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http://news.yahoo.com/security/ Get the latest security news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking security news, including analysis and opinion on top security stories, photos and more.en-USCopyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedTue, 21 Aug 2012 16:12:36 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/security/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/website-court-sentenced-pussy-riot-hacked-155307475.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3WzVLb3hkI3EvdAdJmD9sA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9a92d65b73f3d417180f6a7067005002.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 file photo, feminist punk group Pussy Riot members, from left, Maria Alekhina, Yekaterina Samutsevich, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova show the court&#039;s verdict as they sit in a glass cage at a courtroom in Moscow. The two-year prison sentence handed down to Pussy Riot for a provocative protest inside a Moscow cathedral called attention to just how hard President Vladimir Putin is clamping down on minor displays of dissent. But Russia isn?t the only country where people are punished for offenses that many in the West might consider trivial. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 file photo, feminist punk group Pussy Riot members, from left, Maria Alekhina, Yekaterina Samutsevich, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova show the court&#039;s verdict as they sit in a glass cage at a courtroom in Moscow. The two-year prison sentence handed down to Pussy Riot for a provocative protest inside a Moscow cathedral called attention to just how hard President Vladimir Putin is clamping down on minor displays of dissent. But Russia isn?t the only country where people are punished for offenses that many in the West might consider trivial. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, File)" border="0" /></a>Russian hackers on Tuesday attacked the website of the Moscow court where three members of the Pussy Riot punk band were tried and sentenced to two years in prison for an irreverent protest.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/website-court-sentenced-pussy-riot-hacked-155307475.htmlTue, 21 Aug 2012 16:12:36 -0400Associated Presswebsite-court-sentenced-pussy-riot-hacked-155307475<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/website-court-sentenced-pussy-riot-hacked-155307475.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3WzVLb3hkI3EvdAdJmD9sA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9a92d65b73f3d417180f6a7067005002.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 file photo, feminist punk group Pussy Riot members, from left, Maria Alekhina, Yekaterina Samutsevich, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova show the court&#039;s verdict as they sit in a glass cage at a courtroom in Moscow. The two-year prison sentence handed down to Pussy Riot for a provocative protest inside a Moscow cathedral called attention to just how hard President Vladimir Putin is clamping down on minor displays of dissent. But Russia isn?t the only country where people are punished for offenses that many in the West might consider trivial. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 file photo, feminist punk group Pussy Riot members, from left, Maria Alekhina, Yekaterina Samutsevich, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova show the court&#039;s verdict as they sit in a glass cage at a courtroom in Moscow. The two-year prison sentence handed down to Pussy Riot for a provocative protest inside a Moscow cathedral called attention to just how hard President Vladimir Putin is clamping down on minor displays of dissent. But Russia isn?t the only country where people are punished for offenses that many in the West might consider trivial. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, File)" border="0" /></a>Russian hackers on Tuesday attacked the website of the Moscow court where three members of the Pussy Riot punk band were tried and sentenced to two years in prison for an irreverent protest.</p><br clear="all"/>MOSCOW - Russian hackers have attacked the website of a Moscow court where three members of the Pussy Riot punk band were tried and sentenced to two years in jail.http://news.yahoo.com/russian-hackers-attack-website-moscow-court-sentenced-pussy-155829746.htmlTue, 21 Aug 2012 11:58:29 -0400Associated Pressrussian-hackers-attack-website-moscow-court-sentenced-pussy-155829746LONDON (Reuters) - Hackers have targeted British government websites in the last 24 hours, the government said on Tuesday, after activist hacking group Anonymous said it had launched attacks to protest against the handling of the case of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange. Downing Street, the office of Prime Minister David Cameron, and the Home Office said attempts to disrupt the work of their sites had failed or caused minor problems, although the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said the attack had affected its website. ...http://news.yahoo.com/hackers-target-uk-government-websites-over-assange-case-150920405--sector.htmlTue, 21 Aug 2012 11:09:20 -0400Reutershackers-target-uk-government-websites-over-assange-case-150920405--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insight-experts-hope-shield-cars-computer-viruses-051026831.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KENnUlOttDBGXAx1B4W1kQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-20T091743Z_1_CBRE87J0PTL00_RTROPTP_2_FORD-MOTOR-COMPANY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Newly assembled 2013 Ford Escapes sit on plant lots ready to be shipped out to dealers at the newly transformed Louisville Assembly Plant in Louisville" align="left" title="Newly assembled 2013 Ford Escapes sit on plant lots ready to be shipped out to dealers at the newly transformed Louisville Assembly Plant in Louisville" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (Reuters) - A team of top hackers working for Intel Corp&#039;s security division toil away in a West Coast garage searching for electronic bugs that could make automobiles vulnerable to lethal computer viruses. Intel&#039;s McAfee unit, which is best known for software that fights PC viruses, is one of a handful of firms that are looking to protect the dozens of tiny computers and electronic communications systems that are built into every modern car. It&#039;s scary business. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/insight-experts-hope-shield-cars-computer-viruses-051026831.htmlMon, 20 Aug 2012 01:10:26 -0400Reutersinsight-experts-hope-shield-cars-computer-viruses-051026831<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insight-experts-hope-shield-cars-computer-viruses-051026831.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KENnUlOttDBGXAx1B4W1kQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-20T091743Z_1_CBRE87J0PTL00_RTROPTP_2_FORD-MOTOR-COMPANY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Newly assembled 2013 Ford Escapes sit on plant lots ready to be shipped out to dealers at the newly transformed Louisville Assembly Plant in Louisville" align="left" title="Newly assembled 2013 Ford Escapes sit on plant lots ready to be shipped out to dealers at the newly transformed Louisville Assembly Plant in Louisville" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (Reuters) - A team of top hackers working for Intel Corp&#039;s security division toil away in a West Coast garage searching for electronic bugs that could make automobiles vulnerable to lethal computer viruses. Intel&#039;s McAfee unit, which is best known for software that fights PC viruses, is one of a handful of firms that are looking to protect the dozens of tiny computers and electronic communications systems that are built into every modern car. It&#039;s scary business. ...</p><br clear="all"/>(Reuters) - AT&T Inc said some business customers temporarily lost internet access because its network was targeted by unknown attackers on Wednesday. Company spokesman Mark Siegel said that domain name system, or DNS, servers that direct traffic for AT&T customers were targeted at two locations by a distributed denial of service attack. In such attacks perpetrators target a server with a lot of requests at the same time, making it unavailable to users. The issue has now been resolved, he said. (Reporting by Siddharth Cavale in Bangalore)http://news.yahoo.com/t-says-attack-temporarily-cut-internet-access-214320658--finance.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 17:43:20 -0400Reuterst-says-attack-temporarily-cut-internet-access-214320658--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-hacker-todays-hacks-money-202036248.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eXa1qRv4a9_.YBn5IapOaw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/mashable/virus-malware-death-skull-600-275x171.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former Hacker: Today&#039;s Hacks Are All About the Money" align="left" title="Former Hacker: Today&#039;s Hacks Are All About the Money" border="0" /></a>Hackers have changed since the days of The Matrix. While most hackers used to hold iconoclastic ideals, with aspirations to &quot;shock the system&quot; for a perceived common good, today&#039;s hacker/cracker community is more concerned with making a quick buck.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/former-hacker-todays-hacks-money-202036248.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 16:20:36 -0400Mashableformer-hacker-todays-hacks-money-202036248<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-hacker-todays-hacks-money-202036248.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eXa1qRv4a9_.YBn5IapOaw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/mashable/virus-malware-death-skull-600-275x171.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former Hacker: Today&#039;s Hacks Are All About the Money" align="left" title="Former Hacker: Today&#039;s Hacks Are All About the Money" border="0" /></a>Hackers have changed since the days of The Matrix. While most hackers used to hold iconoclastic ideals, with aspirations to &quot;shock the system&quot; for a perceived common good, today&#039;s hacker/cracker community is more concerned with making a quick buck.</p><br clear="all"/>The Reuters news agency says hackers have broken into one of its websites for the second time in two weeks and posted a false story saying Saudi Arabia's foreign minister had died.http://news.yahoo.com/reuters-blog-platform-hacked-2nd-time-141645615--finance.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 10:16:45 -0400Associated Pressreuters-blog-platform-hacked-2nd-time-141645615--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wikileaks-resumes-operations-massive-cyberattack-111711962.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/D5G9OwqsUUWN3OJti7Hs0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/mashable/assange600.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="WikiLeaks Resumes Operations After Massive Cyberattack" align="left" title="WikiLeaks Resumes Operations After Massive Cyberattack" border="0" /></a>WikiLeaks is back online Tuesday morning following more than a week&#039;s worth of massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on its servers.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/wikileaks-resumes-operations-massive-cyberattack-111711962.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 07:17:11 -0400Mashablewikileaks-resumes-operations-massive-cyberattack-111711962<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wikileaks-resumes-operations-massive-cyberattack-111711962.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/D5G9OwqsUUWN3OJti7Hs0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/mashable/assange600.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="WikiLeaks Resumes Operations After Massive Cyberattack" align="left" title="WikiLeaks Resumes Operations After Massive Cyberattack" border="0" /></a>WikiLeaks is back online Tuesday morning following more than a week&#039;s worth of massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on its servers.</p><br clear="all"/>LONDON - The secret-busting organization WikiLeaks says it's been the victim of a sustained denial-of-service attack which has left its website sluggish or inaccessible for more than a week.http://news.yahoo.com/wikileaks-says-suffered-weeklong-denial-attack-120742016.htmlSun, 12 Aug 2012 08:07:42 -0400Associated Presswikileaks-says-suffered-weeklong-denial-attack-120742016The secret-busting organization WikiLeaks says it's been the victim of a sustained denial-of-service attack which has left its website sluggish or inaccessible for more than a week.http://news.yahoo.com/wikileaks-sites-hit-weeklong-attack-114424932--finance.htmlSun, 12 Aug 2012 07:43:52 -0400Associated Presswikileaks-sites-hit-weeklong-attack-114424932--financeThe maker of video games such as "Diablo" and "World of Warcraft" is warning players that hackers have gained unauthorized access to some online accounts.http://news.yahoo.com/online-accounts-blizzard-video-games-hacked-151630115--finance.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 11:16:30 -0400Associated Pressonline-accounts-blizzard-video-games-hacked-151630115--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/virus-found-middle-east-spy-finance-transactions-130122369--sector.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pzmLSq2z.KpaPlG0bTOgCA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-09T143157Z_1_CBRE87814DC00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-CYBERSECURITY-GAUSS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of Kaspersky Lab CEO and Co-founder Eugene Kaspersky speaking during the Reuters Global Media and Technology Summit in London" align="left" title="File photo of Kaspersky Lab CEO and Co-founder Eugene Kaspersky speaking during the Reuters Global Media and Technology Summit in London" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (Reuters) - A new cyber surveillance virus has been found in the Middle East that can spy on banking transactions and steal login information for social networking sites, email and instant messaging, according to a leading computer security firm, Kaspersky Lab. Dubbed Gauss, the virus may also be capable of attacking critical infrastructure and was very likely built in the same laboratories as Stuxnet, the computer worm widely believed to have been used by the United States and Israel to attack Iran&#039;s nuclear program, Kaspersky Lab said on Thursday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/virus-found-middle-east-spy-finance-transactions-130122369--sector.htmlThu, 09 Aug 2012 16:33:32 -0400Reutersvirus-found-middle-east-spy-finance-transactions-130122369--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/virus-found-middle-east-spy-finance-transactions-130122369--sector.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pzmLSq2z.KpaPlG0bTOgCA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-09T143157Z_1_CBRE87814DC00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-CYBERSECURITY-GAUSS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of Kaspersky Lab CEO and Co-founder Eugene Kaspersky speaking during the Reuters Global Media and Technology Summit in London" align="left" title="File photo of Kaspersky Lab CEO and Co-founder Eugene Kaspersky speaking during the Reuters Global Media and Technology Summit in London" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (Reuters) - A new cyber surveillance virus has been found in the Middle East that can spy on banking transactions and steal login information for social networking sites, email and instant messaging, according to a leading computer security firm, Kaspersky Lab. Dubbed Gauss, the virus may also be capable of attacking critical infrastructure and was very likely built in the same laboratories as Stuxnet, the computer worm widely believed to have been used by the United States and Israel to attack Iran&#039;s nuclear program, Kaspersky Lab said on Thursday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>NEW DISCOVERY: A Russian security firm says a new computer virus tied to some of the most sophisticated cyberweapons thus-far discovered has been found circulating in the Middle East. It says the virus is aimed at stealing financial information from customers of a series of Lebanese banks.http://news.yahoo.com/news-summary-firm-says-computer-virus-mideast-201118334--finance.htmlThu, 09 Aug 2012 16:11:18 -0400Associated Pressnews-summary-firm-says-computer-virus-mideast-201118334--financeA new computer virus tied to some of the most sophisticated cyberweapons thus-far discovered has been found circulating in the Middle East, a Moscow-based computer security company said Thursday. If a link were confirmed, the find would expand the electronic arsenal reportedly deployed by the U.S. and Israel against their rivals in the region.http://news.yahoo.com/security-firm-computer-virus-prowling-mideast-200255653.htmlThu, 09 Aug 2012 16:03:20 -0400Associated Presssecurity-firm-computer-virus-prowling-mideast-200255653Computer security firm Kaspersky says it has discovered a new batch of malicious software linked to the infrastructure-wrecking Stuxnet virus.http://news.yahoo.com/kaspersky-weve-found-virus-linked-stuxnet-182321072.htmlThu, 09 Aug 2012 14:23:42 -0400Associated Presskaspersky-weve-found-virus-linked-stuxnet-182321072(Reuters) - A new computer virus, dubbed Gauss, has been discovered in the Middle East. Researchers say can it steal banking credentials and hijack login information for social networking sites, email and instant messaging accounts. Cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab said Gauss is the work of the same "factory" or "factories" that built the Stuxnet worm, which attacked Iran's nuclear program. Here are some key facts about Gauss, according to Kaspersky Lab. Q. What is its purpose? A. Gauss is a surveillance tool. ...http://news.yahoo.com/factbox-gauss-cyber-spying-virus-infected-pcs-middle-152333942--sector.htmlThu, 09 Aug 2012 11:23:33 -0400Reutersfactbox-gauss-cyber-spying-virus-infected-pcs-middle-152333942--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hackers-force-apple-amazon-change-security-policy-080740108.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2URo8ueFP72rqKLLtdAEbw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/mashable/internetsecurity600.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Hackers Force Apple, Amazon to Change Security Policy" align="left" title="Hackers Force Apple, Amazon to Change Security Policy" border="0" /></a>Apple and Amazon are changing their security policies after hackers broke into a journalist&#039;s personal accounts. The change comes following a hack into Wired reporter Mat Honan&#039;s iCloud account, in which perpetrators wiped his iPad, Mac and iPhone.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hackers-force-apple-amazon-change-security-policy-080740108.htmlWed, 08 Aug 2012 04:07:40 -0400Mashablehackers-force-apple-amazon-change-security-policy-080740108<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hackers-force-apple-amazon-change-security-policy-080740108.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2URo8ueFP72rqKLLtdAEbw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/mashable/internetsecurity600.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Hackers Force Apple, Amazon to Change Security Policy" align="left" title="Hackers Force Apple, Amazon to Change Security Policy" border="0" /></a>Apple and Amazon are changing their security policies after hackers broke into a journalist&#039;s personal accounts. The change comes following a hack into Wired reporter Mat Honan&#039;s iCloud account, in which perpetrators wiped his iPad, Mac and iPhone.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/smooth-talking-hacker-remote-wipes-reporters-ipad-macbook-172437732.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kBFGMP8hl3VTPJtxfWZ.Zw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/mashable/iCloud-Image-640-275x161.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Smooth-Talking Hacker Remote-Wipes Reporter&#039;s iPad, MacBook" align="left" title="Smooth-Talking Hacker Remote-Wipes Reporter&#039;s iPad, MacBook" border="0" /></a>We&#039;ve heard it before: Make sure to secure your online accounts with a strong, distinct password to avoid being hacked. But what if hackers can simply circumvent the need for your password to gain access to your information?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/smooth-talking-hacker-remote-wipes-reporters-ipad-macbook-172437732.htmlSun, 05 Aug 2012 13:24:37 -0400Mashablesmooth-talking-hacker-remote-wipes-reporters-ipad-macbook-172437732<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/smooth-talking-hacker-remote-wipes-reporters-ipad-macbook-172437732.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kBFGMP8hl3VTPJtxfWZ.Zw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/mashable/iCloud-Image-640-275x161.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Smooth-Talking Hacker Remote-Wipes Reporter&#039;s iPad, MacBook" align="left" title="Smooth-Talking Hacker Remote-Wipes Reporter&#039;s iPad, MacBook" border="0" /></a>We&#039;ve heard it before: Make sure to secure your online accounts with a strong, distinct password to avoid being hacked. But what if hackers can simply circumvent the need for your password to gain access to your information?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hackers-hit-reuters-post-fake-blog-syria-203529863.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qKiKVPOr_ZsFJvL1VO5LEA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344026076056-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Hackers took over the blogging platform of the Reuters news agency and posted &quot;fabricated&quot; stories on Syria" align="left" title="Hackers took over the blogging platform of the Reuters news agency and posted &quot;fabricated&quot; stories on Syria" border="0" /></a>Hackers took over the blogging platform of the Reuters news agency and posted &quot;fabricated&quot; stories said to include an interview with a Syrian rebel leader, the company said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hackers-hit-reuters-post-fake-blog-syria-203529863.htmlFri, 03 Aug 2012 16:35:29 -0400AFPhackers-hit-reuters-post-fake-blog-syria-203529863<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hackers-hit-reuters-post-fake-blog-syria-203529863.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qKiKVPOr_ZsFJvL1VO5LEA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344026076056-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Hackers took over the blogging platform of the Reuters news agency and posted &quot;fabricated&quot; stories on Syria" align="left" title="Hackers took over the blogging platform of the Reuters news agency and posted &quot;fabricated&quot; stories on Syria" border="0" /></a>Hackers took over the blogging platform of the Reuters news agency and posted &quot;fabricated&quot; stories said to include an interview with a Syrian rebel leader, the company said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a last-minute act before skipping out on a five-week vacation, the Congress on Thursday temporarily spared thousands of top military officers and civilian government officials from having their financial assets publicly posted -- and exposed to hackers and spies. Had both the House and Senate not acted before leaving town, the financial disclosures for the military and executive branch officials from the Pentagon to the State and Treasury departments would have been posted to agency websites by August 31, thanks to Congress' own inadvertent handiwork. ...http://news.yahoo.com/congress-halts-posting-civilian-military-officials-assets-233611934--finance.htmlThu, 02 Aug 2012 19:36:11 -0400Reuterscongress-halts-posting-civilian-military-officials-assets-233611934--finance(Reuters) - Hackers hit Major League Baseball teams' Facebook pages with phony postings on Thursday, including an announcement that New York Yankees star Derek Jeter would undergo sex change surgery, the sports site Deadspin reported. "He promises to come back stronger than ever in 2013 as Minnie Mantlez," said a posting that was quickly removed from the Yankees' page. Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle was a Yankees' slugger in the 1950s and 1960s. The Miami Marlins' page falsely announced a pit bull giveaway. The animal is banned in Miami-Dade County. ...http://news.yahoo.com/hackers-hit-major-league-baseball-teams-facebook-sites-233342268--sector.htmlThu, 02 Aug 2012 19:33:42 -0400Reutershackers-hit-major-league-baseball-teams-facebook-sites-233342268--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-huawei-responds-us-hackers-065924926.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sozcRsBF6v3Qq79O4QY2VA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1343804089439-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Huawei, founded by a former People&#039;s Liberation Army engineer, is battling an image problem" align="left" title="Huawei, founded by a former People&#039;s Liberation Army engineer, is battling an image problem" border="0" /></a>Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies on Wednesday responded to US hackers&#039; claims that its routers were easily cracked, saying its security strategies were rigorous.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-huawei-responds-us-hackers-065924926.htmlWed, 01 Aug 2012 02:59:24 -0400AFPchinas-huawei-responds-us-hackers-065924926<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-huawei-responds-us-hackers-065924926.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sozcRsBF6v3Qq79O4QY2VA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1343804089439-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Huawei, founded by a former People&#039;s Liberation Army engineer, is battling an image problem" align="left" title="Huawei, founded by a former People&#039;s Liberation Army engineer, is battling an image problem" border="0" /></a>Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies on Wednesday responded to US hackers&#039; claims that its routers were easily cracked, saying its security strategies were rigorous.</p><br clear="all"/>LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - When Jeff Moss founded the Def Con hackers convention in 1993, he never imagined that two decades on, one of the key speakers at the annual Las Vegas event would be four-star General Keith Alexander, head of the U.S. National Security Agency. Once known as an excuse for computer geeks and social misfits to drink cheap beer, create mischief and party all night Sin City-style, Def Con has transformed itself into a venue where elite and amateur hackers alike debate serious security issues with experts from the public and private sectors. ...http://news.yahoo.com/def-con-hackers-mainstream-still-love-party-151527503--sector.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 11:15:27 -0400Reutersdef-con-hackers-mainstream-still-love-party-151527503--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hackers-topple-huawei-routers-031809159.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/USqyqmFLbspbA7tPwJb3Ow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343617847280-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Huawei routers, equipment that connects networks to the Internet, are widely used in Asia, Africa and the Middle East" align="left" title="Huawei routers, equipment that connects networks to the Internet, are widely used in Asia, Africa and the Middle East" border="0" /></a>Hackers at an infamous Def Con gathering were shown how to easily slip into computer networks through some routers made by Chinese electronics colossus Huawei Technologies.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hackers-topple-huawei-routers-031809159.htmlSun, 29 Jul 2012 23:44:47 -0400AFPhackers-topple-huawei-routers-031809159<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hackers-topple-huawei-routers-031809159.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/USqyqmFLbspbA7tPwJb3Ow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343617847280-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Huawei routers, equipment that connects networks to the Internet, are widely used in Asia, Africa and the Middle East" align="left" title="Huawei routers, equipment that connects networks to the Internet, are widely used in Asia, Africa and the Middle East" border="0" /></a>Hackers at an infamous Def Con gathering were shown how to easily slip into computer networks through some routers made by Chinese electronics colossus Huawei Technologies.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/8-7-million-mobile-customers-hacked-korea-062535102.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BKshS_w7QPpd5G46zRHTcw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1343543064528-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Hacking attacks on companies aimed to gain access to personal data of customers is a frequent occurence in S.Korea" align="left" title="Hacking attacks on companies aimed to gain access to personal data of customers is a frequent occurence in S.Korea" border="0" /></a>South Korean police have arrested two hackers who stole personal data of 8.7 million customers of the nation&#039;s second-biggest mobile operator, the company said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/8-7-million-mobile-customers-hacked-korea-062535102.htmlSun, 29 Jul 2012 02:25:35 -0400AFP8-7-million-mobile-customers-hacked-korea-062535102<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/8-7-million-mobile-customers-hacked-korea-062535102.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BKshS_w7QPpd5G46zRHTcw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1343543064528-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Hacking attacks on companies aimed to gain access to personal data of customers is a frequent occurence in S.Korea" align="left" title="Hacking attacks on companies aimed to gain access to personal data of customers is a frequent occurence in S.Korea" border="0" /></a>South Korean police have arrested two hackers who stole personal data of 8.7 million customers of the nation&#039;s second-biggest mobile operator, the company said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-pays-big-strengthen-software-defense-202650189.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RSs7.qCbhX2cHj3r.Ii2JA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343507166847-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman works on her computer at a coffee shop" align="left" title="A woman works on her computer at a coffee shop" border="0" /></a>As hackers from around the world converged on Las Vegas, Microsoft doled out a quarter million dollars in prize money to researchers who found ways to thwart attacks on its software.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-pays-big-strengthen-software-defense-202650189.htmlSat, 28 Jul 2012 16:26:50 -0400AFPmicrosoft-pays-big-strengthen-software-defense-202650189<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-pays-big-strengthen-software-defense-202650189.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RSs7.qCbhX2cHj3r.Ii2JA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343507166847-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman works on her computer at a coffee shop" align="left" title="A woman works on her computer at a coffee shop" border="0" /></a>As hackers from around the world converged on Las Vegas, Microsoft doled out a quarter million dollars in prize money to researchers who found ways to thwart attacks on its software.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-spy-master-courts-top-hackers-def-con-233520469.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qj802nx3QgQxusyoES4bfA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343432025980-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander" align="left" title="National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander" border="0" /></a>US spy master Keith Alexander courted hackers at an infamous Def Con gathering rife with software tricksters wary of police and ferociously protective of privacy.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/us-spy-master-courts-top-hackers-def-con-233520469.htmlFri, 27 Jul 2012 21:41:31 -0400AFPus-spy-master-courts-top-hackers-def-con-233520469<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-spy-master-courts-top-hackers-def-con-233520469.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qj802nx3QgQxusyoES4bfA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343432025980-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander" align="left" title="National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander" border="0" /></a>US spy master Keith Alexander courted hackers at an infamous Def Con gathering rife with software tricksters wary of police and ferociously protective of privacy.</p><br clear="all"/>LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The head of the government's secretive National Security Agency took the unprecedented step on Friday of asking a convention of unruly hackers to join him in an effort to make the Internet more secure. In a speech to the 20th annual Def Con gathering in Las Vegas, four-star General Keith Alexander stressed common ground between U.S. officials and hackers, telling them privacy must be preserved and that they could help by developing new tools. "You're going to have to come in and help us," Alexander told thousands of attendees. ...http://news.yahoo.com/spy-chief-asks-hackers-help-government-secure-internet-223700809.htmlFri, 27 Jul 2012 18:37:00 -0400Reutersspy-chief-asks-hackers-help-government-secure-internet-223700809<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hackers-could-haunt-global-air-traffic-control-researcher-184607530.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5Vc_yEQhJ9Pc8bUg5uQFrw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343414690254-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An air traffic controller monitors flights" align="left" title="An air traffic controller monitors flights" border="0" /></a>Air traffic control software used around the world could be exploited by hackers to unleash squadrons of ghost planes to befuddle those entrusted to keep the skies safe, a security researcher said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hackers-could-haunt-global-air-traffic-control-researcher-184607530.htmlFri, 27 Jul 2012 14:46:07 -0400AFPhackers-could-haunt-global-air-traffic-control-researcher-184607530<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hackers-could-haunt-global-air-traffic-control-researcher-184607530.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5Vc_yEQhJ9Pc8bUg5uQFrw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343414690254-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An air traffic controller monitors flights" align="left" title="An air traffic controller monitors flights" border="0" /></a>Air traffic control software used around the world could be exploited by hackers to unleash squadrons of ghost planes to befuddle those entrusted to keep the skies safe, a security researcher said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apple-pitches-gadget-security-hacker-crowd-201737273.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rscEdclx78CIPdWMM_eq.w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343333772307-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Apple provided insights into security features built into the iOS operating system for iPhones" align="left" title="Apple provided insights into security features built into the iOS operating system for iPhones" border="0" /></a>Apple pitched security measures in its mobile gadgets during its first presentation at a premier gathering of hackers and those intent on thwarting cyber attacks.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/apple-pitches-gadget-security-hacker-crowd-201737273.htmlFri, 27 Jul 2012 05:16:14 -0400AFPapple-pitches-gadget-security-hacker-crowd-201737273<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apple-pitches-gadget-security-hacker-crowd-201737273.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rscEdclx78CIPdWMM_eq.w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343333772307-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Apple provided insights into security features built into the iOS operating system for iPhones" align="left" title="Apple provided insights into security features built into the iOS operating system for iPhones" border="0" /></a>Apple pitched security measures in its mobile gadgets during its first presentation at a premier gathering of hackers and those intent on thwarting cyber attacks.</p><br clear="all"/>

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