Hackers
# hackers - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Four LulzSec hackers sentenced to jail for “cowardly and vindictive” attacks
“You cared nothing for the privacy of others but did everything you could through your computer activities to hide your own identities while seeking publicity,” a judge told the four men.
# hackers - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
Watch the entire internet at work in the world
A hacker broke into 420,000 computers to create this stunning GIF.
# hackers - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
LivingSocial website hack targeted thousands of Irish users
Data Protection Commissioner knew about the cyber attack two weeks ago.
# hackers - Friday 5 April, 2013
Public jobs regulator’s website accidentally promotes ‘sexy girls lingerie’ store
The CPSA says its website was compromised earlier this week – which may be why a small ad has appeared…
# hackers - Sunday 24 March, 2013
How South Korea is training ‘cyber warriors’ for battle against North Korea
North Korea is believed to have a cyber warfare unit staffed by around 3,000 people – so South Korea is defending itself against any possible attacks.
# hackers - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
Apple hit by cyber attack, says no data was stolen
“There is no evidence that any data left Apple,” Apple said as it confirmed an attack similar to one carried out on Facebook recently.
# hackers - Saturday 16 February, 2013
Facebook network hit by ‘sophisticated’ cyber attack
The social networking giant said it found no evidence any user data was compromised.
# hackers - Thursday 20 December, 2012
‘Careless’ employees more of an IT security risk than hackers – survey
A survey of nearly 300 IT professionals in Irish companies has identified their concerns about employees’ computer habits at work.
# hackers - Thursday 6 December, 2012
Hackers steal €36m from European banks using computer virus
The virus infected both computer and smartphones in order to monitor and manipulate online banking sessions.
# hackers - Wednesday 3 October, 2012
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# hackers - Thursday 12 July, 2012
Hackers post pilfered Yahoo! passwords
Nearly half a million passwords and email addresses from a Yahoo! server were posted online.
# hackers - Sunday 1 July, 2012
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
# hackers - Thursday 21 June, 2012
Hackers claim credit for Twitter outage
The UGNazi group claims to have brought the site down for about 40 minutes this evening.
# hackers - Wednesday 29 February, 2012
Interpol website hacked after arrest of 25 suspected Anonymous members
Those arrested – aged between 17 and 25 – are suspected of planning cyber-attacks against several South American and European institutions. Interpol’s website went down following news of the arrests.
# hackers - Monday 26 December, 2011
Anonymous hackers target US security think tank Stratfor
Thousands of personal details and credit card information were stolen from the Stratfor site, according to hackers.
# hackers - Friday 2 December, 2011
Crack an online puzzle, win a job in the British intelligence service
The British intelligence agency GCHQ launches its most unusual recruitment drive yet. It simply asks: can you crack it?
# hackers - Thursday 10 November, 2011
iTunes targeted by hackers in alleged €10million ‘clickjacking’ ring
Seven men have been charged over a malware scam that infected four million computers worldwide.
# hackers - Friday 4 November, 2011
Dax (not the DAX) survives attack by anti-capitalist nerds
The website of French rugby club US Dax has recovered after being targeted by hackers who mistook it for a branch of the German stock exchange.
# hackers - Sunday 14 August, 2011
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the globe.
# hackers - Wednesday 20 July, 2011
Twenty-one hacker arrests worldwide
Three teenagers were among those arrested as part of a worldwide investigation into the actions of groups like Anonymous, AntiSec and LulzSec.
# hackers - Sunday 26 June, 2011
Hacker group LulzSec calls it a day but why?
It could be a sign of nerves in the face of law enforcement investigations.
# hackers - Tuesday 21 June, 2011
19-year-old Essex man arrested over CIA and Senate hacking
An English teen is suspected of being involved in the ‘LulzSec’ hacking movement, which denies any involvement.
# hackers - Saturday 18 June, 2011
Sega becomes the latest hacking victim
We didn’t even think the Megadrive could connect to the internet…
# hackers - Monday 13 June, 2011
Spanish police website down after hacker arrests
Spain’s National Police say the international hackers group Anonymous briefly blocked its website on Sunday – in an apparent retaliation for the arrest of three suspected members.
# hackers - Friday 10 June, 2011
Three alleged Sony hackers arrested in Spain
The men are thought to be part of the international group of hackers who call themselves ‘Anonymous’ – alleged to be behind attacks on Sony’s PlayStation network.
# hackers - Thursday 9 June, 2011
US Citigroup customers targeted by hackers
The credit and debit card information of a large number of Citi customers has been compromised. The bank said it discovered the breach during routine monitoring.
# hackers - Thursday 2 June, 2011
China refutes Google’s claims that Gmail attacks originated in Jinan
Chinese state media says Google “arbitrarily pointing the finger at China” for a second time, after the internet company warned users it had detected a Gmail account hacking scame.
# hackers - Thursday 24 March, 2011
Hackers and hoggers: life in the AUL
It’s another eventful Sunday morning between the white lines for Paul Ring.
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