Hack articles

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  Man who leaked nude photos of Scarlett Johansson and hacked other celebrities sentenced to 10 years in prison

  By T.C. Sottek on December 17, 2012 04:34 pm + 137 comments

  Christopher Chaney, a "Hollywood hacker" who infiltrated email accounts and leaked nude photos of Continue reading…

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  Journalist tied to Anonymous indicted for sharing hyperlink in IRC channel

  By Justin Rubio on December 11, 2012 12:42 pm + 22 comments

  Barrett Brown, a journalist who has closely covered the activities of hacker group Anonymous, has Continue reading…

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  Nokia engineer shows how to pirate games from the Windows 8 store

  By Tom Warren on December 11, 2012 06:32 am + 170 comments

  Justin Angel, a Nokia engineer working on Windows Phone, has detailed how to compromise Windows 8 Continue reading…

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  Hacker group leaks 1.6 million accounts tied to NASA, Federal Reserve, Interpol, and others

  By Chris Welch on December 10, 2012 04:21 pm + 31 comments

  Hacker group GhostShell has reportedly leaked information regarding 1.6 million accounts belonging Continue reading…

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  Syrian rebels build homemade tank out of car chassis, game controller

  By Jeff Blagdon on December 9, 2012 11:36 pm + 40 comments

  Forget 3D printed guns, Syrian opposition fighters are taking backyard weapons manufacture to the Continue reading…

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  Insecure hotel keycard locks to be replaced by manufacturer after hacking scandal

  By Kimber Streams on December 7, 2012 11:02 am + 5 comments

  Following a string of hotel room burglaries preying on vulnerable locks made by Onity, the company Continue reading…

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  Anonymous 'Operation Payback' hackers convicted for costly DDoS attacks

  By Kimber Streams on December 6, 2012 12:44 pm + 29 comments

  Four Anonymous hacktivists have been convicted of conspiracy for DDoS attacks that cost major banks Continue reading…

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  Nationwide Mutual hack leaves 1.1 million Americans' information exposed

  By Jeff Blagdon on December 6, 2012 01:46 am + 16 comments

  More details are coming out about a massive October 3rd data breach at Nationwide Mutual Insurance. Continue reading…

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  The erotic guitars, decaying machines, and soy sauce of Maker Faire Tokyo

  By Jeff Blagdon on December 5, 2012 01:30 pm + 14 comments

  I wouldn’t describe myself as a builder. My biggest projects to date have been assembling an Ikea Continue reading…

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  Hackers claim 8,600 accounts infected in Tumblr compromise (update: Tumblr responds)

  By Adi Robertson on December 3, 2012 11:08 am + 60 comments

  A growing number of Tumblr blogs have been hacked by notorious troll group GNAA or the Gay Nigger Continue reading…