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Israeli hackers attack Iranian sites

A group of Israeli hackers said on Thursday they have attacked several Iranian websites, a day after a number of Israeli websites were taken offline in the latest incident in a low-level cyberwar.

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Massive Android malware op may have infected 5 million users

Many of the 13 \'Android.Counterclank\'-infected apps remain on the Android Market

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Anonymous attack Mexico websites to protest copyright law

The shadowy online hackers group Anonymous blocked access to the websites of the Mexican Senate and the Interior Ministry Friday to protest a proposed law to fine people who violate copyright online.

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McAfee software bug could turn customers\' PCs into spam servers

BOSTON (Reuters) - Anti-virus software maker McAfee warned that a flaw in one of its products could make customers\' PCs vulnerable to attacks in which hackers used their computers to distribute spam.

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\'Anonymous\' hackers briefly hijack French Elysee website

The shadowy online hackers group Anonymous briefly hijacked the French presidential website on Friday in apparent retaliation for the US shutdown of file-sharing site Megaupload.

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New iPhone app lets users follow roaming great white sharks

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The great white shark is lurking in cyberspace, in the form of an iPhone application launched this week that allows users to track a dozen of the predators as they roam around the Pacific Ocean.

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Eggs thrown at Beijing Apple store after iPhone 4S sale canceled

Customers waited through freezing cold, but were then told iPhone 4S sales were canceled at the store

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Saudi denies bank info breach by Israeli hackers

CAIRO (AP) — A top Saudi banking official on Tuesday denied an Israeli media report that hackers from Israel obtained credit card and bank account details of thousands of Saudi citizens, retaliating for an attack on Israeli accounts.

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Facebook Spam and Cybercrime on the Rise: How You Can Avoid It [INFOGRAPHIC]

Just how much cybercrime happens on Facebook? About 4 million Facebook users experience spam on a daily basis, 20% of Facebook users have been exposed to malware, and Facebook sees about 600,000 cases of hijacked log-ins every day.

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Israel vows treat hackers like other \'terrorists\'

Israel said on Saturday that it will respond to cyber-attacks in the same way it responds to violent \"terrorist\" acts, by striking back with force against hackers who threaten the Jewish state.

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U.S. authorities probe U.S.-China commission email hack

(Reuters) - U.S. authorities are investigating allegations that an Indian government spy unit hacked into emails of an official U.S. commission that monitors economic and security relations between the United States and China, including cyber-security issues.

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Update: AT&T kills $39B T-Mobile deal

AT&T has scrapped its plans to purchase rival mobile carrier T-Mobile USA in the face of opposition from two U.S. agencies.

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Iran moves websites to guard against cyber attacks

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has moved most of its government websites from foreign-based hosting companies to new computer facilities inside the country, to protect them against cyber attacks, a senior official said on Tuesday.

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Senators urge FTC to investigate Google

Two U.S. senators asked the FTC to look into possible antitrust violations by Google

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Red Hat Q3 revenue growth driven by subscriptions

Buoyed by strong subscription revenue, open-source software company Red Hat reported on Monday strong net income and revenue gains for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2012.

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Chrome 15 puts IE8 in rear-view mirror, takes No. 1 spot

Google\'s Chrome 15 has jumped into the number one spot, replacing Microsoft\'s Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) as the world\'s most popular browser edition.

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30 events that shaped Cisco in 2011

2011 was a tumultuously transitional year for Cisco. The company came to the realization that its strategy for growth by entering new markets spread it too thin, distracted it from core markets and impacted profits.

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13 pre-Christmas patches from Microsoft

The last Microsoft patch day of the year has 13 updates which fix a total of 19 holes in Windows, Internet Explorer and Office, and will give system administrators plenty of work to do.

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US investigators trace cyber-espionage to China

The US authorities are reported to have traced several recent major hacking incidents to China.

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Alleged Gene Simmons website hacker arrested

A man accused of being part of the hacking group Anonymous was arrested on Tuesday on charges of attacking the website of Kiss frontman Gene Simmons.

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Big data has potential but requires care

Both data and tools to manage it are growing, but taking advantage of it requires planning

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Election cyber attack cited on Russia media

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two liberal Russian media outlets and an election watchdog said their sites had been shut down by hackers intent on silencing them over allegations of violations in a parliamentary vote on Sunday.

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Cyber attacks could wreck world oil supply

DOHA (Reuters) - Hackers are bombarding the world\'s computer controlled energy sector, conducting industrial espionage and threatening potential global havoc through oil supply disruption.

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Bank Failures: 2010 Pace Exceeds 2009

There were no bank failures to kick off the 4th of July weekend - but this past Friday was the exception, not the rule.

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Can Cloud Be More Secure than Legacy Systems?

Cloud computing isn't necessarily more or less secure than other technologies, but represents advances in computing that must be carefully deployed to assure the safety of data, a House panel was told Thursday.

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