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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.





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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.


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 ...


Hackers steal SKorean-US military secrets (AP)

Hackers steal SKorean-US military secrets

Technology / Internet

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- South Korea's military said Friday it was investigating a hacking attack that netted secret defense plans with the United States and may have been carried out by North Korea.


Stolen e-mails embolden climate change skeptics

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (15) | comments 39

(AP) -- At a critical time, the uproar over stolen e-mails suggesting scientists suppressed contrary views about climate change has emboldened skeptics - including congressional Republicans looking to scuttle President Barack ...


Penn State scientist at center of a storm

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 4

A few words culled from some hacked e-mails in Britain have generated chaos in the world of climate science -- throwing dark clouds over Pennsylvania State University and stirring up negative publicity for the field that ...


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.


Cyber hacking could be a thing of the past

Cyber hacking could be a thing of the past

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- High-profile websites are constantly under threat from hackers attempting to paralyse their websites but new research could make such attacks computationally impossible. This research will ...


Obama science advisers grilled over hacked e-mails

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 43

(AP) -- House Republicans pointed to controversial e-mails leaked from climate scientists and said it was evidence of corruption. Top administration scientists looking at the same thing found no such sign, saying it doesn't ...



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