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Twitter beefs up security after hacking spree

Security experts welcomed the move as a positive step toward securing a service that is widely used by consumers.

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How hackers attacked computers for laughs

Three of the hackers were teenagers, yet they attained celebrity status on the internet, where one bragged: ‘We are gods now.’

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Banking convenience at a cost

Banks passing the buck over delayed passwords? Wendy Knowler investigates the pitfalls of OTPs.

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Twitter unveiled technology to boost security for its users, following a spate of attacks on accounts of prominent media outlets. Picture: Moeletsi Mabe

Twitter beefs up security after hacking spree
May 23 2013 at 10:10

Security experts welcomed the move as a positive step toward securing a service that is widely used by consumers.

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File photo: Australian Federal policemen arrest the self-proclaimed leader of the international hacking group LulzSec, the collective that claimed responsibility for infiltrating and shutting down the CIA website.

How hackers attacked computers for laughs
May 17 2013 at 10:02

Three of the hackers were teenagers, yet they attained celebrity status on the internet, where one bragged: ‘We are gods now.’

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How wonderful that we can now shift our money around with the touch of a few computer keys.

Banking convenience at a cost
May 16 2013 at 10:23

Banks passing the buck over delayed passwords? Wendy Knowler investigates the pitfalls of OTPs.

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MasterCard bought a 12.5 percent stake in ElectraCard in 2010. MasterCard, the network under which the cards used in the heist were issued, has said its security was not compromised.

Global ATM heist: IT firms to be probed
May 13 2013 at 10:46

The Indian government's cyber watchdog is investigating how security at two companies was breached in a global ATM heist.

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Always check your bank statement for suspicious transactions. Picture Leon Lestrade

‘Card Not Present’ - but accounts wiped clean
May 10 2013 at 10:18

Nicholas Reeves is just one of the many people who have fallen victim to Card Not Present (CNP) fraud.

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Four men were arrested for alleged bank card cloning in Tongaat, north of Durban.

Gang’s precision strike stuns banks
May 10 2013 at 08:15

Almost $45-million has been taken from ATMs in 27 countries in a major cybercrime operation by hackers.

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The proposal is aimed at getting past the technical and legal obstacles that make it difficult for the FBI and other agencies with court orders to check so-called voice-over-Internet-protocol services such as those offered by Microsoft's Skype.

US ponders Internet wiretap laws
May 9 2013 at 10:34

The Obama administration may seek to end a long-running debate over Internet wiretaps with proposed legislation.

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The Onion runs rings round Twitter hackers
May 8 2013 at 11:06

The Onion responded in the way only they can: “Onion Twitter Password Changed to Onionman77 - That Ought to Do It”.

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The report marked the most explicit statement yet from the United States that it believes China's cyber spying is focused on the US government, as well as American corporations.

Cyber spying ‘targeting US government’
May 7 2013 at 10:24

China has engaged in widespread cyber espionage in a bid to extract information about the US government's foreign policy, said a Pentagon report.

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E! Online's Twitter got hacked and suspended for making fake stories about Justin Bieber telling them that he's gay. Picture: YouTube.com

E! Online to probe Twitter hack
May 6 2013 at 10:17

E! Online says hackers compromised its Twitter account, sending out erroneous news alerts about Justin Bieber and Angelina Jolie.

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INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS

Twitter beefs up security after hacking spree

REUTERS

How hackers attacked computers for laughs

AP

Banking convenience at a cost

Twitter beefs up security after hacking spree May 23 2013 at 10:10

How hackers attacked computers for laughs May 17 2013 at 10:02

Banking convenience at a cost May 16 2013 at 10:23

Global ATM heist: IT firms to be probed May 13 2013 at 10:46

‘Card Not Present’ - but accounts wiped clean May 10 2013 at 10:18

Gang’s precision strike stuns banks May 10 2013 at 08:15

US ponders Internet wiretap laws May 9 2013 at 10:34

The Onion runs rings round Twitter hackers May 8 2013 at 11:06

Cyber spying ‘targeting US government’ May 7 2013 at 10:24

E! Online to probe Twitter hack May 6 2013 at 10:17

Twitter beefs up security after hacking spree
May 23 2013 at 10:10

How hackers attacked computers for laughs
May 17 2013 at 10:02

Banking convenience at a cost
May 16 2013 at 10:23

Global ATM heist: IT firms to be probed
May 13 2013 at 10:46

‘Card Not Present’ - but accounts wiped clean
May 10 2013 at 10:18

Gang’s precision strike stuns banks
May 10 2013 at 08:15

US ponders Internet wiretap laws
May 9 2013 at 10:34

The Onion runs rings round Twitter hackers
May 8 2013 at 11:06

Cyber spying ‘targeting US government’
May 7 2013 at 10:24

E! Online to probe Twitter hack
May 6 2013 at 10:17