News tagged with cyber terrorists

Predicting random violence by mathematics

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new study published in Science, researchers, led by physicist Neil Johnson from the University of Miami, show that attacks by groups such as the Taliban or Hezbollah may seem sporadic, they e ...

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created Jul 01, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (14) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

Brazen, publicity-seeking hackers on attack spree

(AP) -- Can you be famous if no one knows your name? A new band of hackers is giving it its best shot, trumpeting its cyber-capers in an all-sirens-flashing publicity campaign.

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created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Good hackers meet to seek ways to stop the bad hackers

The world of hackers is kind of like the "Star Wars" universe: There's a light side and a dark side of cracking computers.

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Teenage 'spokesman' for hackers Team Poison arrested in UK

British police said Thursday they had arrested a 17-year-old suspected spokesman for Team Poison, a hacking group that has claimed responsibility for a series of high-profile cyber-attacks.

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House OKs cybersecurity bill despite veto threat

The House ignored Obama administration objections Thursday and approved legislation aimed at helping stop electronic attacks on critical U.S. infrastructure and private companies.

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created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Lawmakers optimistic about cyber bill prospects

(AP) -- House Republicans and Democrats expressed optimism Friday about sending a cybersecurity bill to President Barack Obama this year despite significant disagreements with the Senate and the White House. ...

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created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

A divided Congress confronts a rising cyberthreat

(AP) -- The mysterious caller claimed to be from Microsoft and offered step-by-step instructions to repair damage from a software virus. The electric power companies weren't falling for it.

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created Apr 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 7

British anti-terror hotline breached by hackers: police

Hackers have recorded calls between staff manning Britain's anti-terrorist hotline, Scotland Yard revealed Thursday, in the second security breach involving the force in recent months.

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British police 'confident' anti-terror hotline not hacked

London's Metropolitan Police said Thursday they were satisfied that recorded conversations between staff on Britain's anti-terrorist hotline were not obtained through hacking.

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Hacking suspect a 'genius,' but often in trouble

At the time of his latest arrest, Jeremy Hammond was living on Chicago's South Side, about three dozen miles and an entire political spectrum away from the conservative Illinois community in which he grew up.

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created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 3

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.

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created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Stuxnet was 'good idea': former CIA chief

The Stuxnet computer virus sabotage of Iran's nuclear program was a "good idea" but it lent legitimacy to the use of malicious software as a weapon, according to a former CIA director.

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created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

US Senate in new cybersecurity push

US senators, warning of potentially catastrophic cyberattacks, introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at protecting critical infrastructure such as power, water and transportation systems.

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created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 14


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