Hacker articles

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  Tracking a Chinese hacker from the internet to the real world

  By Adi Robertson on February 14, 2013 10:09 am + 14 comments

  In January 2012, Dell malware expert Joe Stewart was tracking Chinese malware purveyors when he made Continue reading…

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  Jawbone accounts compromised for some Jambox owners (update)

  By Aaron Souppouris on February 13, 2013 07:23 am + 7 comments

  Jawbone's MyTalk service, which lets users update and personalize their speakers and headsets, has Continue reading…

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  The Washington Post may also have been hacking target (update)

  By Bryan Bishop on February 1, 2013 09:08 pm + 12 comments

  It was revealed this week that several high-profile US newspapers suffered attacks from hackers, and Continue reading…

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  Wall Street Journal says it was also hit by Chinese hackers

  By Bryan Bishop on January 31, 2013 04:26 pm + 28 comments

  Yesterday the New York Times revealed that it had suffered attacks at the hands of what it claimed Continue reading…

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  The New York Times says hackers attacked its systems for months, suspects Chinese military

  By T.C. Sottek on January 30, 2013 11:48 pm + 28 comments

  The New York Times has published a wild account of a four month-long hack, reportedly originating in Continue reading…

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  Anonymous hacks government site, threatens to expose secrets in response to Aaron Swartz's death

  By Aaron Souppouris on January 26, 2013 01:16 pm + 143 comments

  Hacktivist group Anonymous took over the United States Sentencing Service's website earlier today to 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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  15-year-old hacker sentenced to six years of probation with limited, supervised internet use

  By Dante D'Orazio on November 9, 2012 06:11 pm + 66 comments

  A 15-year-old hacker going by the name of Cosmo was sentenced by a California juvenile court to a Continue reading…

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  'Quadrilateral Cowboy' brings your cyberpunk hacking fantasies to life

  By Andrew Webster on November 9, 2012 01:37 pm + 23 comments

  “One of the ulterior motives of the game is to get people interested in learning very basic Continue reading…

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  For sale: your security

  By Aaron Souppouris on November 2, 2012 08:20 am + 18 comments

  Security firm Vupen has uncovered a zero-day bug in Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10. The Continue reading…