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Report: FBI probes hacker attack on Citigroup (AP)

Report: FBI probes hacker attack on Citigroup

Technology / Internet

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

(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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White House picks new cyber coordinator

Technology / Internet

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The White House has tapped a corporate cyber security expert and former Bush administration official to lead the effort to shore up the country's computer networks and better coordinate with companies that operate ...


Debunking fears: Latino growth does not boost crime

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Rural industries, such as meat-packing and textile manufacturing, create job opportunities that have brought significant numbers of Latino workers and their families to small- and medium-sized towns. This influx of Latino ...


Twitter briefly blocked by hackers (AP)

Twitter briefly blocked by hackers

Technology / Internet

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

(AP) -- Hackers briefly blocked access to the popular Internet messaging service Twitter, steering traffic to another Web site where a group reportedly calling itself the "Iranian Cyber Army" claimed responsibility.


Probing Question: Is forensic science on TV accurate?

Probing Question: Is forensic science on TV accurate?

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Turn on the television any evening and you're apt to see a scene such as this: Five crime scene investigators, or CSIs, return to the crime scene at night to follow up on some leads. CSI Kathryn Willows looks ...


Police service faces unprecedented challenges amid global recession

Other Sciences / Economics

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The issues are raised in a new Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) publication - What is policing for? Examining the impact and implications of contemporary policing intervention. The publication which highlights ...


Crime scene measurements can be taken from a single image

Crime scene measurements can be taken from a single image

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Two researchers from the University of Salamanca have developed a procedure to enable forensic police to extract metric data from crime scenes using just a single photograph. Their proposal, published this ...


Australia dismissed as "baseless" claims it was proposing a China-style plan for mandatory filtering of the internet

Australia defends controversial web filter

Technology / Internet

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Australia on Wednesday dismissed as "baseless" claims it was proposing a China-style plan for mandatory filtering of the internet and denied the system could be abused to silence free speech.


Cyber crooks tarketing banks-social networks: Cisco

Technology / Internet

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An annual security report being released Tuesday by technology titan Cisco warns that banks and online social networks are prime targets for increasingly sophisticated cyber crooks.


US and Russian officials have different interpretations of the talks

US, Russia begin talks on cyberspace security: report

Technology / Internet

created Dec 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The United States has begun talks with Russia and a UN arms control committee about strengthening Internet security and limiting military use of cyberspace, The New York Times reported.


Online retailers rev up deals to keep up momentum (AP)

Online retailers rev up deals to keep up momentum

Technology / Business

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Retail Web sites kept amping up the deals Monday, the first day after the Thanksgiving holiday, to try to maintain the long weekend's strong online sales.



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