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Anonymous targets Montreal Grand Prix to back students

The global group of computer hackers known as Anonymous threw its support behind Quebec students protesting hikes in tuition fees by threatening to disrupt the Montreal Grand Prix.

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Armenia jails Russian computer virus 'mastermind'

A court in Armenia on Tuesday gave a four-year jail sentence to the alleged Russian mastermind behind a computer virus crime group which infected some 30 million computers worldwide.

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created May 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Facebook to kick off IPO the hacker way: reports

Facebook will go public hacker style with an all-night software bending bash to culminate with co-founder Mark Zuckerberg remotely ringing the Nasdaq opening bell on Friday, reports said.

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created May 17, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Hackers booby-trap foreign policy group websites

Internet security researchers warned that foreign policy and human rights websites are being booby-trapped by hackers in what appears to be cyber espionage.

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created May 16, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 12

British crime-fighting agency's website hit by hackers

The website of Britain's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) has been taken offline after an attack by hackers, the agency said on Thursday.

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Hackers pick Google's pocket with Mac virus

A virus infecting Macintosh computers is picking Google's pocket by hijacking advertising "clicks," tallying as much as $10,000 daily, according to Internet security firm Symantec.

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created May 01, 2012 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (10) | comments 4

Hotmail in hot water over password flaw, rushes fix

Hackers tried to get the best of Hotmail by figuring out how to reset Hotmail user passwords for e-mail accounts this month. Locking hotmail users out of their own accounts when trying to key in their passwords ...

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created Apr 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 8 | with audio podcast report

Hackers hit Philippines websites amid China dispute

Philippine government websites are under heavy attack from hackers, apparently from China, amid a tense territorial dispute between the two countries in the South China Sea, officials said Thursday.

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HP research identifies new era of security risk, shifting vulnerability landscape

HP today published the 2011 Top Cyber Security Risks Report, which identifies the growing sophistication and severity of security attacks and the resulting risks.

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created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Official: Iran oil industry safe after cyberattack

(AP) -- An Iranian official says the country's oil industry is working well despite an attack from hackers and a computer virus that targeted the sector's computer systems.

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Hackers for hire put corporate security systems to the test

Most weekdays, Jarrad Sims and Tin Tam, a pair of college buddies, ride their bikes to a computer center and try to hack into computer security systems belonging to Boeing Co.

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created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Russian charged by US in $1 mn hacking scheme

A Russian national living in New York has been charged in connection with hacking into customer brokerage accounts and stealing $1 million, officials said.

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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.

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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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Hacker's NYC impersonation case set to be closed

(AP) -- A computer hacker-turned-FBI informant is on track to get out of trouble after being accused of telling a police officer he was a federal agent.

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