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Indian hackers claim the goal of # OpParis is to expose social media accounts and websites run by members of ISIS, which has claimed responsibility for Paris attacks.
DESI HACKERS ON ANTI- ISIS BATTLELINE
Chang, the expert team had successfully prevented two attacks from hackers recently.
IPod Cover Seller iThrough Launched Anti-Hacker Actions
The hackers' modus operandi was similar to the ICA attack, with pages developed by the hackers being inserted onto Indian servers and sites being hacked to root level, The Express Tribune reported.
Pak cyber army hacks 270 Indian websites, including that of CBI
The Department of Homeland Security video shows a mock-up of an industrial turbine taken over by hackers and destroyed by turning it into a heap of smoking metal," he said.
GSS hacker warning
Brian Hernacki, an architect in the R&D lab for security software vendor Symantec, confirms that security is an issue for school districts, but notes that most wireless hacking incidents are not as serious as those described by the former hacker and Scigliano.
The hidden downside of wireless networking: Wi-Fi can cause big trouble--and you may not even know it. Here's how to keep the hackers at bay
Hackers taking advantage of this seven to 30 hour window have a very easy and effective way to fly under the radar of most security products.
The threat from within: the evolution of cyber attacks
Brazilian hackers often target people in industrial countries, such as the United States, as well as wealthy marks in their own country.
Hack job: tech savvy Brazil becomes a haven for those who dwell on the dark side of technology--hackers
As a practical matter, you want to guard against the less-than-expert hacker (the one after your credit card numbers), and inexpensive and easy-to-use protection with a low-cost firewall works well.
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Grampian Police say there were no suspicious circumstances but they are anxious to trace any Welsh relatives as Mr Hacker lived alone and did not have any family nearby.
Police plea to trace man's relatives
The Hacker Diaries offers an inside look, allowing readers to peer into the minds of some of the most celebrated cyber mavericks of the past few years, including Genocide (who became an expert hacker despite growing up in a shack without electricity), Anna Moore (the first female hacker to win the ethical hacking contest at the annual Defcon hacker conference), and MafiaBoy (perpetrator of 20015 most celebrated distributed denial of service attacks).
The Hacker Diaries: Confessions of Teenage Hackers. (Reviews)
Sometimes the attack can be related to a denial of service, where the hacker floods the Web site with network traffic so customers are blocked from gaining access to the site.
Securing the system: in the wake of viruses, hackers and worms, insurers maintain constant guard over their computer systems. (Cyber-Security: Technology)
An unidentified hacker broke into the Web site of NTT DoCoMo Inc.
CORRECTED: Hacker intrudes into NTT DoCoMo's Web site

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