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Obama science advisers grilled over hacked e-mails
(AP) -- House Republicans pointed to controversial e-mails leaked from climate scientists and said it was evidence of corruption. Top administration scientists looking at the same thing found no such sign, saying it doesn't ...
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Key scientist says politics behind stolen e-mails
(AP) -- A leading climate change scientist said hackers breaking into a university's computer server and then posting documents online show the nasty politics of global warming.
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Looking for privacy in the clouds
Millions of Internet users have been enjoying the fun -- and free -- services provided by advertiser-supported online social networks like Facebook. But Landon Cox, a Duke University assistant professor of computer science, ...
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Hacker pleads guilty to huge theft of card numbers
(AP) -- A computer hacker could spend more than 15 years in prison now that he has pleaded guilty to some of the largest thefts of credit card numbers.
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Fla. man accepts plea in record data theft case
(AP) -- An accused computer hacker charged in what prosecutors call the largest identity fraud case in U.S. history has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges.
Aug 28, 2009 |
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Alleged hacker in massive credit card scam honed skills at early age
Years before his arrest in the nation's largest credit card heist, Albert Gonzalez launched a bold plan from a computer in his high school library: hack into the government network of India.
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Accused credit card hacker lived large in Miami
(AP) -- Nestled near a row of sultry, silvery-green palm trees and a 205-foot-long infinity pool, room 1508 at the National Hotel on South Beach is a portrait of Art Deco luxury. It is also where, on May 7, 2008, federal ...
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Radisson computers accessed without permission
(AP) -- Radisson Hotels & Resorts said Wednesday its computer systems have been accessed without authorization, affecting an unknown number of people.
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Prosecutors say man stole 130M credit card numbers
(AP) -- Federal prosecutors on Monday charged a Miami man with the largest case of credit and debit card data theft ever in the United States, accusing the one-time government informant of swiping 130 million accounts on ...
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Australian charged with infecting 3,000 computers
(AP) -- A 20-year-old Australian man has been charged with infecting more than 3,000 computers around the world with a virus designed to capture banking and credit card data, police said Thursday.
Aug 13, 2009 |
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How a denial-of-service attack works
(AP) -- Some details about denial-of-service attacks, like the one Thursday against Twitter.
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Cyber crime lords using big business tactics: Cisco
Cyber criminals are aping executives when it comes to sales, marketing and risk management in the world of online treachery, according to a report released by networking giant Cisco.
Jul 14, 2009 |
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SKorean police: Hackers extracted data in attacks
(AP) -- Hackers extracted lists of files from computers that they contaminated with the virus that triggered cyberattacks last week in the United States and South Korea, police in Seoul said Tuesday.
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Self-learning security system for computer networks
Cyber attacks on computer networks are becoming increasingly commonplace. To counter the threat, they are protected by so-called network intrusion detection systems. But these fail to identify some attacks, or do not spot ...
Jul 09, 2009 |
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Dutch researchers develop self-learning security system for computer networks
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cyber attacks on computer networks are becoming increasingly commonplace. To counter the threat, they are protected by so-called network intrusion detection systems. But these fail to identify some attacks, ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jun 30, 2009 |
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