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'Anonymous' Calls It War After US, UK Police Go After Hackers
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsInternational law enforcement is on a mission, hacktivists say: They're out to pay back the anonymous hackers who were part of last year's "Operation Payback," most notably in support of WikiLeaks. Police arrested five young men in Britain on Thursday, and more than 40 search warrants were executed by the FBI. Police in France, Germany and the Netherlands are also part of the effort. The targets are those who go by the name of "Anonymous," a loosely organized band of international hackers best known for briefly shutting down some big corporate websites late last year that had cut ties with ...
Fake White House Holiday E-Mail Contained Dangerous Malware
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsAn e-mailed Christmas greeting purportedly from the White House actually contained dangerous malware aimed at extracting sensitive financial data and documents from government employees. The bogus e-mail, discovered last week, was a ruse by cybercriminals who may have been primarily interested in accessing documents by government officials involved in computer crime investigations, The Associated Press reported. The e-mail, apparently sent mainly to government, military and law enforcement staffers, surfaced in inboxes around Dec. 23 and contained a rendering of a red holiday card with a ...
Scores Charged in Cybertheft of Millions From US Banks
By Allan Lengel - AOL News(Sept. 30) -- More than than 60 people were indicted today on charges of stealing millions of dollars from U.S. bank accounts through mischievous computer attacks. In announcing the local and federal indictments, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of New York said that modern high-tech bank heists no longer require "a gun, a mask, a note or a getaway car. ... It requires only the Internet and ingenuity. And it can be accomplished in the blink of an eye, with just a click of the mouse." Authorities said the cyberattacks began in Eastern Europe with the e-mailing of a malware known as "Zeus ...
Opinion: Arming the US for Cyberwar
By not in system - AOL News(July 9) -- The information revolution launched by the Internet has reached into every corner of our lives, from communication and entertainment to commerce and government. But this crown jewel of modernity also comes with deep and dangerous flaws that leave us vulnerable to a variety of threats that are overwhelming our capacity to defend. Cybercriminals and cyberspies look at the World Wide Web and see digital connections that lead directly into everything from our personal bank accounts to government and industrial secrets. The threats of "cyberwar" and "cyberterror" also loom large with ...
Marijuana, Sarah Palin and Spider-Man: Politics Dailies - July 8
By Michael Kraskin - Politics DailyObama's Portuguese water dog, Bo, is following me on Twitter, I'm told. I suppose I should be flattered. Does anyone know if this account is "real"? Is it possible Sarah Palin quit to write a daily aphorism calendar? And speaking of Sarah Palin, Jeff Hoard over at True Slant took the time to compile 100 reasons we'll miss her. RIP Habeas Corpus: 1305-2009 The White House, Pentagon, NSA, New York Stock Exchange, and many other computer systems were victims of a serious and successful attack. Is it vain of me to think that maybe the difficulties I've seen reported with AOL Wednesday might ...
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