For 18 years, hackers —and the computer security experts who track them— have gathered at DefCon, one of the largest and longest-running conferences of its kind, to share information about breaching and securing computers and other devices. This year’s …
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A hacker group behind online attacks on companies that withdrew services to WikiLeaks busted through the defences of a computer security firm working with federal agents to expose their identities. Hackers operating under the banner “Anonymous” took credit …
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AP Exclusive: Alarming network glitch makes the Internet lose track of who is who on Facebook — AP Exclusive: Network flaw causes scary Web error — A Georgia mother and her two daughters logged onto Facebook from mobile phones last weekend and wound up in a startling place …