November 4, 2015 Lulzsec hacker Jeremy Hammond sentenced to 10 years in prison Convicted hacker Jeremy Hammond -- who was arrested with information from turncoat hacker Hector “Sabu” Monsegur, as first reported by FoxNews.com -- was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for illegally accessing computers systems of law enforcement agencies and government contractors.
November 4, 2015 Who is the 'Syrian Electronic Army' that took down The New York Times? This is not the first time the hacker group has targeted media outlets' websites and social media accounts. In April of 2013, the SEA successfully hacked the Associated Press' Twitter page tweeting that there had been two explosions at the White House and that President Obama was injured, creating panic across the United States.
November 4, 2015 Hackers can now target light bulbs, security researcher warns Researcher Nitesh Dhanjani discovered a vulnerability in Philips new line of smartphone-controlled lightbulbs that would allow a hacker to remotely turn them on and off -- suggesting that in our connected world, nothing is safe.
November 4, 2015 Hacker who made ATMs spit out cash dies in California A prominent hacker who discovered a way to have ATMs spit out cash and was set to deliver a talk about hacking pacemakers and other wireless implantable medical devices has died in San Francisco, authorities and his employer said.
November 4, 2015 5 ways hackers attack you (and how to counter them) Between semi-amateurs with automated systems and serious hackers who are masters of technology and trickery, how can you possibly hope to stay safe? The best way is to know how hackers do what they do.
November 4, 2015 Lulzsec hacktivist Jeremy Hammond pleads guilty in hacking case A self-described anarchist and "hacktivist" from Chicago pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges he illegally accessed computer systems of law enforcement agencies and government contractors.
November 4, 2015 Hackers attack 90,000 WordPress blogs Keeping the default settings on any Internet-connected service is just asking for trouble.
November 4, 2015 North Korea's Twitter, flickr accounts hacked amid rising tension Hackers apparently broke into at least two of North Korea's government-run online sites Thursday, as tensions rose on the Korean Peninsula.
November 4, 2015 Popular websites more likely to harbor malware Despite the common belief that "sketchy" Internet sites are more likely to host malware than their mainstream counterparts, the reverse may be true.
November 4, 2015 Anonymous hackers leak personal information of 4,000 bank executives Hacker collective Anonymous “doxed” over 4000 bank executives by posting their phone numbers, computer logins and other personal information on a government website.
