News tagged with computer intrusions
Hackers hit US Justice Department, again
The US Justice Department acknowledged an intrusion in its computer network as the notorious hacker collective Anonymous claimed to have obtained large amounts of data from it.
May 22, 2012 |
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Man linked to 'Anonymous' pleads not guilty (Update)
(AP) -- An Ohio man linked to the hacker collective "Anonymous" pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of breaching the websites of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association and the Salt Lake City Police Department.
Apr 16, 2012 |
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FBI chief warns of threat of terror cyberattack
FBI Director Robert Mueller warned US lawmakers Wednesday that violent extremists could try to carry out cyberattacks on the United States and the nation needed to be prepared.
Mar 07, 2012 |
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A few hacker teams do most China-based data theft
As few as 12 different Chinese groups, largely backed or directed by the government there, commit the bulk of the China-based cyberattacks stealing critical data from U.S. companies and government agencies, according to U.S. ...
Dec 12, 2011 |
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UK arrests 2 suspected computer hackers
(AP) -- British police on Thursday arrested two men as part of a trans-Atlantic investigation into attacks carried out by the hacking groups Anonymous and Lulz Security.
Sep 02, 2011 |
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Calif. man gets 4 years for stalking on Facebook
(AP) -- A Northern California man who trolled women's Facebook pages searching for clues that allowed him to take over their email accounts has been sentenced to more than four years in prison.
Jul 22, 2011 |
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Calif. man used Facebook to hack women's e-mails
(AP) -- In a cautionary tale for users of social-networking sites, a California man has admitted using personal information he gleaned from Facebook to hack into women's e-mail accounts, then send nude pictures ...
Jan 15, 2011 |
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US works to secure networks as hackers advance
(AP) -- It will take several more years for the government to fully install high-tech systems to block computer intrusions, a drawn-out timeline that enables criminals to become more adept at stealing sensitive ...
Dec 05, 2010 |
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Tetris flashback reduction effect 'not common to all games'
The computer game Tetris may have a special ability to reduce flashbacks after viewing traumatic images not shared by other types of computer game, Oxford University scientists have discovered in a series ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Study Shows Thousands of Consumer Internet Connectivity Devices Are Vulnerable to Attack
(PhysOrg.com) -- Following news reports that 65,000 modems and wireless routers used by Time Warner Cable customers are vulnerable to attack by hackers, a Columbia University expert on computer security and ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 26, 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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Sources: Pentagon planning new cybercommand
(AP) -- The Pentagon is planning to create a new military command to focus on cyberspace and protect its computer networks from cyberattacks, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Hackers grabbed more than 285M records in 2008
(AP) -- Hackers made off with at least 285 million electronic records in 2008, more than in the four previous years combined, according to a new study that shows identity thieves are getting better at exploiting careless ...
Apr 15, 2009 |
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