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South Korean Web attacks might have been war drill

Attacks that crippled South Korean government websites in July 2009 and again in March 2011 might have been cyber war drills conducted on behalf of North Korea, according to security software maker McAfee Inc.

Hackitivism is about counter abuse; I'm not some cape-wearing hero: LulzSec mastermind Sabu

Disbanded hacker group, LulzSec's leader Sabu said, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's arrest prompted him to get involved with the hacker group Anonymous, in an interview with Newscientist. When I found out about what happened to Julian Assange, his arrest in the UK and so on, I found it absolutely absurd. So I got involved with Anonymous at that point, said Sabu. This is the first time a key LulzSec member is giving a media interview shedding light on hackers' beliefs, and mot...
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Anonymous hacker group hits Apple, publishes data

The Internet vigilante hacker group Anonymous claimed to have broken into an Apple Inc server and published a small number of usernames and passwords for one of the U.S. technology company's websites.
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Cyber attacks outpace global response, U.S. warns

The technical sophistication of cybercriminals is swamping the world's ability to cope, a top U.S. official warned on Friday, demanding an accelerated cross-border campaign to combat the security threat.
Screen grab shows Lulz Security hacking group message regarding the senate website hack

Arizona Police Targeted Again in Cyber-attack

A hacking group on Wednesday posted Arizona law enforcement officers' personal details in an ongoing cyber attacks that has targeted government sites, banks and corporations around the world.
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Sony to reshuffle games unit management after hacking

Sony Corp's second-in-command, Kazuo Hirai, will relinquish day-to-day control of the company's videogames unit in September, making way for a Welsh-born Sony veteran just months after hackers launched a massive attack against the electronics giant.
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U.S. urges banks to step up online fraud protections

Bank regulators warned banks to be on guard against increasingly clever computer hacking on Tuesday, indicating heightened alert against security breaches that have plagued government and corporate institutions in recent weeks.

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