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Threats, ethics fail to deter US media on Sony emails
Ethical arguments and legal threats looked unlikely to deter US media from delving ever deeper into the hacked emails of Hollywood powerhouse Sony Pictures Entertainment.
16 December 2014
Hackers threaten Sony staff in new email
Sony Pictures staff received a threatening email Friday claiming to be from the hackers who breached the entertainment giant's computer network.
06 December 2014
Sony Pictures network reportedly hit by hackers
Sony Pictures' computer network has reportedly come under cyberattack, with hackers threatening to release key information.
26 November 2014
Hackers turning smartphones into slave armies
Mobile security firm Lookout warned that Android-powered smartphones or tablets are being targeted with malicious software.
20 November 2014
Hackers could trick way into Apple gadgets: researcher
Cybersecurity firm FireEye warned that hackers could trick owners of Apple gadgets into installing applications that steal information.
11 November 2014
Malaysians accused of hacking US news website
The US-based Environment News Service accused Malaysian government hackers of shutting down its website .
07 November 2014
Credit-card hacking is Americans' top crime worry: poll
Credit-card hacking is the number one crime on Americans' worry list, far above getting mugged or murdered.
28 October 2014
Apple sees iCloud attacks; China hack reported
Apple said its iCloud server has been the target of "intermittent" attacks, after a security blog said Chinese authorities had been trying to hack into the system.
22 October 2014
Hackers expose trove of snagged Snapchat images
A huge trove of evidently intercepted Snapchat images and videos were exposed online, raising fears about what may be revealed.
11 October 2014
Hackers charged in software theft from US army, others
Four members of an international hacking ring were charged with cracking the networks of the US Army to steal software.
01 October 2014
'Bash' computer bug could hit millions
The US government and technology experts warned of a vulnerability in some computer-operating systems.
26 September 2014
Apple says celebs hacked in 'targeted attack'
Apple said a "targeted attack" led to the release of nude photos of celebrities but insisted there was no breach of its cloud storage system.
03 September 2014
Apparent Hollywood hack attack nabs stars' nude pix
Nude photos purportedly showing many top stars, bounced around social media Sunday, in an apparent massive hacking leak, US media reported.
01 September 2014
Cyber attacks on US businesses, banks mounting
Investigators were digging to find who initiated and what was taken in an apparent hacker effort this month to penetrate the systems of US banks.
29 August 2014
Singapore boosts cyber security after hacking incidents
Singapore announced new measures to strengthen cyber security to prevent a recurrence of attacks on government websites.
26 August 2014
Japan's Sony hit by cyber attack, bomb threat
Japanese entertainment giant Sony said its online music and gaming sites came under a cyber attack by a hacker group.
25 August 2014
US hospital firm: Chinese hackers stole patient data
Community Health Systems said that hackers likely from China broke into its systems and stole identification data for 4.5 million patients.
19 August 2014
Hackers tweet resignation of Russian PM
Hackers broke into Russian Prime Minister D. Medvedev's Twitter account, tweeting his resignation and criticising President V. Putin.
14 August 2014
Canada says China hacked science agency computers
Canada accused China of hacking into the computers of its research and development arm, which Beijing strongly denied.
30 July 2014
Hackers take over Israel army Twitter account
Internet hackers briefly took over an Israeli army Twitter account, the military said, posting an alarming message that a nuclear facility had been hit by rocket fire.
04 July 2014