News on Hackers

BRITAIN HACKER

2009-08-27T10:46:56Z

Mother of British computer hacker Gary McKinnon, Janis Sharp, talks to the media as she joins human rights activists in a demonstration outside the U.S. Embassy in London against the extradition of McKinnon to the U.S., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009. Gary McKi...

A Look at Concerns About Applying Online For Credit Cards

2009-03-17T11:26:30Z

<p>A Look at Concerns About Applying Online For Credit Cards</p><p>By Aaron Ballantyne</p><p></p><p>The internet has brought many innovations. One of those is the ability to apply online for a credit card. Before the internet people would have to fill out applications either in person, via mail or by telephone. The credit card companies now actually prefer to receive applications over the internet. The reason for that is efficiency as they save a lot ...

Janis Sharp talks about her son Gary McKinnon

2009-04-29T09:53:15Z

Janis Sharp, mother of alleged computer hacker Gary McKinnon, talks about her son before his next judicial review, January 11, 2009. McKinnon - who is originally from Glasgow - faces a final judicial review of his extradition to the U.S. on computer hacking charges in two weeks, afte...

Janis Sharp talk about her son Gary McKinnon

2009-04-25T08:41:29Z

Congressman seeks discussion on House cybersecurity

2009-03-24T23:06:07Z

<div id="subtitle">One of the congressmen who admitted last year that his office computers were hacked wants to raise cybersecurity awareness on Capitol Hill.</div><div><p>One of two federal lawmakers who disclosed last summer that their office PCs were infiltrated by foreign hackers is calling on House leaders to schedule a special Congressional meeting on cybersecurity.</p><p>The bipartisan session woul...

'Cybergeddon' fear stalks US: FBI

2009-03-24T23:18:16Z

<div><p>Cyber attacks pose the greatest threat to the United States after nuclear war and weapons of mass destruction -- and they are increasingly hard to prevent, FBI experts said Tuesday.</p><p>Shawn Henry, assistant director of the FBI's cyber division, told a conference in Ne...

Muslim hackers attack Israeli websites as Gaza strikes continue

2009-03-24T23:44:54Z

<div id="subtitle">Muslim extremists are targeting Israeli websites, as the conflict in the Gaza Strip rages on, with no end in sight.</div><div><p>Muslim hackers have launched a massive cyberattack, defacing more than 300 Israeli websites since the Jewish state began pounding Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, a computer forensics expert said this week.</p><p>And opera...