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Anonymous threatens cyberwar on North Korea, steals 15,000 passwords
Submitted by l33tdawg on Wed, 2013-04-03 05:46
Hacker, or hackers, purporting to be part of the Anonymous group claim to have got their hands on more than 15,000 passwords belonging to users of Uriminzokkiri.com, one of North Korea’s primary sites on the Internet.
An anonymously written note – first spotted by the North Korea Tech blog — makes the claim, and discloses what are said to be six sample user records for the site, which is run out of China.
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Hacking evolution: From good to evil to good
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2013-04-02 06:13
The outstanding PBSoffbook channel on YouTube has done another great interview/documentary with a technology topic - this time discussing the history and evolution of hacking.
The video explores the early days in the '60s, when hacking was accepted and thought of as a good thing; through the '80s and '90s when the media used the word to describe criminal break-ins of computers and networks; to the world of today, where people use hacking for activist purposes (Anonymous) or create hack-a-thons to help solve problems.
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British Hackers Target Falklands Computer Game
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2013-04-02 06:10
A new front has been opened in the long-running dispute over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, after UK hackers attacked an online game in which Argentine special forces battle British 'terrorists' for control of the islands.
On Monday 24 March, Dattatec.com, a company based in Rosario, Argentina, launched a version of the popular online game Counter Strike based in the Falklands. The company claims it has already been downloaded 15,000 times.
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Military Veterans Wanted As Hackers In Cyberwar
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2013-04-02 06:08
In 2005, Kevin Jorge dodged mortar attacks on a military base in Afghanistan. Today, Jorge, a National Guardsman with an IT background, wants to serve on the front lines of a new kind of war -- one being fought with bytes instead of bombs.
Jorge's skills are in high demand. Faced with a shortage of experts to defend the country from online attacks, the government is looking to fill the void by recruiting job-seekers accustomed to physical warfare: returning military veterans.
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How hackers can switch on your webcam and control your computer
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2013-04-02 06:05
The 14-year-old couldn't believe his eyes. The virtual currency he'd worked so hard to amass in the online role-playing game Runescape had vanished. He'd lost the equivalent of $700 in the blink of an eye, after investing his pocket money into the game's economy for months. All that remained was an instant message dialogue box: "Haha, you got RATted!"
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