The Wall Street Journal reported late last night that its parent company News Corp may be issued subpoenas by the Department of Justice to testify...
Data security bill clears hurdle
John Moe Jul 21, 2011
Rep. Mary Bono Mack's (R-Calif.) SAFE Data Act is on its way to the House Energy and Commerce Committee for consideration. It passed out of the...
