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Jan 20, 2008 8:38 AM CST

Cybercrooks Hacking Power Grid

In cities outside the US, hackers shut down grid for blackmail

(Newser) - Foreign extortionists have managed to hack into US power grids and shut them down, PC World reports, citing a CIA analyst speaking at a security conference this week. "In at least one case, the disruption caused a power outage affecting multiple cities. We do not know who executed these...

Wi-Fi Hotspots Become Hackers' Delight

Jan 17, 2008 3:05 AM CST

Wi-Fi Hotspots Become Hackers' Delight

Easier now for hackers to snatch data from thin air

(Newser) - Wi-Fi hotspots multiplying around the nation are boosting convenience for internet users on the go, but are also making life easier for hackers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Hackers at hotspots in hotels, airports and cafes can pluck other users' financial details and company information out of the air.

Latest Domain Name Hack Disguises
Its Danger

Dec 11, 2007 8:48 PM CST

Latest Domain Name Hack Disguises Its Danger

Can secretly steer Windows users wrong

(Newser) - The misdirection of “open-recursive” DNS servers, which facilitate web-surfing by translating verbal domain names into numerical IP addresses, is the new, more covert face of cyber-criminality, and could explode into a new wave of phishing attacks, IDG News reports. Hackers can use these types of DNS servers to redirect...

Hackers Breach Security at 2 US
Nuclear Labs

Dec 7, 2007 12:05 PM CST

Hackers Breach Security at 2 US Nuclear Labs

Personal info exposed at Oak Ridge; damage unclear at Los Alamos

(Newser) - A US nuclear lab has been the target of a coordinated cyberattack that may have exposed the personal information of thousands of visitors, reports ABC News. Hackers broke into the nonclassified part of the computer system at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a research facility in Tennessee, and made over 1,...

'Little Emperors' Run Riot
in China

Dec 5, 2007 5:12 AM CST

'Little Emperors' Run Riot in China

Single-child pressures & tech revolution blamed in crime surge

(Newser) - China is seeing an explosion in youth crime, and the effects of the one-child policy and sweeping social and technological change are thought to be partly to blame, reports Reuters. Juvenile delinquency has doubled in the last decade, with offenders getting bolder and more innovative. "They are committing new...

Teen Nabbed for $26M
'Net Heist

Dec 1, 2007 5:39 PM CST

Teen Nabbed for $26M 'Net Heist

18-year-old Kiwi's ring robbed IDs with 'spybot' program

(Newser) - The computer ace behind a $26 million worldwide identity theft heist is only 18, police said today, after nabbing New Zealander Owen Whyte. The teen allegedly wrote a ‘spybot’ program which stole financial data from more than a million computers. Police called him “one of the most skilled...

NZ Teenager Is Alleged Hacker Mastermind

Nov 30, 2007 8:00 AM CST

NZ Teenager Is Alleged Hacker Mastermind

'AKILL' was under 18 when he reportedly led hacks that cost $20M

(Newser) - New Zealand police working with FBI today took into custody an 18-year-old accused of leading a cybercrime network responsible for $20 million worth of damage. Known by the name “AKILL,” the alleged teenaged mastermind wrote software that could control computers and then sold his skills to other hackers....

FBI Arrests Penn Junior in Hacker Sting

Nov 29, 2007 6:22 PM CST

FBI Arrests Penn Junior in Hacker Sting

Part of worldwide police moves against Kiwi 'botnet' scheme

(Newser) - A junior at the University of Pennsylvania hijacked and crashed a school server as part of a New Zealand hacker's plan to take over multiple online chat sites, an FBI indictment said today. The arrest of Ryan Goldstein, 21, was part of a number of cases in an FBI operation...

Dutch Teen Busted for Virtual Theft

Nov 15, 2007 5:01 AM CST

Dutch Teen Busted for Virtual Theft

He ripped off Habbo game 'furniture' that cost players $6K: cops

(Newser) - In what's believed to be the first arrest ever for theft of virtual property, a Dutch teenager has been busted for stealing "furniture" from an online game. He allegedly stole login information from gamers playing "Habbo Hotel," a Sims-like operation in which players create guests and furnish...

Cybercrime Nexus Tracked
to Russia

Oct 14, 2007 5:01 AM CDT

Cybercrime Nexus Tracked to Russia

Mobbed-up firm steals identities, pushes kid porn, spam worldwide

(Newser) - A growing trail of evidence points to a major Russian internet company as the hub of much of the world's cybercrime, according to law enforcement officials. The shadowy firm hosts websites devoted to child pornography, spamming, and identity theft, the Washington Post reports. Security experts believe the St. Petersburg-based company...