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Hackers eavesdrop on FBI, Scotland Yard phone call
AFP, Published on 04/02/2012
» Hacker group Anonymous, in an embarrassment for law enforcement, released a recording of a conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard discussing operations against the hacking collective.
Anonymous posts audio of FBI, Scotland Yard call
AFP, Published on 04/02/2012
» Hacker group Anonymous, in an embarrassment for law enforcement, released a recording Friday of a conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard discussing operations against the hacking collective.
Koobface computer virus gang unmasked
AFP, Published on 18/01/2012
» Online security researchers claimed Tuesday to have identified the members of a Russian gang of cyber criminals behind the Koobface computer virus which has attacked Facebook and other sites.
Hackers promise AFP photos in 'email scam'
AFP, Published on 21/10/2011
» A computer security firm warned on Friday that cybercriminals were attempting to exploit Agence France-Presse photos of slain Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi in an email scam.
JailBreakMe creator lands internship at Apple
AFP, Published on 27/08/2011
» A 19-year-old New York man who created a program that allows iPhone users to "jailbreak" the device to run unauthorized applications claims to have landed an internship at Apple.
Hacker group claims hit on US defense contractor
AFP, Published on 12/07/2011
» Hacker group Anonymous released a trove of military email addresses and passwords it claimed to have plundered from the network of US defense consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton.
Hackers target British anti-crime agency website
AFP, Published on 21/06/2011
» Hackers who have hit the websites of the CIA, US Senate, Sony and others during a month-long rampage claimed on Monday to have knocked the site of Britain's Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA) offline.
Computer experts warn of bin Laden malware scams
AFP, Published on 02/05/2011
» Computer security experts warned on Monday that online scammers have already started to exploit the death of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden to spread malware.
Wikileaks defenders hack computer security firm
AFP, Published on 08/02/2011
» A hacker group behind online attacks on companies that withdrew services to WikiLeaks busted through the defenses of a computer security firm working with federal agents to expose their identities.
Facebook delays plan to share contact information
AFP, Published on 19/01/2011
» Facebook, in its latest privacy flap, on Tuesday delayed a plan to share home addresses and mobile phone numbers of its members with outside developers of applications.