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Hackers

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/ 5 February 2011

Hackers penetrate Nasdaq computers

Hackers repeatedly entered the network of the company that runs the Nasdaq stock market in the past year, but the platform was not compromised.

By Staff Reporter
How we beat Russian hack attack
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/ 28 January 2011

How we beat Russian hack attack

What happens when your website isn’t as secure as you thought it was? The <i>M&G</i> found out the hard way.

By Matthew Burbidge
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/ 10 January 2011

North and South Korean hackers trade cyber blows

Computer hackers from South and North Korea are waging an apparent propaganda battle in cyberspace.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 31 July 2010

Smooth-talking hackers test skills on technology titans

Hackers at an infamous DefCon gathering are proving that old-fashioned smooth talk rivals slick software skills when it comes to pulling off attacks.

By Glenn Chapman
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/ 7 March 2010

China to punish hackers, says no Google complaint

China has pledged to punish hackers who attacked Google if there is evidence to prove it, but said it has yet to receive any complaint.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 27 January 2010

Gauteng local government website falls prey to hackers

Gauteng’s department of local government’s website was hacked on Wednesday morning by what appeared to be a radical Islamic group.

By Verashni Pillay
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/ 1 August 2009

Hacker Gary McKinnon loses appeal against extradition

The British computer hacker Gary McKinnon failed on Saturday in his last-ditch attempt to avoid extradition to the United States.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 10 October 2008

Hackers using fake YouTube pages to attack computers

Computer security specialists warn that hackers are using fake YouTube pages to trick people into opening their machines to diabolical software.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 28 August 2008

UK hacker loses appeal, faces extradition to US

A UK computer expert accused by the US of ”the biggest military hack of all time” lost an appeal on Thursday and could be extradited within weeks.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 13 August 2008

The Apple of hackers’ eyes

Security specialists say hackers are taking increasing aim at iPhones and Macintosh computers as the hot-selling Apple devices gain popularity.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 August 2008

Google ‘gadgets’ called gateways for hackers

Hackers turned computer security specialists accuse Google of setting users up for online disasters by letting them personalise home pages.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 August 2008

Social networks are ‘playgrounds for hackers’

Computer security researchers on Thursday warned that online social networking websites are playgrounds for hackers.

By Glenn Chapman
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/ 6 August 2008

Giant online security hole slowly shrinking

A giant vulnerability in the internet’s design is allowing criminals to redirect traffic silently to websites under their control.

By Jordan Robertson
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/ 30 July 2008

UK computer hacker loses appeal over US extradition

A British man accused of hacking into computer systems of the US military and Nasa on Wednesday lost his appeal against extradition to face trial.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 27 July 2008

Briton faces 60 years in prison after hacking into Pentagon

When he wakes up on Sunday morning, Gary McKinnon will be 72 hours from learning whether he is on the fast track to a 60-year prison sentence.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 July 2008

Internet flaw could let hackers control the web

Computer-industry heavyweights are hustling to fix a flaw in the foundation of the internet that would let hackers control traffic on the web.

By Staff Reporter
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