US police data officer leaked by angry hackers

Hacktivists have disrupted dozens of US police websites and leaked the personal details of up to 2,000 officers, apparently in protest at the treatment meted out to supporters of the ‘Occupy’ protest movement. In a message posted to Pastebin on Friday, a group claiming to represent Anonymous said it had…

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Hacker’s starlet addiction

He was a virtual junkie. The 35-year-old cyber-creep arrested by the FBI for hacking dozens of celebrity phones and e-mail accounts claimed yesterday he couldn’t stop himself from prying into the private lives of Hollywood starlets like Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Alba and Christina Aguilera. “It started as curiosity, and it…

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Hackers say German officials used backdoor

A screenshot from the Chaos Computer Club’s blog post on the Trojan it claims was used by German government law enforcement for suspect surveillance. (Credit: Chaos Computer Club) A German hacker group says it has found a Trojan program designed for spying on Skype communications that it alleges was used…

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