Hackers – The Cyber Crime News Watch

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HACKERS – The cyber criminality is rising with the tide of new computers getting connected to the Internet. Many of the stories intercepted in this category fall under the ‘you wouldn’t believe it’ label.

Amazing but true stories on the search terms ‘hackers’, ‘China hackers’ and ‘Cyber Crime’ are here intercepted chronologically. Headlines and excerpts at your convenience.

HACKERS – headlines daily

  • Apple supplier Foxconn hacked in factory conditions protest - The Guardian -

    The Guardian

    Apple supplier Foxconn hacked in factory conditions protest
    The Guardian
    Apple's controversial Chinese supplier Foxconn was battling on Thursday to contain a security breach after hackers joined the mounting protest over iPhone factory conditions by leaking the login details of its entire staff. A group calling itself Swagg ...
    Hackers score the CEO's password and moreDailyTech
    Apple factory hacked amid global activist stuntSydney Morning Herald
    Hackers Attacked Foxconn for the LaughsPCWorld (blog)
    PC Magazine -BetaNews -Ars Technica
    all 392 news articles »
  • Hacked e-mails reveal Syrian spin - CNN -

    The Voice of Russia

    Hacked e-mails reveal Syrian spin
    CNN
    The purported e-mails of dozens of Syrian officials as well as their account passwords were released Sunday by Anonymous hackers, who claim to have attacked the webmail server of the Ministry of Presidential Affairs. CNN, which has seen the e-mails in ...
    Hacked Syrian E-mails Advise Pres. Assad That 'American Psyche Is Easily ...Forbes
    Anonymous hackers expose Syrian strongman's weak email passwordGMA News
    Anonymous Hackers Hit Syrian Government ServereSecurity Planet
    Ars Technica -The Voice of Russia -Inquirer
    all 3,168 news articles »
  • Hackers target W.Va. police chief group's website, obtain and post officers ... - Washington Post -

    WBIR-TV

    Hackers target W.Va. police chief group's website, obtain and post officers ...
    Washington Post
    Hackers affiliated with the group Anonymous obtained personal information for more than 150 police officers from an old website of the West Virginia Chiefs of Police Association and posted the data online. The FBI is investigating, said William Roper, ...
    Hackers post W.Va. police officers' personal infoFox News
    Hackers post police info onlineParkersburg News

    all 231 news articles »
  • Hackers Ask 'Will You Be My Valentine?' - PCWorld -

    Hackers Ask 'Will You Be My Valentine?'
    PCWorld
    Those of you who are shocked by that revelation are prime targets for Valentine's Day related spam and phishing attacks as hackers hope to catch you with your guard down for this day of romance. Messages targeting Valentine's Day are expected to ...

    and more »
  • Hackers crack Google Wallet security on rooted Galaxy Nexus [video] - BGR -

    NFC World

    Hackers crack Google Wallet security on rooted Galaxy Nexus [video]
    BGR
    The security experts at zVelo have discovered a vulnerability in Google Wallet that allows them to “easily reveal” users' PINs. If a Google Nexus is rooted, Google Wallet's PIN verification system can be cracked using a brute force attack.
    Hackers Mug Google's Wallet App on Rooted Android DevicesDailyTech
    Google Wallet Open to Pick PocketsWireless and Mobile News

    all 67 news articles »
  • Hackers Target Police Websites - GovInfoSecurity.com -

    GovInfoSecurity.com

    Hackers Target Police Websites
    GovInfoSecurity.com
    Credit Eligible Anonymous and associated hacking groups have been attacking police departments and associations over the past week, disrupting access to websites and leaking personally identifiable information of police officers.
    Keyser Police Chief among 150 W.Va. officers who were hackedKeyser Mineral Daily News Tribune

    all 5 news articles »
  • Hacker releases Symantec source code - Reuters -

    Los Angeles Times

    Hacker releases Symantec source code
    Reuters
    By Joseph Menn and Frank Jack Daniel (Reuters) - A hacker released the source code for antivirus firm Symantec's pcAnywhere utility on Tuesday, raising fears that others could find security holes in the product and attempt takeovers of customer ...
    Hackers wanted $50000 to keep Symantec source code privateCNET
    Hacker posts Symantec source code after ransom demand failsLos Angeles Times
    Hacker taunts Symantec, releases pcAnywhere source code, promises othersBetaNews
    Times of India -Fox News -GMA News
    all 295 news articles »
  • Boston Police Respond to Hackers with Satirical YouTube Video - Patch.com -

    SOHH

    Boston Police Respond to Hackers with Satirical YouTube Video
    Patch.com
    After being hacked last Friday, BPDNews.com came back online at about 2 am this morning. By John Waller With rapper KRS-One's now all-too-familiar “Sound of Da Police” music video intermittently popping up, Boston Police officers satirically discuss ...
    Boston police restart website, bpdnews.com, six days after it was shut down by ...Boston.com
    Fed agents hot on trail of Anonymous hackersBoston Herald
    News: UPDATE: Boston Police Respond To KRS-One Computer Hackers [Video]SOHH
    BostInno -My Fox Boston -WHDH-TV
    all 35 news articles »
  • Hackers release Symantec source code - CRN Australia -

    Forbes

    Hackers release Symantec source code
    CRN Australia
    By Darren Pauli on Feb 10, 2012 11:47 AM (1 hour ago) Hackers have posted source code for Symantec's pcAnywhere to file sharing service BitTorrent following a failed extortion attempt last month. The 2006 version pcAnywhere code was uploaded to a ...
    Hackers release Symantec pcAnywhere source codeCBS News
    Hackers release source code for Symantec's PCAnywhereCNET
    pcAnywhere source code released by hacker after 'negotiations' failExaminer.com
    Forbes -ZDNet Australia -BBC News
    all 47 news articles »
  • Romanian Citizen Charged with Hacking into NASA Computers at JPL - Patch.com -

    CBS Local

    Romanian Citizen Charged with Hacking into NASA Computers at JPL
    Patch.com
    Robert "Iceman'' Butyka was indicted Tuesday on charges of hacking into 25 computers at JPL. He has been prosecuted and convicted in his native country, US prosecutors said. By Donna Evans (Photo illustration) The FBI says that peer-to-peer networks ...
    Romanian man accused of hacking into JPL computersSan Gabriel Valley Tribune
    Robert Butyka Hacked Into JPL Computer System, Called Himself 'The Iceman ...LA Weekly (blog)
    US indicts Romanian over NASA climate change hackZDNet UK (blog)
    CBS Local
    all 272 news articles »
  • CHINA Hackers – headlines daily

  • Apple Supplier Foxconn Reportedly Hacked by Group Critical of Working Conditions - PCWorld -

    Forbes

    Apple Supplier Foxconn Reportedly Hacked by Group Critical of Working Conditions
    PCWorld
    By Michael Kan, IDG News Hackers claimed to have stolen internal data from Apple supplier Foxconn, and leaked the information online, in response to media reports of poor working conditions at the electronics manufacturer's factories in China.
    Hackers Hit Apple Supplier Foxconn, Leak Usernames And PasswordsForbes
    Apple factory hacked amid global activist stuntSydney Morning Herald
    Apple Supplier Foxconn Hacked, CEO Email Account ExposedPC Magazine
    Death and Taxes -CBS News -Examiner.com
    all 392 news articles »
  • Hacking into the future - The Hindu -

    The Hindu

    Hacking into the future
    The Hindu
    But even if they do end up going the China way, you now have a book that will help you unblock anything!” According to Ankit, demand for ethical hackers is at an all time high. With more and more posts that need filling and a salary package that keeps ...

    and more »
  • China-Based Hackers Target Law Firms - Bloomberg -

    Bloomberg

    China-Based Hackers Target Law Firms
    Bloomberg
    China-based hackers looking to derail the $40 billion acquisition of the world's largest potash producer by an Australian mining giant zeroed in on offices on Toronto's Bay Street, home of the Canadian law firms handling the deal.

    and more »
  • Chinese hackers suspected in US Commission breach - Computer Business Review -

    Yahoo!7 News

    Chinese hackers suspected in US Commission breach
    Computer Business Review
    A cyber attack on US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, which was thought to have had an Indian connection, is now being linked to China. The commission's site contains some related to the work of the commission, which was set up by ...
    Suspicion grows China, not India, was behind hack of US commission. Full ArticleReuters India

    all 48 news articles »
  • China-Based Hackers Target Law Firms to Get Secret Deal Data - BusinessWeek -

    Help Net Security

    China-Based Hackers Target Law Firms to Get Secret Deal Data
    BusinessWeek
    31 (Bloomberg) -- China-based hackers looking to derail the $40 billion acquisition of the world's largest potash producer by an Australian mining giant zeroed in on offices on Toronto's Bay Street, home of the Canadian law firms handling the deal.
    Law firms get hacked for deal dataHelp Net Security

    all 7 news articles »
  • Let us join hands to make Internet safe - China Daily -

    China Daily

    Let us join hands to make Internet safe
    China Daily
    As a beneficiary of telecommunication development, China launches systematic crackdowns on hacking and other network crimes to maintain order in the virtual world, which directly influences its economic development and security. Since the 1990s, China ...

    and more »
  • Disagreements on cyber risk East-West "Cold War" - Reuters -

    Disagreements on cyber risk East-West "Cold War"
    Reuters
    But privately and occasionally on the record, they frequently point the finger at Russia and China. Both angrily deny any involvement, saying they too are victims of hacking. But many Western security specialists say the evidence against both nations ...

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  • Judge: Chinese engineer didn't spy on US - ZDNet Asia -

    Judge: Chinese engineer didn't spy on US
    ZDNet Asia
    Reports of China-initiated espionage activities against the US have been growing recently. Last December, US officials said China-based hackers were responsible for attacks that spanned a decade, targeting 760 companies, research universities, ...

    and more »
  • Russia's 30-Ruble Army Emerges Again - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty (blog) -

    RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty (blog)

    Russia's 30-Ruble Army Emerges Again
    RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty (blog)
    Much like China's 50-cent party, these online commentators are paid a few hundred dollars to leave 70 comments a day from 50 different accounts. Hard to pin exactly on the Kremlin (it's the type of shady public-private partnership the Kremlin excels ...

    and more »
  • HAXLR8R Opens a China-Based Accelerator for Hardware Startups - Xconomy -

    HAXLR8R Opens a China-Based Accelerator for Hardware Startups
    Xconomy
    The mix of applicants included “startup entrepreneurs, hackers, makers, and [people from the] open source movement; social entrepreneurs as well,” Ebersweiler says. “Most of the applicants have a working prototype.” The 15-week HAXLR8R program starts ...

  • CYBER Crime – headlines daily

  • US eyes global cyber cop role - Sydney Morning Herald -

    Sydney Morning Herald

    US eyes global cyber cop role
    Sydney Morning Herald
    While industry and public uproar has stalled the controversial online anti-piracy bills known as SOPA and PIPA, American legislators are maintaining an aggressive stance on cybercrime, preparing to vote on a new bill that, if passed, will force other ...

    and more »
  • Inside INTERPOL's New Cybercrime Innovation Center - Fast Company -

    Fast Company

    Inside INTERPOL's New Cybercrime Innovation Center
    Fast Company
    The INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation will function as a R&D lab, training facility, and forensics lab for all things cybercrime. Slated to open in 2014, the Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI) will be part of the larger INTERPOL Singapore Center ...

    and more »
  • Senate Introduces Global Cybercrime Enforcement Bill - WebProNews -

    Senate Introduces Global Cybercrime Enforcement Bill
    WebProNews
    By Zach Walton · 6 hours ago · 1 The US is trying to dabble in policing the Internet again, but in a vastly different way. Meet S.1469 or the International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act. The bill was introduced recently into the Senate by ...

  • Regional cybercrime hubs launched across England - BBC News -

    SC Magazine UK

    Regional cybercrime hubs launched across England
    BBC News
    Three police cybercrime teams have been launched as part of a £6m regional effort to combat growing threats. Yorkshire and the Humber, the Northwest and East Midlands will each get its own dedicated unit. They will work alongside the Metropolitan ...
    Cyber crime detectives get base in regionYorkshire Post
    Regional cyber-crime units createdSC Magazine UK
    UK police open three new regional cybercrime hubsTechworld.com
    Wigan Today -IT PRO -ihotdesk - IT News
    all 21 news articles »
  • Cybercrime on the rise: How to protect yourself - Alaska Dispatch -

    Cybercrime on the rise: How to protect yourself
    Alaska Dispatch
    Amid the flurry of cybercrime news that dominated headlines last year, from rampaging hacktivists and cyberspies to rising sabotage threats to infrastructure control systems – there was something else: the cybercops on the beat did a better job, too.
    Law Enforcement Ups Its Game In CybercrimeDark Reading

    all 14 news articles »
  • Cybercrime – another business in the Malspace - Infosecurity Magazine (US) -

    Computing

    Cybercrime – another business in the Malspace
    Infosecurity Magazine (US)
    The commercialization of cybercrime continues, with Trusteer describing what it calls 'Factory Outlets' for the sale of stolen user credentials. At the beginning of 2011, Panda Labs published a report called “The Cyber-Crime Black Market: Uncovered.
    'Factory Outlets' Sell Stolen Facebook, Twitter CredentialsInformationWeek
    Criminals open 'factory outlet' to sell stolen Facebook and Twitter loginsTechworld.com

    all 6 news articles »
  • New cyber bill to put US in charge of global cyber security - Sydney Morning Herald -

    Sydney Morning Herald

    New cyber bill to put US in charge of global cyber security
    Sydney Morning Herald
    While industry and public uproar has stalled the controversial online anti-piracy bills known as SOPA and PIPA, American legislators are maintaining an aggressive stance on cybercrime, preparing to vote on a new bill that, if passed, will force other ...
    What is all this fuss about SOPA and PIPA?News Tribe

    all 128 news articles »
  • As cybercrime rises, so does a new – and successful – breed of cybercops - Christian Science Monitor -

    As cybercrime rises, so does a new – and successful – breed of cybercops
    Christian Science Monitor
    Cybercrime is increasing, but one new study finds that cybercops have become a lot more effective at discovering data breaches and informing the often unaware victims. By Mark Clayton, Staff writer / February 8, 2012 Amid the flurry of cybercrime news ...

    and more »
  • Dividing the 105th - New York Times (blog) -

    Dividing the 105th
    New York Times (blog)
    The Citizens Crime Commission of New York City has a new cybercrime feature on its Web site to help New Yorkers protect their computer systems and pocketbooks from hackers and identity thieves. In addition to primers on subjects like phishing (in which ...

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  • Ideas on Fighting Cyber Crime Globally - IT Business Edge (blog) -

    Ideas on Fighting Cyber Crime Globally
    IT Business Edge (blog)
    The other panelists — Michael Moran, assistant director cybersecurity and crime with Interpol; Alexander Ntoko, head, corporate strategy division, International Telecommunication Union; and Alexander Seger, secretary of the cybercrime convention ...

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