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Customers browse the Internet in a cybercafe in Abidjan on August 11, 2009

Cyber crooks riding social-networking wave: report

Technology / Internet

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A hacking incident report released Monday warns there has been a steep rise in attacks at social-networking hotspots including wildly popular microblogging service Twitter.


Researcher says internal security breaches pose a bigger threat than hackers

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Periodic news accounts about computer hacking and deployment of worms and viruses strike fear in companies that now conduct much of their business online. But an Iowa State University information security ...


Turmoil fuels 'hacktivist' attacks on Web sites (AP)

Turmoil fuels 'hacktivist' attacks on Web sites

Technology / Internet

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- For about 90 minutes Wednesday, visitors to the Oregon University System's Web site found themselves taken for a ride they didn't ask for. They were redirected to another site under the control of ...


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Swede indicted for hacking NASA, Cisco computers

Technology / Internet

created May 06, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 4

A 21-year-old Swede was indicted on charges of hacking into the computer systems of NASA and US networking giant Cisco, the US Justice Department said.


SKorea and US forge deal to fight cyber attacks

Technology / Internet

created May 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

South Korea and the United States have agreed to cooperate in fighting cyber attacks against their defence networks from countries including China and North Korea, officials said Monday.


Your computer could open door to cyberpredators

Technology / Internet

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

They're hacking into computers, secretly watching girls on webcams, and using sophisticated techniques to disguise child pornography and thwart law enforcement. Across the globe, men with advanced computer and Internet skills ...