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Is It Possible for Hackers to Access My Computer's Webcam?

Quora | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Computer Security, Webcam Spying, Computer Hacking, Computers, Computer Hacker, Hacking, Webcams, Computer Hackers, Hackers, Webcam, Technology News

This question originally appeared on Quora. By Feross Aboukhadijeh, Stanford undergraduate, computer security enthusiast, and blogger Yes, bad guy...

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CISPA and the Emergence of a Cyber Détente

Gil Laroya | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Internet, Cybersecurity, Cispa Bill, Privacy, Hackers, Cybercrime, Hacking, Cispa, Technology News

With the danger posed on both sides of the cyber-hacker war, is the internet bearing witness to an internet cyber-détente?

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Lawyers' New Mandate: Think Like Hackers

HuffingtonPost.com | Bianca Bosker | Posted 04.17.2012

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Don’t just follow the law. Hack it. That was Jonathan Askin’s challenge to an auditorium of law students, lawyers and entrepreneurs at the firs...

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Celebrity Hacker Pleads Guilty

AP | GREG RISLING | Posted 05.23.2012

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LOS ANGELES — A Florida man has agreed to plead guilty to hacking into the email accounts of celebrities such as Christina Aguilera, Mila Kunis ...

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Man To Plead Guilty To Hacking Into Stars' Email Accounts

AP | GREG RISLING | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Christopher Chaney, Mila Kunis, Video, Operation Hackerazzi, Email Hacking, Scarlett Johansson, Computer Hacking, Christopher Chestnut, Christina Aguilera, Hacking, Celebrity News

LOS ANGELES — A Florida man has agreed to plead guilty to hacking into the email accounts of celebrities such as Christina Aguilera, Mila Kunis ...

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U.S. Corporations Worried About Digital Espionage

www.nytimes.com | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Cybersecurity, Hacking, Internet Hacking, Digital Espionage, Technology News

When Kenneth G. Lieberthal, a China expert at the Brookings Institution, travels to that country, he follows a routine that seems straight from a spy...

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On Becoming A Hacker

Zainab Oni | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Mouse Corps, Hive-Learning-Network, Mozilla Youth Ambassadors, Hacking, Computer Hacking, Slidepollajax, High School News

Hacking doesn't only happen with computers -- you can hack clothes, games, decorations, styles, etc. I learned that hacking isn't always illegal and you can hack for good sometimes.

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Latvian Trader Allegedly Made Hundreds Of Thousands By Hacking Accounts

AP | Posted 01.27.2012

Read More: Fraud, Unauthorized Trades, Igors Nagaicevs, Video, Latvia, Profits, Stocks, Sec, Federal Regulators, Securities and Exchange Commission, Hacking, Fines, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators have filed civil charges against a trader in Latvia whom they accuse of hacking into U.S. customers' online brokerage...

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Cyber Threats -- and Remedies -- Get Overdue Airing

David Tereshchuk | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Misha Glenny, Cyber Theft, Henry Kissinger, Cyber Security, International Peace Insitute, China, Hacking, Cyber Attacks, Jon Huntsman, Cyber Warfare, Phishers, Hackers, Technology News

Thank you, Digital Revolution. You've given us many benefits, to be sure, but now this. We are living, apparently, at the mercy of people with the manners of a chimpanzee and the tongue of a Sicilian fishwife.

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5 Social Media New Year's Resolutions

HuffingtonPost.com | Bianca Bosker | Posted 12.30.2011

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Year-in-Review, Facebook Privacy Settings, Passwords, Social Media, Social Media Resolutions, Video, Twitter, New-Years-2012, Facebook Privacy, Cybersecurity, Facebook, Hacking, Technology News

In years past, my New Year's resolutions have focused on improving my habits offline: going to the gym, cutting back on snacks, finishing "Paradise Lo...

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A Dozen Chinese Hacker Teams Behind Most U.S. Data Theft

AP | Posted 02.10.2012

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- As few as 12 different Chinese groups, largely backed or directed by the government there, do the bulk of the China-based cyberatt...

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AT&T Warns Customers Of Security Breach

The Huffington Post | Gerry Smith | Posted 11.22.2011

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AT&T is investigating an unsuccessful attempt by hackers to access customer accounts, the company said. The wireless carrier has notified customers...

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Online Mortgage Scams Face Increased Government Crackdown

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Google, Ads, Mortgages, Video, Bing, Microsoft, Mortgage Crisis, Search Engine, Foreclosure, Online Scams, Hacking, Yahoo, Business News

SAN FRANCISCO — A criminal investigation into mortgage swindlers has expanded beyond deceptive advertising on Google's Internet search engine to...

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Nasdaq's Poor Computer Security Led To Cyber Attack

Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Cyber Attack, "Cyber Hygiene", Nasdaq's Directors Desk, Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Security Agency, Video, Nasdaq Omx Group, Microsoft Corp's Windows 2003 Server, Hacking, Business News

A federal investigation into last year's cyber attack on Nasdaq OMX Group found surprisingly lax security practices that made the exchange operato...

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Facebook Frenzy: What the Hacking of Facebook Has to Do With You

Toni Nagy | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Internet, Politics, Internet Safety, Anonymous, Social Networking, Computers, Facebook Privacy, Facebook, Hacking, Big Brother, Hackers, Media News

I logged onto Facebook this morning and the first post on my news feed was a picture of a dead guy with his brains blown out. Now I have the image of...

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After Apple Punishes Researcher, A Complex Relationship Is Tested

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: App Store Security, Apple, Apple Inc, Malware, White Hat Hackers, Anonymous, Bug Bounty, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, Black Hat Hackers, Apple Security, Hacking, Charlie Miller, Hackers, Technology News

For years, they have been partners in the struggle for better cybersecurity. Security researchers, known as "white hat" hackers, have found flaws i...

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Banned for Life From Facebook, Man Finds a Home on Google Plus (Video)

Dan McDermott | Posted 01.15.2012

My special guest on this edition of Google Plus Week is Adam Guerbuez, the Montreal marketer who got sued for $873 million by Facebook and lost.

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U.S. Blames China And Russia For Stealing Secrets

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Cyberspace, Cybersecurity, Chinese Government, Russian Government, Cyberspying, Cyber Threats, Hacking, Cyberattack, Hackers, Technology News

The Chinese and Russian governments are aggressively stealing American military, technology and economic secrets by hacking into U.S. computer network...

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Trust: A Rare Commodity Online

Robert Siciliano | Posted 12.30.2011

Read More: Fraud, Hacking, Iovation, Bank Security, Business News

People lie when they set up online dating profiles, they lie when they put up fake social media profiles, and they lie to the innocent victims of thei...

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Hackers Attacked U.S. Satellites Connected To The Internet, Report Finds

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 12.27.2011

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Space may be a new frontier in the battle in cyberspace, according to a new report. Hackers, potentially from China, have been able to disrupt U.S....

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'Hacktivist' Group: 'Fox News, Your Time Has Come'

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 12.26.2011

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Anonymous, the loose-knit web "hacktavist" group that has been associated with taking down MasterCard.com and attacking the Church of Scientology, is ...

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NYSE Website Outages Prompt Suspicions Of A Cyber Attack

AP | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Cyber Attack, Keynote Systems Inc., Video, Anonymous, Occupy Wall Street, Stock Exchange, Hacking, Anti-Wall Street Protests, New York Stock Exchange, Business News

SAN FRANCISCO -- The New York Stock Exchange's website was apparently hobbled twice Monday, possibly the result of computer attacks as part of the ant...

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More Young People Say Their Internet Accounts Have Been Hacked But They Don't Care About It

AP | JENNIFER C. KERR | Posted 12.06.2011

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WASHINGTON — Young people are having a harder time keeping their profile pages and email accounts secure, especially from prankster friends. And...

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State Department Official Accuses Russia and China Of Vying For Greater Internet Control

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Russia, Cyberattacks, United Nations, Michele Markoff, Cybersecurity, Cybertheft, Hacking, State Department, China, Cyberattack, Hackers, Technology News

A top State Department official on Tuesday accused China and Russia of abandoning international talks on cybersecurity and seeking United Nations appr...

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Hackers Hit Korean Military Website Thousands Of Times

AP | Posted 11.28.2011

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SEOUL, South Korea — A ruling party lawmaker says South Korean military websites have been hit by more than 2,770 hacking attempts in the past y...

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