Tag Archives: Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution

1.1 Million CareFirst User Records Hacked

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The CareFirst health insurance company has announced on its website that almost 1.1 million user records have been stolen after their network was a victim of a cyber-attack. Their company had records...

Taylor Swift pokes Fun at Hackers

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The 25-year-old pop star, Taylor Swift has been the latest target of Hackers. Hackers went after Taylor Swift this week. She joins other celebrities who have recently had their social media accounts...

iCloud Hack Photos of Celebs cause a Furor in Cyberspace

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A posse of hackers tried to breach Apple’s iCloud service and succeeded big time. Part of the reason for this apparent ease in security violation was the weak in-built defenses of the platform. ...

Chinese hackers infiltrated computers of U.S. government agency

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Chinese hackers infiltrated computer networks of the United States Office of Personnel Management, the New York Times reported today. Senior American officials told the Times that the hackers...

Hackers Hit Mt. Gox Exchange’s CEO, Claim To Publish Evidence Of Fraud

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The Bitcoin community has been angrily pressing for details on what the Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has described as a massive hacker attack that stole hundreds of millions of dollars worth of its users...

4.6 Million Snapchat Usernames And Phone Numbers Captured By API Exploit

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Anonymous hackers have claimed to use the reported Snapchat API exploit to compile a database of 4.6 million Snapchat usernames and their associated phone numbers and geographical regions. The site...
    






Limousine Reservation Service Hack Exposes 850k Customers Info

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A company that specializes in limousine services has had its valuable information cache hacked by nefarious elements. About a million well-to-do customers had their money matters exposed thanks to...

US Military Weapons Designs Stolen by Chinese Hackers

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A confidential report says that over two dozen files containing valuable information regarding weapons ranging from warheads to fighter jets had been hacked by Chinese cyber spies who were in...