Police probe hacking of anti-terror hotline

LONDON (Reuters) – British police said their communications remained secure on Thursday after hackers linked to the anti-establishment group Anonymous blocked an anti-terrorism hotline and illegally recorded a security unit’s officers discussing their actions. An activist group called Team Poison jammed the hotline with repeated calls – so-called “phone bombing” – preventing those with genuine…

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Utah: 750K more victims in health dept data breach

An additional 750,000 people had their personal information stolen by hackers, state health officials said Monday after discovering that the thieves downloaded thousands more files of data than authorities initially believed.

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Fallout grows from hacking of Utah health database

SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A data security breach of Utah’s state health records was far larger than first reported, with hackers from Eastern Europe now believed to have gained access to private information of some 780,000 patients, state officials said on Monday. The intrusion exposed the Social Security numbers of about 280,000 individuals to…

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Mac users should fear viruses, more widespread attacks likely coming: experts

TORONTO – Mac users can no longer be blithely indifferent about the risks of viruses and cyber attacks, warn computer security experts.

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Official says weak security hampers cyber efforts

International cooperation on developing better tools and methods to prevent cyberattacks is being undermined by poor computer security among U.S. allies, a senior Pentagon official said Tuesday.

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Utah: Data breach may include 750,000 people

Health officials in Utah say 750,000 additional people, including many children, may have had personal information stolen by hackers.

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Hackers get into Utah health department records

Hundreds of thousands of people could have had their Social Security numbers stolen by hackers, state health officials said Monday after discovering that the thieves downloaded thousands more files of personal information than authorities initially believed.

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Hackers claiming ties to Anonymous target UK government website

LONDON – Britain’s Home Office says its website was temporarily unavailable overnight, and hackers are claiming responsibility for shutting it down.

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Hackers claim attack on UK Home Office website

Britain’s Home Office confirmed Sunday that its website was attacked overnight after hackers claimed responsibility for shutting it down.

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Utah: Medical records breach more extensive

Health officials in Utah say hackers who downloaded thousands of medical files from state computers stole far more personal information than originally thought.

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