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10000-strong BNP Membership List Leaked On The Net
The entire membership list of the right-wing British National Party has been leaked online according to blog Lancaster Unity which says that this might have been the work of a former party insider - the so-called Insider Threat
Chinese Hackers Penetrated White House Computer Network Several Times
Shortly after it was revealed the computer networks of both US presidential candidates had been hacked by foreign entities, an even more damaging hacking event has emerged.
Pensioner piracy case reveals flaw in IP numbering
I was intrigued to read in the Scottish Daily Record today about the curious case of a pensioner couple - Ken Mackinnon and his wife Gillian - who were sent a solicitor's letter demanding 525 quid for allegedly file-sharing an Atari race game over t'Internet.
Hundreds Risk Accusation Of Illegal File-sharing
The plight of Gill and Ken Murdoch has highlighted the case of innocent bystanders being caught in the war between the entertainment industry and those who flout the law by illegally downloading games over the internet
Google hacking topic resurfaces with a vengeance
About a year ago the newswires were full of a new hacker modus operandi called `Google hacking.'
Basically this involved using Google's advanced search syntax to extract all sorts of useful data from the Google search engine results.
For a time, it was possible to derive credit cards numbers and all sorts of so-called dark information.
Hackers force Aeroflot to stop selling tickets
Reports are coming in that Aeroflot, Russia's largest airline, has had to suspend selling tickets via its Web site after hackers gained heavy-duty access to the portal.
Teenage Wannabe Hackers On The Rise
The number of young hackers trying to leave their virtual markings in the criminal world online is rising fast according to security experts who say that most of them are far from being clever though
Russian tekkie admits to hacking Georgian sites
Interesting to see a report on Wired's blog section - written by tech guru Noah Shachtman - noting that a Russian tekkie has admitted to taking part in a mass hacking attack on several key Georgian Web sites during the August war against the Georgia.
New Zealand super-hacker accomplice jailed
Interesting to read that an American who helped Kiwi superhacker Owen Walker launch an electronic attack on an Internet server, has been given 90 days in clink and five years of probation.
French President Sarkozy's bank account hacked
I was mildly amused yesterday to read that the bank account of President Sarkozy of France had been hacked, with "small sums" hoovered up from his account.
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