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Russia's hackers pose growing global threat

Not long ago, the simple, anonymous thrill of exposing chinks in American software was enough of a payoff for a Russian hacker.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 30, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (10) | comments 2




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Ramnit's heist bags 45,000 Facebook passwords

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ramnit, the bank-thieving worm, is at it again, this time scoffing up Facebook accounts. The latest oh-look-another-threat is one that security watchers say could get ugly. Ramnit has grown ...

Technology / Internet

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

California unveils cyber crime unit

California has a new eCrime Unit devoted to catching and prosecuting Internet Age crooks.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Why 'event cloaks' could be the key to the ultimate bank heist

In this month's special issue of Physics World, which examines the science and applications of invisibility, Martin McCall and Paul Kinsler of Imperial College London describe a new type of invisibility cloak that does n ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 01, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (12) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

After PlayStation and Epsilon hacks, take precautions to keep your digital data safe

Emails, home addresses, passwords, birthdates and bank account numbers. More than 100 million PlayStation Network users entrusted Sony with their data, which is now in the hands of hackers.

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created May 13, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Kindle Singles debuts pithy digital works

Amazon on Wednesday released the first of a new line of short digital books pitched as quick, captivating works for its popular Kindle electronic readers.

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created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report: FBI probes hacker attack on Citigroup

(AP) -- The FBI is investigating a hacker attack on Citigroup Inc. that led to the theft of tens of millions of dollars, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

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created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Indictment of card hacker unlikely to end thefts

(AP) -- This week's indictment of a hacker believed responsible for the biggest retail-store data breaches in U.S. history doesn't necessarily make shoppers safer from having their credit card numbers plundered.

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created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NYC bank heist makes for an unexpected Tweet

(AP) -- "So tired today," Annemarie Dooling tweeted early Tuesday. "really really tired. ugh."

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created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stolen-data trove offers look inside a botnet

(AP) -- Getting hacked is like having your computer turn traitor on you, spying on everything you do and shipping your secrets to identity thieves.

Technology / Software

created Mar 15, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Glowing films reveal traces of explosives

New spray-on films developed by UC San Diego chemists will be the basis of portable devices that can quickly reveal trace amounts of nitrogen-based explosives.

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created May 23, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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