United pays miles to hackers who spotted IT-system flaws
Two hackers have scored a million frequent-flier miles each on United Airlines for finding security holes in the airline's computer systems.
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Jul 16, 2015
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News tagged with computer hackers
Hackers ground 1,400 passengers in attack on Polish airline LOT (Update)
A cyber attack against Polish flagship carrier LOT grounded more than 1,400 passengers at Warsaw's Frederic Chopin Airport in what an airline spokesman described as the "first attack of its kind".
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Jun 21, 2015
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Logjam isn't the only reason your computer might be more vulnerable to internet threats
There's a hole in the protection surrounding some of the internet's supposedly secure websites. A group of researchers has discovered that cyber criminals and other hackers can attack websites that use the "https" security ...
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May 25, 2015
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Canadian hacker arrested for spying through webcams
Federal police arrested a Canadian woman Wednesday accused of remotely taking over people's computers and spying on them using their own webcams.
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Apr 29, 2015
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Hackers keep trying new targets in search of easy data
The health care sector has become the hot target for hackers in recent months, according to researchers at Symantec, a leading cybersecurity company that says it's also seeing big increases in "spear-phishing," ''ransomware" ...
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Apr 14, 2015
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Maine police pay ransom to hackers to get files back
Some Maine police agencies say they have had no other choice than to pay a ransom to computer hackers to get their police records back.
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Apr 11, 2015
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Computer users face hard choice—pay ransom or lose files
It's a chilling moment: A message appears on a computer screen, saying the files are encrypted and the only way to access them is by paying a ransom.
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Apr 8, 2015
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Automakers aim to drive away car computer hackers
Against the team of hackers, the poor car stood no chance. Meticulously overwhelming its computer networks, the hackers showed that—given time—they would be able to pop the trunk and start the windshield wipers, cut the ...
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Nov 24, 2014
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Polish election commission website hacked
Computer hackers have attacked the website of Poland's electoral commission, which is still unable to publish full returns from local elections because of an unrelated computer glitch, officials said Wednesday.
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Nov 19, 2014
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Cyberattacks hit US weather service (Update)
Cyberattackers believed to have been working from China broke through defenses of the US weather service recently, according to a Washington Post report.
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Nov 12, 2014
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