Hackers

NBC.com Hacked in Malware Attack (Updated)

Media
 February 21, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 12 weeks ago

The site is back up now but security firms warned of infectious malware contaminating visitors' computers

  

Apple Suffers Hacking Attack

Media
 February 20, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 13 weeks ago

Apple is the latest victim of a hacking attack

  

Facebook Hacked in 'Sophisticated Attack'

Media
 February 15, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 13 weeks ago

Facebook said no user data was comprised

  

N.Y. Times Attacked by Chinese Hackers

Media | Newspapers
 January 31, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 15 weeks ago

Hackers in China have been broken into reporters' and employee accounts for the last four months

  

Anonymous Hackers Down MIT Website After Aaron Swartz Suicide (Updated)

Media
 January 14, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 18 weeks ago

Researcher Aaron Swartz committed suicide as he awaited trial on 13 felony counts for downloading and publishing nearly 4 million academic journal articles

  

Skype Shuts Down Password-Resetting After Hack by Russian Site

Media
 November 14, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 27 weeks ago

Skype temporarily shut down its password-reset feature after it was hacked by a Russian site

  

WikiLeaks Running Out of Money, Finds Loophole in Visa/MasterCard Blockade

Media
 July 18, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 44 weeks ago

The whistle-blower site spent nearly $302,450 in the first six months of 2012, but only took in $40,230

  

Facebook IPO: Mark Zuckerberg's Bizarre Ode to Hackers

Media
 February 2, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

In a letter along with the IPO filing, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says there's a lot to learn from "the hacker way"

  

Anonymous Hackers Take Over Senator's Twitter Account, Hack CBS & Universal Music

Media
 January 23, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Republican Grassley, an anti-piracy proponent, is targeted; attacks on media companies continue in wake of protests over proposed file-sharing laws

  

Hacked Fox News Twitter Feed Makes Bogus Obama Assassination Report

Media
 July 4, 2011 By Laura MacInnis, Reuters 1 year ago

Six false tweets say the President was shot in Iowa while campaigning

  

Hackers: Thanks for the Lulz, We’re Calling It Quits

Media
 June 26, 2011 By Diane Garrett 1 year ago

Rogue group calls off the attacks, claims that members were getting bored with their mischief

  

Holy Hack Attack! Sony Pictures Confirms Breach, Contacts FBI

Movies
 June 4, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Rogue group LulzSec claims it has personal info from 1M users

  

Report: FBI Investigating Hackers That Targeted Female Celebs

Movies
 March 18, 2011 By Diane Garrett 2 years ago

Group gained access to compromising photos and videos of such stars as Vanessa Hudgens and Scarlett Johansson

  

Angry Pirates Take Down MPAA's Site Over Anti-Piracy

Movies
 September 19, 2010 By The Hollywood Reporter 2 years ago

On the eve of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, pirates take down MPAA anti-piracy site

  
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