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  Step aside Anonymous, here comes The Unknowns

  The latest shadowy hacker group to strike is calling itself The Unknowns, and they're bragging they've hacked NASA Glenn Research Center, the U.S. Air Force, the European Space Agency and others, posting some network-access details.

  By Ellen Messmer | 04 May, 2012 05:46

  Tags: U.S. Air Force, The Unknowns, security, Pastebin, NASA, intrusion, hactivists, hactivism, hacking, hackers, European Space Agency, anonymous

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  Alleged members of hactivist group LulzSec busted

  The FBI and law enforcement counterparts abroad have arrested members of the LulzSec hacker group now affiliated with the broader hactivist collective Anonymous, according to news reports that also say LulzSec leader "Sabu" turned in his fellow hackers.

  By Ellen Messmer | 07 March, 2012 04:43

  Tags: anonymous, cybercrime, fbi, hacker, hacking, hactivism, hactivist, intrusion, legal, LulzSec, Sabu, security, sony

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  Privacy Commissioner opens investigation into Fairfax site hack

  The Australian Privacy Commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim, has launched an investigation into the recent hacking of Fairfax microsite, Herald Education. Fairfax’s Young Writer was also hacked.

  By Computerworld Staff | 03 February, 2012 11:56

  Tags: hacking, security breach

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  Many pcAnywhere systems still sitting ducks

  Despite warnings from security software maker Symantec not to connect its pcAnywhere remote-access software to the Internet, more than 140,000 computers appear to remain configured to allow direct connections from the Internet, thereby putting them at risk.

  By Robert Lemos | 31 January, 2012 22:15

  Tags: Endpoint Protection, hacking, intrusion, network security, Rapid7, security, symantec, Vulnerability Assessment

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  Oracle's latest Java moves frustrate users and vendors

  Oracle, which officially took on the big job of shepherding Java two years ago this month, is traveling bumpy roads lately, with its modularization and licensing plans for Java raising eyebrows and security concerns coming to the fore as well.

  By Paul Krill | 10 January, 2012 22:24

  Tags: application development, applications, Canon, canonical, f-secure, hacking, intrusion, Java Programming, Linux, non-Windows, OpenOffice.org, open source software, operating systems, oracle, security, software, ubuntu

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  2012 Outlook: The end of everything?

  Welcome to 2012, the year the world ends. Yes, in case you haven't been following the eschatologists out there (and most of them are definitely "out there"), 2012 will be "it" for humanity. The "last hurrah". Fini. Au revoir.

  By Mark Gibbs | 09 January, 2012 16:30

  Tags: analytics, antispam, applications, Big Data, Big Media, botnets, business intelligence, consumerization, DDoS attacks, end times, eschatology, Facebook, fcc, hackers, hacking, hacktivism

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  Turnbull's card details exposed by hackers

  Millionaire MP Malcolm Turnbull and billionaire businessman David Smorgon have had their credit card details published on the internet by hackers.

  By AAP | 29 December, 2011 10:22

  Tags: Australian Department of Defence, credit card, David Smorgon, hackers, hacking, internet, malcolm turnbull, security, security breach, Stratfor

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  Gmail Backup, a recipe for happiness

  Before I get to this week's main topic I must give a big thumbs-up to a book that all of you who like to cook will thoroughly enjoy: "Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food" by Jeff Potter (pub. O'Reilly).

  By Mark Gibbs | 16 December, 2011 12:27

  Tags: cooking, email, Food, gmail, Google, hacking, hacks, IMAP, intrusion, recipes, security, software

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  HP admits LaserJet flaw, refutes flaming printer hack

  HP has refuted claims by researchers at Columbia University that a security flaw in its HP's LaserJet printer could give a hacker remote access to the device and the power to set it on fire.

  By Liam Tung | 30 November, 2011 09:38

  Tags: Ang Cui, Columbia University, hacking, HP, HP LaserJet printer, Salvatore Stolf, security, security flaws

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  Top four security predictions for 2012: ISF

  While 2011 is coming to an end, security threats show no sign of slowing down. UK-based Information Security Forum (ISF) vice president of sales and marketing, Steve Durbin, shared his four security predictions for 2012.

  By Hamish Barwick | 27 October, 2011 15:43

  Tags: BYOT, cloud security, data loss, hacking, International Security Forum

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  Stupid hacker tricks: Exploits gone bad

  If the Internet is the new Wild West, then hackers are the wanted outlaws of our time. And like the gun-slinging bad boys before them, all it takes is one wrong move to land them in jail.

  By JR Raphael | 24 October, 2011 21:12

  Tags: american express, cyber crime, hacking, Information Technology Careers, intrusion, malware, Misadventures, security, social engineering

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  US-Australia military pact deemed to cover cyberspace

  For the first time, the US has interpreted an existing treaty to include aggression in cyberspace as a trigger for international military cooperation.

  By Tim Greene | 17 September, 2011 06:41

  Tags: cyber-attack, hackers, hacking, security

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  Hacker group's cyber war on US police

  A hacker group says it's "defaced and destroyed" websites at scores of US police agencies in retaliation for the arrest of suspects accused of hacking into the CIA, British crime agency SOCA, and Sony.

  By AAP | 08 August, 2011 09:20

  Tags: AntiSec, cyber attacks, hacking, security, security breach

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  NBN provider one of many cyber breaches

  Police have flagged more arrests over one of Australia's biggest online hacking attacks, which they say could escalate to companies overseas.

  By AAP | 28 July, 2011 08:27

  Tags: hacking, National Broadband Network (NBN), NBN, networking, platform networks, security, security breach

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  NBN reassures public over hacking threat

  The company responsible for rolling out the National Broadband Network (NBN) has moved to reassure the public the network has not been affected by an alleged hacking of a service provider.

  By AAP | 27 July, 2011 11:16

  Tags: Australian Federal Police (AFP), hacking, National Broadband Network (NBN), networking, security