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Hacker Pleads Guilty To Abortion Website Attack
A man who defaced an abortion services company's website with the Anonymous logo has been caught
Antisec Attacks Symantec, Police Supplier
Fresh attacks by the Antisec hacking group appear to be in retaliation for recent LulzSec arrests
Police Arrest Man Accused Of Hacking Abortion Website
Man believed to have links with Anonymous is arrested by Met Police's e-Crime unit after BPAS is hacked
RSA Denies X.509 Public Key Algorithm Weakness Is A Flaw
RSA accepts X.509 weaknesses but says that research revelations raise questions about poor implementation
Israeli Stock Exchange And Banks Hit By Hackers
The online cyber war against Israel continues, with the stock exchange, banks and the national airline the latest victims
Anonymous Outs Neo-Nazi Site Members
Anonymous Germany has launched a website to out neo-nazi site members as part of operation blitzkrieg
Saudi Hackers Steal Israeli Credit Card Details
Saudi hackers claim 400,000 Israeli credit cards compromised and promise to reveal more
Hactivists Plot Satellite System To Bypass Web Censorship
So called hacktivists are considering an outlandish plan to launch their own satellites to create a free space-based Internet, immune to censorship
Employees’ Emails Stolen In US Chamber Of Commerce Breach
The Chinese government may have breached the US Chamber of Commerce and stolen Asian policy information
Christmas Hackers And The Sanity Clause
New devices and first-time users provide the ideal mix for Christmas exploits so take a secure grip from the start, advises Eric Doyle
Getting Cyber Security Legislation Right
Governments are creating legislation to combat cyber crime, Imperva’s Rob Rachwald wonders if their methods will work
Russian Opposition Sites Hit with Attacks
Websites critical of Russia's government appear to have been silenced in DDoS attacks
RIM Probes Rooted PlayBook Tablet Claim
Research in Motion is investigating claims that hackers have 'rooted' its Playbook tablet
UN Was ‘Not Compromised’ In TeamPoison Hack
UN Development Programme says no sensitive information was lost as Teampoison published its emails
Valve Admits Steam Gaming Service Hack
Another gaming service has suffered a damaging hacking attack, but this time it is Valve's Steam not Sony
Anonymous Implicated In Finnish Web Hacks
Neo-Nazi politicians were exposed in Finland - but was Anonymous really responsible?
Hackers For Hire At Bargain Prices
The cost of hiring a hacker is so affordable and effective, it is no wonder the craft is expanding, reveals Eric Doyle
GCHQ Boss Warns Of ‘Disturbing’ Cyber Threat
The director of GCHQ warns cyber crime is growing, ahead of the London International Cyber Conference
Chinese Hackers Blamed For US Satellite Attack
Two US satellites have been attacked with the finger of suspicion pointed at the Chinese military
Kaspersky Launches Enterprise Security Suite
Eugene Kaspersky has warned that the security future is looking grim as Endpoint Security 8 launches
Brits Condemn Hackers And Call For Tougher Penalties
Britons are increasingly concerned about the impact of today's online hackers and want tougher action
Gmail Users Targeted By False SSL Certificate
For five weeks now Google users have been targeted by hackers using a forged SSL certificate
Hacker Exposes US Government Staff Log-ins
A hacker has posted the log-in details of 20,000 people, many of whom are US government employees
Chinese Government Hack Caught On TV
The Chinese government has always denied it hacks western targets but a new video shows otherwise
Attacks Usually Detected By ‘Gut Feel’, Expert Warns
The usual anti-virus, firewalls and IDS tools are being increasingly bypassed, a security expert warns
Microsoft Opens Cheque Book For Ethical Hackers
Blue hat is the new white hat, as Microsoft offers money to ethical hackers who contribute towards security
Sony Features Strongly At Pwnie Awards Ceremony
Nominations for the Black Hat Pwnie Awards celebrate Sony, for poor security, and cyber-mayhem makers
Anonymous Hackers Claim NATO Breach
Anonymous is posting files labelled 'NATO Restricted' on the web, as the FBI closes in on hackers
Anonymous Launches ‘AnonPlus’ Social Network
Hacktivist group Anonymous has been banned from Google+, and is working on its own social network, AnonPlus