Hacker

Hacker launched huge cyberattack from back of van

30 Apr 2013

A Dutch citizen arrested in northeast Spain on suspicion of launching what is described as the biggest cyberattack in internet history operated from a bunker and had a computer-equipped van...

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Ins and outs of a hacker's life is as dull as office work

21 Apr 2013

Hackers range from children playing with computers to virtual hitmen, who destroy corporate data for a fee. Armies and governments also employ hackers to collect intelligence and secure their...

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Hacker punished for crashing HKU's mock universal suffrage poll

12 Mar 2013

A hacker who attacked a University of Hong Kong website that was running a mock universal suffrage poll for the chief executive election last year was sentenced to 160 hours of community service...

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Hackers target Burger King's Twitter account

19 Feb 2013

Which burger giant do hackers prefer - McDonald’s or Burger King? According to the latest hacking incident – McDonald’s.

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Twitter says hackers compromise 250K accounts

2 Feb 2013

Twitter says hackers may have gained access to information on 250,000 of its more than 200 million active users.

In a blog posting on Friday, Twitter says it detected attempts this week to...

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Stock exchange hacker gets nine months' jail term

10 Nov 2012

A businessman who launched cyber attacks on a Hong Kong stock exchange website last year was jailed for nine months.

Tse Man-lai, 28, was earlier convicted in the District Court of two...

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Hackers hit top internet provider, steal passwords

The mainland's biggest internet services provider, China Telecom, confirmed yesterday that one of its computer systems had been attacked by a group of hackers and some users' passwords stolen....

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Computer cheats can mean trouble

Most teenagers love playing on their computers, but they need to be aware of some terrible online traps. There are many people waiting to cheat you on the internet.

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Mock-poll hackers held

Police arrested two men on Sunday over an attack by hackers on a computer system being used in a mock election for the chief executive.

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Complacency puts websites in danger

It is a sad reality of the internet that no website can be considered safe from hackers. Even if the best protection is in place, those with malicious intent can bombard servers with spam to bring...

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Who said it?

The job won't be open in the near future

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch plays down any prospect that he's going to be replaced soon as the chief of News Corp

Bad guys go...

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Hard hacks to follow

Chris Rock once remarked that the world had truly gone crazy when Eminem became the best rapper, Tiger Woods the best golfer and Yao Ming the tallest player in the NBA.

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