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Hungarian hacker gets 30 months for extortion plot on Marriott
by jvijayan@computerworld.com (Jaikumar Vijayan)
3 Feb 2012 at 3:02pm
A Hungarian hacker who attempted to extort money from Marriott International Inc. by stealing confidential data from its computers and threatening to expose it was sentenced to 30 months in prison.
Anonymous grabs email from firm that defended Marine in Haditha case
by jvijayan@computerworld.com (Jaikumar Vijayan)
3 Feb 2012 at 1:34pm
In what's turning out to be quite a busy Friday for the hacking collective, Anonymous today said it has broken into the website of a law firm that represented a U.S. Marine accused of killing civilians in Haditha, Iraq.
German gov't endorses Chrome as most secure browser
by gkeizer@computerworld.com (Gregg Keizer)
3 Feb 2012 at 12:09pm
Germany's cyber security agency today recommended that Windows 7 users run Google's Chrome browser, citing the application's sandbox and auto-update features.
PHP 5.3.10 fixes critical remote code execution vulnerability
by (Lucian Constantin)
3 Feb 2012 at 9:19am
The PHP Group released PHP 5.3.10 on Thursday in order to address a critical security flaw that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on servers running an older version of the Web development platform.
Google reveals Android malware 'Bouncer,' scans all apps
by gkeizer@computerworld.com (Gregg Keizer)
3 Feb 2012 at 6:25am
Google yesterday unveiled an automated system that scans Android apps for potential malware or unauthorized behavior, a move critics have long called the company to make.
Lawsuit raises questions about email privacy at work
by jvijayan@computerworld.com (Jaikumar Vijayan)
3 Feb 2012 at 6:08am
A recent lawsuit filed against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is drawing attention to the question of whether employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy when using personal email accounts on workplace computers.
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Hungarian hacker gets 30 months for extortion plot on Marriott
by jvijayan@computerworld.com (Jaikumar Vijayan)
3 Feb 2012 at 3:02pm
A Hungarian hacker who attempted to extort money from Marriott International Inc. by stealing confidential data from its computers and threatening to expose it was sentenced to 30 months in prison.
Anonymous grabs email from firm that defended Marine in Haditha case
by jvijayan@computerworld.com (Jaikumar Vijayan)
3 Feb 2012 at 1:34pm
In what's turning out to be quite a busy Friday for the hacking collective, Anonymous today said it has broken into the website of a law firm that represented a U.S. Marine accused of killing civilians in Haditha, Iraq.
Half of Fortune 500 firms infected with DNS Changer
by gkeizer@computerworld.com (Gregg Keizer)
2 Feb 2012 at 3:17pm
Half of all Fortune 500 companies and major U.S. government agencies own computers infected with the "DNS Changer" malware that redirects users to fake websites and puts organizations at risk of data theft, a security company said today.
VeriSign admits multiple hacks in 2010, keeps details under wraps
by gkeizer@computerworld.com (Gregg Keizer)
2 Feb 2012 at 2:33pm
VeriSign, the company responsible for guiding most of the world's Internet users to the correct websites and once the largest encryption certificate issuing authority, was successfully hacked several times in 2010.
Tiff over LightSquared reveals odd partnership
by (Stephen Lawson)
2 Feb 2012 at 1:11pm
LightSquared founder Philip Falcone's response to ethics allegations by a U.S. senator sheds some light on a strange chapter in the carrier's ongoing bid to build a controversial cellular data network.
WikiLeaks' Assange takes appeal to U.K. Supreme Court
by (Jeremy Kirk)
1 Feb 2012 at 10:47am
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange launched his appeal in the U.K. Supreme Court on Wednesday in his last attempt in Britain to avoid extradition to Sweden to face sexual assault allegations.
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