A Florida based computer hacker was arrested on Wednesday by FBI for allegedly infiltrating the emails of Hollywood stars including Scarlett Johansson, naked pictures of whom appeared online last month.
The Florida man FBI arrested Wednesday in connection with its Operation Hackerazzi investigation was released from jail after his first appearance in federal court in Jacksonville, Fla.
Christopher Chaney, the man accused of hacking into the personal details of celebrities like Mila Kunis and Scarlett Johansson has been let loose with a certain set of conditions.
Federal officials on Wednesday arrested a Florida man and charged him with 26 counts of cyber-related crimes against Hollywood celebrities following an 11-month federal probe dubbed Operation Hackerazzi.
Federal officials on Wednesday arrested a Florida man and charged him with 26 counts of cyber-related crimes against Hollywood celebrities following an 11-month federal probe dubbed Operation Hackerazzi.
FBI will hold a press conference at 11 a.m. PST
In an updated statement filed with the SEC, News Corp. says the board is adequately addressing the phone-hacking scandal and is delivering money to shareholders.
Lack of board oversight during the News of the World phone-hacking scandal and excessive compensation are cited as reasons by advisory firms to reinvent board of directors.
Proxy Advisory firm Glass Lewis & Co. has told shareholders of News Corporation that they should vote against six directors, including Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch's sons James and Lachlan, for re-election to the company board.
The FBI, on Thursday, arrested an alleged member of the LulzSec, a hacking group, in connection with an extensive computer attack against the computer systems of Sony Pictures Entertainment earlier this year, officials said.
Reporters with Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid repeatedly hacked into the voice mail of a minister in the former Labor government, sources close to the matter say.
In the wake of Scarlett Johansson / Mila Kunis hacked and leaked photos, Miley Cyrus sparked off frenzy since the scandalous crotch shot of Miley was doing rounds over the internet on Wednesday.The so called leaked picture is actually a still from her 2010 music video Who Owns My Heart.
DigiNotar is bankrupt after getting hacked.
Turner noted that, at age 72, he is too old to run a corporation while Murdoch is even older.
The United States on Wednesday expressed concern about recent cyber attacks on defense contractors in Japan, which build U.S.-designed missiles, warships and military aircraft, calling for the attacks to be taken seriously.
When Scarlett Johansson's nude photos hit the Web last week she made headlines. Reports are that the photos were stolen from her cellular phone and then leaked onto the Internet.
The U.S. government is concerned about cyber attacks on Japanese defense contractors including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which builds F-15 fighter jets, Patriot missiles and other U.S. designed weapons for Japan's military, urging such attacks be taken seriously, the U.S. embassy in Tokyo said.
Vasco Data said its Dutch subsidiary, DigiNotar, filed for bankruptcy following July hacker attacks linked to the Iranian government and others.
But the payment to the Dowlers may only be the beginning of News International’s expected largesse to phone hacking victims.
The Emmy Awards in 2011, which aired on Sunday on Fox, was originally set to open with a video featuring actor Alec Baldwin, Deadline first reported.
Hackers gained access to the computers of the biggest defense contractor in Japan, the manufacturer of Patriot Advanced Capability 3 missiles, targeting the submarine, missile and nuclear power plant component factories.