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Hackers break into Senate computers

The Senate's website was hacked over the weekend, leading to a review of all of its websites, in the latest embarrassing breach of security to hit a major U.S.-based institution.

 

Palin supporters hack Twitter feed of email archive company

Palin supporters hack Twitter feed of email archive company

Someone hacked the Twitter feed of the company that put online 24,000 pages of Sarah Palin's emails for msnbc.com, with vandals posting  a series of pro-Palin and anti-Obama messages over the weekend.

 

Inside Anonymous: the "hacktivists" in their own words

Their cyber attacks on governments and corporations have seen the loose collective of hackers known only as “Anonymous” pass from obscurity to becoming the byword for online guerrilla warfare. Nevertheless, the group has remained an enigma.

 

Citigroup says hackers accessed credit card data

Citigroup says hackers accessed credit card data

About 200,000 Citibank credit card customers in North America have had their names, account numbers and email addresses stolen by hackers who broke into Citi's online account site.

 

iTunes hack widespread, and Apple appears to know about it

The reports are still flooding in over iTunes users finding their credit balances drained by hackers. Why hasn't Apple said a thing to assure customers it has things under control?

 

Rep. Weiner admits tweeting lewd photo, lying

Rep. Weiner admits tweeting lewd photo, lying

Rep. Anthony Weiner apologized for falsely claiming that his Twitter account was hacked after a lewd photo showed up. The New York Democrat said he's not resigning.

 

Sony Pictures website hacked

Sony Pictures website hacked

Sony is not having a good year. As the company scrambles to get the PlayStation Network and Qriocity music service back online, it's suffering from yet another security breach.

 

Clinton: FBI to probe China email hacking charges

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that Google's allegations of Chinese hacking of its email system are "very serious" and will be investigated by the FBI.

 

Google says Chinese hackers broke into Gmail

Computer hackers in China broke into the Gmail accounts of several hundred people, including senior U.S. government officials, military personnel and political activists.

 

NY rep hires lawyer after Twitter account hacked

NY rep hires lawyer after Twitter account hacked

New York Rep. Anthony Weiner has hired a lawyer to investigate what steps to take regarding a lewd photo sent from his hacked Twitter account.

 

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