… hacker was sentenced to 24 months behind bars on Friday for launching a virus that infected approximately 100,000 computers worldwide and directed them to attack media outlets that carried stories about him, federal prosecutors said. The sentencing of …
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… hacker was sentenced to 24 months behind bars on Friday for launching a virus that infected approximately 100,000 computers worldwide and directed them to attack media outlets that carried stories about him, federal prosecutors said. The sentencing of …
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Charles Arthur / Guardian:
Gawker was hacked six months ago, say sources close to Gnosis — Server was cracked using ‘local file inclusion’ weakness and hacking group then worked through system to access passwords and source code, sources say … Hackers had access to the gossip site Gawker’s content management system …
Cybercriminals sent 3.7 billion phishing emails over the last year, in a bid to steal money from unsuspecting web users, says CPP . Research by the life assistance company revealed that 55 percent of phishing scams are …
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