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• Step aside Anonymous, here comes The Unknowns

  By Ellen Messmer | 04 May, 2012 05:46

  The latest shadowy hacker group to strike is calling itself The Unknowns, and they're bragging they've hacked NASA Glenn Research Center, the U.S. Air Force, the European Space Agency and others, posting some network-access details.

• National Security Agency Pressed to Reveal Details on Google Deal

  By John P. Mello Jr. | 21 March, 2012 03:37

  The Electronic Privacy Information Center is locking horns with the National Security Agency over a secret deal the agency cut with Google following an attack on Gmail by Chinese hackers in 2010.

• What does 2012 have in store for Anonymous?

  By Network World staff | 11 January, 2012 09:41

  Anonymous had a busy year in 2011 pushing its hacker-activist agenda on companies around the Web, to the point where just the sound of the hacker group's name can send shivers down the spine of many a CIO.

• 2012 Outlook: The end of everything?

  By Mark Gibbs | 09 January, 2012 16:30

  Welcome to 2012, the year the world ends. Yes, in case you haven't been following the eschatologists out there (and most of them are definitely "out there"), 2012 will be "it" for humanity. The "last hurrah". Fini. Au revoir.

• Turnbull's card details exposed by hackers

  By AAP | 29 December, 2011 10:22

  Millionaire MP Malcolm Turnbull and billionaire businessman David Smorgon have had their credit card details published on the internet by hackers.

• Study: Hackers, IT pros share personal information online

  By Christina DesMarais | 16 October, 2011 04:52

  Hackers apparently can be just as careless as their victims.

• Android users: Advice to protect your phones

  By John P. Mello Jr. | 26 September, 2011 02:40

  Android smartphone users can take some commonsense precautions to protect their personal data from being stolen -- important advice considering an app developer purports to know how to take the information in under 60 seconds.

• Facial recognition: Facebook photo matching just the start

  By John P. Mello Jr. | 22 September, 2011 11:20

  The Internet was in an uproar earlier this year following Facebook's launch of facial recognition software for its photo services, enabling users to identify their friends in photos automatically--and without their permission. Though critics described that move as creepy, the controversial technology may now be on the verge of widespread use.

• Skype iPhone, iPod Touch app has security hole

  By Eric Mack | 21 September, 2011 02:21

  Skype is working to fix a security hole in its iOS app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that allows a hacker to steal a person's entire address book. The vulnerability, located in the app's chat message window, can be exploited with JavaScript code. It was pointed out by security researcher Phil Purviance of AppSec.

• US-Australia military pact deemed to cover cyberspace

  By Tim Greene | 17 September, 2011 06:41

  For the first time, the US has interpreted an existing treaty to include aggression in cyberspace as a trigger for international military cooperation.

• NEWS FOCUS: Inside Cisco global security operations

  By Ann Bednarz | 12 September, 2011 14:44

  AUSTIN, TEXAS -- In the ongoing battle against enterprise security threats, Cisco has amassed an army of 500 engineers, researchers and technicians deployed in 11 primary locations worldwide, whose marching orders are to analyze threats and do everything possible to mitigate those threats as quickly as possible.

• Ingenious Android app allows Web-browsing over SMS

  By Mike Keller | 10 September, 2011 04:46

  If you have an Android smartphone and a T-mobile unlimited text plan, there's a new, free, way to browse the Web. Smozzy Beta, developed by Jeff Donahue is a free app available on the Android market that is at first-glance simply a wrapper for the built-in web browser. The brilliant difference is that instead of transferring data over 3G, packets are transmitted and received entirely via text message (SMS and MMS).

• Comodo CEO says DigiNotar hack was state-sponsored

  By John P. Mello Jr. | 07 September, 2011 03:48

  An attack on a Dutch company that issues certificates used to authenticate websites was state-sponsored, according to the chief executive of Comodo, a company that also issues digital certificates and suffered a similar setback in March.

• PlayStation scam makes FBI warning list

  By John P. Mello Jr. | 06 September, 2011 01:10

  Sony PlayStation users are being warned by the FBI about scams targeting them and other online consumers.

• Anonymous leaks nude images of BART spokesman

  By Daniel Ionescu | 25 August, 2011 23:34

  The hacking group Anonymous has waged a full-on war on BART, the San Francisco subway system, over cellular shutdowns to stifle protests. Following two demonstrations that led to temporary station closures, hacking and posting personal information of BART police officers, Anonymous has now posted naked photos of BART spokesman Linton Johnson.