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Was The Sony Hack Actually An Act Of Cyberwar?

12-20-2014 • http://www.popsci.com-Kelsey D. Atherton

Cyberwhatever, man.

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German researchers discover a flaw that could let anyone listen to your cell calls.

12-20-2014 • Washington Post

German researchers have discovered security flaws that could let hackers, spies and criminals listen to private phone calls and intercept text messages on a potentially massive scale – even when cellular networks are using the most advanced encrypt

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Sony Hack is Almost Certainly an Inside Job

12-20-2014 • Prison Planet

Obama administration to blame North Korea and its allies with zero evidence whatsoever

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The "North Korea Hacking" Scandal As Explained By The Taiwanese Animators

12-20-2014 • zerohedge.com

Nothing more to add to this: "Wouldn't it be funny if it was all just a set up?"

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12 million home and business routers vulnerable to critical hijacking hack

12-19-2014 • ars technica

More than 12 million routers in homes and small offices are vulnerable to attacks that allow hackers anywhere in the world to monitor user traffic and take administrative control over the devices, researchers said.

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The Evidence That North Korea Hacked Sony Is Flimsy

12-18-2014 • http://www.wired.com-KIM ZETTER

Today Sony canceled the premiere of "The Interview" and its entire Christmas-Day release of the movie because of fears that terrorists might attack theaters showing the film.

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Sony cancels release of Seth Rogen's 'The Interview' after threats from hackers

12-18-2014 • http://www.rawstory.com-AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

Sony Pictures on Wednesday canceled the December 25 release date of The Interview, a parody film which has angered North Korea and triggered chilling threats from hackers.

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The FBI Used the Web's Favorite Hacking Tool to Unmask Tor Users

12-16-2014 • http://www.wired.com, By Kevin Poulsen

For more than a decade, a powerful app called Metasploit has been the most important tool in the hacking world:

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Sony suspends filming after hackers hit payments

12-13-2014 • http://www.thetimes.co, James Dean

The Hollywood studio that made the James Bond and Spider-Man films has abandoned shoots after hackers crippled its computer network, and leaked four films and thousands of documents.

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Nation-backed malware targets diplomats' iPhones, Androids, and PCs

12-10-2014 • ars technica

Researchers have uncovered yet another international espionage campaign that's so sophisticated and comprehensive that it could only have been developed with the backing of a well resourced country.

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Here's The Internal Security Memo The Sony CEO Just Sent Worried Staffers

12-10-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com, Aly Weisman

Sony CEO Michael Lynton sent a company-wide memo to staff on Monday assuring the studio is doing everything it can to protect employees after a series of cyber attacks that revealed their personal information, including Social Security Numbers and ad

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Sony Hackers Apparently Demand Studio Pull 'The Interview'

12-09-2014 • http://variety.com, Ted Johnson

A group calling itself GOP posted a message online on Monday that warned Sony to stop "immediately showing the movie of terrorism which can break the regional peace and cause the war."

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Operation Auroragold

12-06-2014 • https://firstlook.org, By Ryan Gallagher

In March 2011, two weeks before the Western intervention in Libya, a secret message was delivered to the National Security Agency. An intelligence unit within the U.S. military's Africa Command needed help to hack into Libya's cellphone networks

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9 Crazy Details About The Unprecedented Sony Hack

12-04-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com-Pamela Engel

The size and scope of the recent hack of Sony Pictures is unprecedented for a major US company.

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Security Firm Says It Uncovered A Cyber Espionage Ring Focused On Gaming The...

12-02-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com-Jim Finkle

Security Firm Says It Uncovered A Cyber Espionage Ring Focused On Gaming The Stock Market.

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Sony's New Movies Leak Online Following Hack Attack

11-30-2014 • http://variety.com, Andrew Wallenstein

At least five new movies from Sony Pictures are being devoured on copyright-infringing file-sharing hubs online in the wake of the hack attack that hobbled the studio earlier in the week.

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Powerful New Cyber Weapon Was Likely Created By US Spy Agencies

11-30-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com-Joshua Kopstein

Washington's cyber spies haven't been resting on their laurels since unleashing the infamous Stuxnet computer worm in 2009.

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Oops: After Threatening Hacker With 440 Years, Prosecutors Settle for a Misdemeanor

11-26-2014 • http://www.wired.com

Thanks in part to America's ill-defined hacking laws, prosecutors have enormous discretion to determine a hacker defendant's fate.

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Automakers Aim to Drive Away Car Computer Hackers

11-26-2014 • http://abcnews.go.com, By JUSTIN PRITCHARD

Against the team of hackers, the poor car stood no chance.

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UK, US behind Regin malware, attacked European Union networks

11-24-2014 • Yahoo! News blog

Two governments working together are said to have developed the state-sponsored malware that attacked the European Union. Guess what? One of the makers was an EU country.

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Highly advanced backdoor trojan cased high-profile targets for years

11-24-2014 • ars technica

Researchers have unearthed highly advanced malware they believe was developed by a wealthy nation-state to spy on a wide range of international targets in diverse industries, including hospitality, energy, airline, and research.

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Hacker Lexicon: What Is the Dark Web?

11-19-2014 • http://www.wired.com

With the rise and fall of the Silk Road--and then its rise again and fall again--the last couple of years have cast new light on the Dark Web.

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Son of Stuxnet

11-13-2014 • https://firstlook.org, By Kim Zetter

The Digital Hunt for Duqu, a Dangerous and Cunning U.S.-Israeli Spy Virus

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Internet Service Providers Caught Stripping Customers' Email Encryption

11-13-2014 • http://thelibertybeat.com, by Derrick Broze

The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports that at least one internet service provider (ISP) has been caught altering the functionality of an essential security protection used for email encryption.

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ISPs Removing Their Customers' Email Encryption

11-12-2014 • .

Verizon was caught tampering with its customer's web requests to inject a tracking super-cookie. Another network-tampering threat to user safety has come to light from other providers: email encryption downgrade attacks.

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Pirate Bay Co-Founder Sentenced to 42 Months Behind Bars

11-12-2014 • http://thelibertybeat.com, by Derrick Broze

One of the co-founders of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison related to hacking charges.

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Workers blamed for half of federal government cyberattacks

11-12-2014 • Associated Press

Government workers scattered across more than a dozen agencies, from the Defense and Education departments to the National Weather Service, are responsible for at least half of the federal cyberincidents reported each year

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Stuxnet worm infected high-profile targets before hitting Iran nukes

11-12-2014 • ars technica

The Stuxnet computer worm that attacked Iran's nuclear development program was first seeded to a handful of carefully selected targets before finally taking hold in uranium enrichment facilities, at odds with the now-popular narrative

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The Hackers, The Congressman, and Sharyl Attkisson's Book Party

11-08-2014 • http://www.bloomberg.com, by David Weigel

Conservatives and journalists celebrate the release of the former CBS News reporter's Obama administration indictment.

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The Silk Road's Forgotten Three Languish Without Trial

11-03-2014 • .

While the spotlight shines ever stronger on the upcoming trial of alleged Silk Road 'kingpin' Ross Ulbricht, much less attention is paid to 3 men who have also been accused of being staff members on the deep web marketplace.