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Hackers Zero In on Online Stock Accounts
2006-10-25 05:21

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/23/AR2006102301257.html By Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writer October 24, 2006 Hackers have been breaking into customer...

Chicago Voter Database Hacked
2006-10-24 05:36

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2601085 By JAKE TAPPER and REBECCA ABRAHAMS ABC News Oct. 23, 2006 Oct. 23, 2006 - As if there weren't enough concerns about the integrity of the vote, a...

Officials Probing Possible Theft of Voting Software in Md.
2006-10-20 10:02

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/19/AR2006101901818.html By Cameron W. Barr Washington Post Staff Writer October 20, 2006 The FBI is investigating the possible theft of...

Islamic hackers hit Vatican site -- unsuccessfully
2006-10-17 06:29

http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=47065 Vatican, Oct. 13 (CWNews.com) - Islamic computer hackers tried to disrupt the Vatican web site earlier this week, but failed, according to a...

Hackers steal US$500, 000 (euro399, 010) out of U.S. Virgin Islands government bank accounts
2006-10-13 05:33

http://www.smh.com.au/news/Technology/Hackers-steal-US500000-euro399010-out-of-US-Virgin-Islandsgovernment-bank-accounts/2006/10/13/1160246291912.html AP DIGITAL October 13, 2006 Computer hackers...

US Air Force Prepares For Cyber Warfare
2006-10-11 05:29

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_Air_Force_Prepares_For_Cyber_Warfare_999.html By John C.K. Daly UPI International Correspondent Washington (UPI) Oct 09, 2006 The U.S. Air Force is preparing to...

How Insecure Do You Think You Are?
2006-10-10 08:01

http://www.internetnews.com/stats/article.php/3636831 By Sean Michael Kerner October 9, 2006 A new Cisco sponsored global study of 1,000 remote workers indicates that IT workers may well be...

Computer System Under Attack
2006-10-06 06:31

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/05/AR2006100501781.html By Alan Sipress Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, October 6, 2006; A21 Hackers operating through Chinese...

What's in a hacker?
2006-10-05 08:43

http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2006/10/3/itfeature/15592912&sec=itfeature October 3, 2006 Whats in a hacker? TWENTY years ago, Raoul Chiesa went by the nickname nobody -- but at...

ID Thieves Turn Sights on Smaller E-Businesses
2006-10-02 07:49

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/28/AR2006092800333.html By Brian Krebs washingtonpost.com Staff Writer September 28, 2006 Schuyler Cole needed an accessory for his...