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# Hacking

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Users of public wi-fi may have had personal details stolen
If you use public wi-fi systems, you should read this.
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Dec 11th 2013, 7:28 AM
Former NOTW editor Andy Coulsen told journalist 'do his phone', court hears
Coulson, who later became Prime Minister David Cameron’s media chief, denies conspiring to illegally access celebrities’ voicemail messages in a scandal that forced tycoon Rupert Murdoch to shut the paper in 2011.
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Nov 1st 2013, 5:37 PM
Court hears Brooks and Coulson had six-year affair
Brooks’ affair with Coulson was revealed in a love letter dated February 2004 that was found on her computer, the court heard today.
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Oct 31st 2013, 9:38 PM
UK newspapers go to court to block press regulation system
The publishers are seeking an injunction over a new charter drawn up by Britain’s three main political parties after their proposals for a self-regulation were rejected.
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Oct 30th 2013, 11:45 AM
Adobe security breach much worse than originally feared
An attack by hackers had been initially estimated to affect three million customers but it is now believe 38 million accounts have been compromised.
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Oct 30th 2013, 10:01 AM
Former News Of The World editors go on trial for phone hacking
With phone hacking trials beginning in England today, we look at who is on trial, and why.
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Oct 28th 2013, 12:16 PM
Companies lose 2.7 per cent of their yearly turnover due to cyber crime
Nearly one in five surveyed companies were victims of hacking in the last year, with the average incident costing up to €30,000 to clean up.
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Aug 9th 2013, 1:39 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Jul 9th 2013, 4:44 PM
Rupert Murdoch has changed News International's name... to News UK
The name-change is part of a broader restructuring and splitting of Murdoch’s newspaper and entertainment operations.
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Jun 26th 2013, 11:05 AM
Ex-prison officer arrested in London media conduct probe
The 39-year-old is being questioned in relation to suspected misconduct in office and corruption.
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Jun 6th 2013, 10:06 AM
The US and China to set up joint cybersecurity working group
The announcement was made today by US Secretary of State John Kerry.
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Apr 13th 2013, 7:40 PM
Government issues tender for deliberate hacker attack
The Department of Communications has said that existing services and systems will not be impacted by the exercise.
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Apr 4th 2013, 9:46 AM
David Cameron under pressure over press regulation
Talks in the UK on Leveson proposals have broken down so the Prime Minister has decided to hold a vote on his Royal Charter solution in parliament on Monday.
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Mar 14th 2013, 11:45 AM
Sunday Mirror journalists arrested on suspicion of hacking
Scotland Yard says it has arrested three men and a woman.
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Mar 14th 2013, 10:27 AM
Zendesk security breach affects Twitter, Tumblr & Pinterest users
Some contact information for users was compromised when hackers attacked the customer support service, Zendesk.
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Feb 22nd 2013, 7:27 AM
Facebook network hit by 'sophisticated' cyber attack
The social networking giant said it found no evidence any user data was compromised.
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Feb 16th 2013, 11:10 AM
Twitter attacked by 'sophisticated' hackers
The attackers may have gained some access to user information.
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Feb 2nd 2013, 7:40 AM
British detective guilty of offering leaks in hacking scandal
She was the first person to be prosecuted under the investigation into payments by News of the World journalists to public officials which is linked to the phone hacking scandal.
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Jan 11th 2013, 5:48 PM
Investigation into 'attempted hacking' of Oireachtas members' voicemails
The Houses of the Oireachtas ICT unit is investigating a possible attempt to hack the voicemail boxes of Oireachtas members and their staff in Leinster House.
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Dec 19th 2012, 8:40 PM
British student convicted over Anonymous PayPal hacking
Prosecutors said the assault on PayPal had cost the company €4.3 million in loss of trading as well as updates to fend off similar attacks.
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Dec 6th 2012, 9:22 PM
Brooks and Coulsen charged over payments to public officials
Andy Coulsen and Rebekah Brooks, two former senior figures at News International, have been charged over alleged corrupt payments to public officials.
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Nov 20th 2012, 11:17 AM
More texts between David Cameron and Rebekah Brooks emerge
In the texts, Cameron praises a horse he rode while Brooks tells him that she cried during his speech at a Conservative Party conference.
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Nov 4th 2012, 10:18 AM
Former Irish NOTW editor reportedly among two arrested over hacking
Alex Marunchak, who was formerly the editor of the Irish edition of the News of the World, was reportedly arrested this morning in connection with alleged computer hacking.
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Oct 2nd 2012, 12:52 PM
Syria: 'We didn't sack our ambassador - someone hacked our email'
The State news agency SANA also says someone had hacked its Facebook account.
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Sep 24th 2012, 3:34 PM
Journalist arrested in London over 'inappropriate payments'
The man was detained at a police station by appointment this morning.
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Sep 15th 2012, 12:54 PM
British police arrest man in hacking probe
He is the 10th person to be arrested under Operation Tuleta, a police probe into alleged computer hacking and privacy breaches.
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Aug 23rd 2012, 8:50 PM
British hacking police arrest journalist and policeman in dawn raid
The pair were arrested over the suspected bribery of a police officer.
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Aug 7th 2012, 1:28 PM
The Evening Fix: Tuesday
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
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Jul 24th 2012, 8:01 PM
Phone hacking investigation: Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson face charges
The Crown Prosecution Service has accused several people of conspiring to intercept the voicemail messages of ‘well-known people’.
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Jul 24th 2012, 11:43 AM
Hacking scandal: Journalists come to defence of arrested Sun reporter
A Sun journalist was arrested in a dawn raid in London this morning.
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Jul 19th 2012, 2:22 PM
Glenn Mulcaire must reveal who ordered him to hack phones
Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled that Mulcaire, who was jailed in 2007 for hacking phone messages, must reveal who ordered him to listen in on the voicemails.
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Jul 4th 2012, 11:23 AM
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
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Jul 1st 2012, 11:00 AM
Murdoch's News Corp considering plan to split company
Newspaper business could be split into a separate company.
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Jun 27th 2012, 9:16 AM
Leveson: Brooks texted Cameron 'We're definitely in this together'
The inquiry into media ethics in the UK heard evidence from the British Prime Minister today as the close relationship between David Cameron and senior News International figures came under scrutiny.
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Jun 14th 2012, 5:25 PM
Watch live: Leveson inquiry hears evidence from David Cameron
The inquiry set up in the wake of the phone hacking scandal at the News of the World continues to receive witness testimony today.
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Jun 14th 2012, 10:57 AM
David Cameron to appear before Leveson inquiry today
The British prime minister will face questions about his relationship with Rupert Murdoch.
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Jun 14th 2012, 7:57 AM
Leveson: Gordon Brown contradicts Murdoch, criticises The Sun
The former British Prime Minister kicked off a week of senior political witnesses at the inquiry into British media ethics which also heard from current Chancellor George Osborne.
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Jun 11th 2012, 6:55 PM
LinkedIn says all accounts secure again after password hack
An FBI investigation is now under way after almost 6.5million passwords were breached last week.
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Jun 10th 2012, 3:56 PM
Andy Coulson charged with perjury after hours of questioning
The charges relate to a high-profile perjury case against politician Tommy Sheridan.
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May 31st 2012, 7:54 AM
The Daily Fix: Wednesday
Your essential evening round-up of the day’s biggest news…
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May 30th 2012, 8:02 PM
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