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‘LulzSec suspect’ arrested by New Scotland Yard

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Jun

2011

New Scotland Yard has confirmed that it has arrested a 19-year old suspected hacker in Essex, UK, in connection with a series of hacks and denial-of-service attacks against a number of organisations. It is being widely speculated that the arrest is in connection with the high-profile attacks by the LulzSec hacking group, which has claimed […]

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SOCA website scalp claimed by LulzSec in apparent DDoS attack

21

Jun

2011

SOCA, the UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency, appears to have become the latest casualty of the LulzSec hacking group as its website was sporadically inaccessible today.In an echo of the announcement LulzSec made about its attack on the CIA’s website, a message on Twitter announced the news of the denial-of-service attack in simple terms: Tango […]

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Please update your anti-virus.. at least once every five years

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Jun

2011

The MyDoom worm. First seen in January 2004, it spread via email, opened a backdoor for hackers to gain access to your PC, and scoured your hard drive for more email addresses to forward itself onto. It became widespread in no time, which was particularly concerning for software firm SCO – whose website it targeted […]

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