British Facebook hacker sentenced to eight months in jail: “A man who hacked into Facebook and claimed he wanted to help the company expose vulnerabilities to its system has been sentenced to an eight month…
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WikiLeaked US cables link China to Google hack: “ Clinton ordered surveillance of UN leadership A Chinese contact told the American Embassy in Beijing that China’s Politburo ‘directed’ last December’s hack on Google’s internal systems,…
DoS attack stuffs Turkey’s internet censors • The Register Hackers protest net interference By Jane Fae Ozimek, 18th June 2010 15:12 GMT Access to the internet in Turkey is becoming increasingly ragged, as growing state…
BBC News – Cyber attacks against Australia ‘will continue’ By Zoe Kleinman, Technology Reporter, BBC News 12 February 2010 An activist group that temporarily blocked access to key Australian government websites plans to continue its…
Iranian hackers ‘hijack’ Twitter: Popular online messaging service Twitter was left reeling overnight, after Iranian hackers appeared to break into the site and deface it. The strike left the site completely unavailable for several hours…
McKinnon loses judicial review: “ High profile campaign suffers potentially fatal blow Breaking news Gary McKinnon has lost a judicial review against his extradition to the United States on hacking charges.… “ (Via The Register…
Prime Minister’s health records breached in database attack: “ Scottish rich and powerful victimized Personal medical records belonging to Scotland’s rich and powerful – including Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Holyrood’s First Minister Alex Salmond…
Facebook users ‘at risk’ as hackers target site: “Facebook users are at risk from malicious hackers targeting the site, online security experts warned.” (Via Tech and Web from Times Online.)
Pirate Bay supporters ram Swedish IFPI website: “ ‘We’re winning, stop hacking plz’ Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde has pleaded with fans to stop attacking official entertainment industry websites after the Swedish wing of the…
Government sites hit by hackers – Times Online February 11, 2009 Times investigation reveals links to illegal content are being hidden in official websites Murad Ahmed, Technology Reporter Thousands of government, NHS, school and police…