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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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They promise to help you fix it, but actually end up infecting your computer.

Microsoft ‘spoofing’ scammers on the prowl
April 22 2013 at 10:52

Don’t get suckered by spoofing scammers who claim to be helping you fix your computer, warns Brendan Roane.

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Top porn websites  some of which are among the most visited sites on the internet  are putting users' computers at risk, according to a recent study.

Porn websites ‘host ads with malware’
April 17 2013 at 14:21

Top porn websites are putting users' computers at risk, according to a study.

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Primarily a database software and applications company, Oracle inherited Java when it bought Sun Microsystems in 2010.

Oracle fixes Java holes
April 17 2013 at 10:31

The patch fixes 42 vulnerabilities within Java, including “the vast majority” of those that have been rated as the most critical.

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'While social media may differ from traditional methods of business and marketing, its regulation in the workplace involves the same issues that HR practitioners grapple with on a daily basis.'

Agency denies data centre to monitor emails
April 16 2013 at 10:41

The NSA has denied that a data centre it is building will be used to illegally eavesdrop on or monitor the emails of US citizens.

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Organised crime and cyber terrorists are increasingly using malicious software, or malware, to steal money, pilfer corporate information and attack critical infrastructure.

Cyber terror viruses 'set to double within year'
April 15 2013 at 11:01

The number of unique viruses and bugs created to attack global IT systems will double this year, a leading cyber security expert warned.

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Legacy Lifestyle and SAA Voyager have partnered this month to conclude one of the biggest reward deals yet seen by the travel industry. Picture: Nonhlanhla Kambule-Makgati

Can you take control of a plane with an app?
April 12 2013 at 14:13

An internet security consultant says he has created an app that can take over a plane’s computers, giving its user total control of the aircraft.

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They promise to help you fix it, but actually end up infecting your computer.

Hacking ring ‘attacked videogame firms for years’
April 12 2013 at 09:59

Cybersecurity experts have uncovered a Chinese hacking ring that they said broke into the servers of dozens of online videogaming companies.

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Banking authorities warned consumers against a new scam designed to trick people into compromising their personal information.

Latest scam targets home PC users
April 9 2013 at 10:29

Banking authorities have warned consumers against a new scam designed to trick people into compromising their personal information.

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The suspect travelled in Spain using his van 'as a mobile computing office, equipped with various antennas to scan frequencies,' an Interior Ministry statement said.

Israel ‘weathers’ cyber attack campaign
April 8 2013 at 10:49

Email messages and websites using the name of Anonymous said a campaign had been launched in solidarity with the Palestinian people”.

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File photo: The North's Uriminzokkiri Twitter and Flickr accounts stopped sending out content typical of that posted by the regime in Pyongyang, such as photos of North's leader Kim Jong Un meeting with military officials.

North Korea’s Twitter account hacked
April 5 2013 at 10:29

Hackers apparently broke into at least two of North Korea's government-run online sites as tensions rose on the Korean Peninsula.

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