Posts Tagged ‘ hacking ’

I’m More Afraid Of The Chinese Government Than The U.S. Government

March 15, 2013
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There are two governments vying to be the best at spying on U.S. citizens: the American government and the Chinese government. While I’m not thrilled about either military sifting through my private data, if information sharing allows the U.S. government to block Chinese hackers, I’ll happily choose a democratic government over a viciously authoritarian one.

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ROG-Bericht "Feinde des Internets": Westliche Überwachungstechnik in den Händen von Diktatoren

March 12, 2013
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ROG-Bericht "Feinde des Internets": Westliche Überwachungstechnik in den Händen von Diktatoren

Berlin (ots) - +++ SPERRFRIST fr Meldung und Berichte: 12. Mrz 2013, 01:00 Uhr (frei fr Dienstagsausgaben) +++ ROG-Bericht "Feinde des Internets": Westliche berwachungstechnik in den Hnden von Diktatoren 12. Mrz 2013 - Nicht nur autoritre Staaten, sondern auch westliche Unternehmen spielen eine wesentliche Rolle bei der Unterdrckung kritischer Stimmen und unerwnschter Informationen im Internet.…

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UK police push for hacking charges

April 18, 2012
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UK police push for hacking charges

STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Potential charges include intercepting communications and intimidating witnesses Police give prosecutors files on at least one journalist, a police officer and 6 other people Dozens of people have been arrested over phone hacking, but no one has been charged The scandal has shaken Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. London (CNN) -- London police have…

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Black-hat hacker group TeaMp0ison pranks UK’s Anti-terrorist hotline

April 12, 2012
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The black-hat hacking group known as TeaMp0ison has been trying to wind up Mi6′s Anti-Terrorist hotline staff with a prank call. According to a report on ZDnet the recording was announced in a tweet by the group and a YouTube video with a recording of the call plays out a conversation with TeaMp0ison member TriCk. TriCk calls…

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James Murdoch confirms departure from BSkyB

April 4, 2012
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James Murdoch confirms departure from BSkyB

Wed Apr 4, 2012 1:20am BST LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - James Murdoch said on Tuesday he would step down as chairman at BSkyB (BSY.L), in a bid to protect the successful pay-TV group from being damaged by the phone hacking scandal that has hit part-owner News Corp (NWSA.O). "I am aware that my role…

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Post-Sabu, Anonymous says arrest was “a favor” and vows to continue hacking

March 13, 2012
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Following the revelation last week that LulzSec’s so-called leader Hector Xavier Monsegur (Sabu) had been working with the FBI for a number of months to turn in other top-ranking members of the hacking collective, Anonymous has moved to distance itself from the disgraced former member, calling the FBI arrest “a favor” and vowing to continue…

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LulzSec leader Sabu reportedly worked with the FBI to turn in other members

March 6, 2012
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In what looks to be a massive blow to the loose-knit online collective LulzSec, the FBI has reportedly been working with the so-called leader of the group ‘Sabu’ to bring down its other members, Fox News reports. This morning, police and law enforcement agencies worked together to apprehend five top-ranking members of LulzSec, working on information reportedly…

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What I learned today on Twitter (but mostly in the last 3 minutes)

March 2, 2012
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All the interesting tweeters were at TED this week watching the not-just-the Blue Man group perform lewd acts, so we were left with the bird droppings. But we picked over them, digested them and processed them ourselves before sharing them with you, our enlightened readers. Remember truth can sometimes take the form of a fish.…

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