Greek teen arrested over ministry cyber attack

Greek police said Monday they had arrested an 18-year-old suspected of hacking into the justice ministry’s website earlier this month, an attack claimed on behalf of online hackers group Anonymous.

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Cloud computing report slams Brazil, India, China

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. software industry report on Wednesday chided Brazil, China and India for policies it said threatened the future of cloud computing, but also took aim at developed countries such as Germany that did well on its inaugural scorecard. The Business Software Alliance, which represents U.S. industry heavyweights such as Microsoft Corp,…

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IBM eyes cybersecurity market with new platform

(Reuters) – International Business Machines is gearing up to take a chunk of the growing Internet security market by applying its data analytics to help companies and organizations fight cyberattacks. IBM said on Wednesday that its QRadar Security Intelligence Platform allowed it to analyze real-time data feeds from more than 400 different sources. QRadar identifies…

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‘Iran Cyber Army’ hits Azerbaijan state TV site

Hackers calling themselves the ‘Iranian Cyber Army’ have attacked the website of mainly Muslim neighbour Azerbaijan’s state television station, the communications ministry said on Thursday.

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Ex-McAfee execs start security firm, CrowdStrike

BOSTON (Reuters) – Two executives who left security software maker McAfee after Intel Corp bought the company last year have started a firm that is developing technology to help corporations and government agencies track down elusive hackers. Private equity firm Warburg Pincus led the initial Series A funding in the company, dubbed CrowdStrike. The new…

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Anonymous hackers claim hit on Ohio FBI partner website; replace homepage with rap video

LONDON – Hackers claiming allegiance to the loose-knit Anonymous movement have claimed responsibility for vandalizing an Ohio FBI partner website, replacing its homepage with the video for rap hit “Gangsta’s Paradise.”

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Anonymous hits Ohio FBI partner website

Hackers allied to the loose-knit Anonymous movement on Friday claimed responsibility for vandalizing an Ohio FBI partner website, replacing its homepage with the video for rap hit “Gangsta’s Paradise.”

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Anonymous vandalizes US prison contractors’ site

The website of an international prison contractor was defaced by hackers who on Friday replaced the company’s home page with a hip-hop homage devoted to former death row inmate Mumia Abu Jamal.

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Summary Box: Anonymous vandalizes site

ANOTHER ATTACK: The website of an international prison contractor, GEO Group Inc., was defaced by hackers who replaced the company’s home page with a hip-hop homage devoted to former death row inmate Mumia Abu Jamal.

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Hackers attack police chiefs’ website to protest support for Internet bill

TORONTO – The website of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police has been shut down following an apparent attack by hackers.

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