Hacking
# hacking - Saturday 13 April, 2013
The US and China to set up joint cybersecurity working group
The announcement was made today by US Secretary of State John Kerry.
# hacking - Thursday 4 April, 2013
Government issues tender for deliberate hacker attack
The Department of Communications has said that existing services and systems will not be impacted by the exercise.
# hacking - Thursday 14 March, 2013
David Cameron under pressure over press regulation
Talks in the UK on Leveson proposals have broken down so the Prime Minister has decided to hold a vote on his Royal Charter solution in parliament on Monday.
Sunday Mirror journalists arrested on suspicion of hacking
Scotland Yard says it has arrested three men and a woman.
# hacking - Friday 22 February, 2013
Zendesk security breach affects Twitter, Tumblr & Pinterest users
Some contact information for users was compromised when hackers attacked the customer support service, Zendesk.
# hacking - Saturday 16 February, 2013
Facebook network hit by ‘sophisticated’ cyber attack
The social networking giant said it found no evidence any user data was compromised.
# hacking - Saturday 2 February, 2013
Twitter attacked by ‘sophisticated’ hackers
The attackers may have gained some access to user information.
# hacking - Friday 11 January, 2013
British detective guilty of offering leaks in hacking scandal
She was the first person to be prosecuted under the investigation into payments by News of the World journalists to public officials which is linked to the phone hacking scandal.
# hacking - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
Investigation into ‘attempted hacking’ of Oireachtas members’ voicemails
The Houses of the Oireachtas ICT unit is investigating a possible attempt to hack the voicemail boxes of Oireachtas members and their staff in Leinster House.
# hacking - Thursday 6 December, 2012
British student convicted over Anonymous PayPal hacking
Prosecutors said the assault on PayPal had cost the company €4.3 million in loss of trading as well as updates to fend off similar attacks.
# hacking - Tuesday 20 November, 2012
Brooks and Coulsen charged over payments to public officials
Andy Coulsen and Rebekah Brooks, two former senior figures at News International, have been charged over alleged corrupt payments to public officials.
# hacking - Sunday 4 November, 2012
More texts between David Cameron and Rebekah Brooks emerge
In the texts, Cameron praises a horse he rode while Brooks tells him that she cried during his speech at a Conservative Party conference.
# hacking - Tuesday 2 October, 2012
Former Irish NOTW editor reportedly among two arrested over hacking
Alex Marunchak, who was formerly the editor of the Irish edition of the News of the World, was reportedly arrested this morning in connection with alleged computer hacking.
# hacking - Monday 24 September, 2012
Syria: ‘We didn’t sack our ambassador – someone hacked our email’
The State news agency SANA also says someone had hacked its Facebook account.
# hacking - Saturday 15 September, 2012
Journalist arrested in London over ‘inappropriate payments’
The man was detained at a police station by appointment this morning.
# hacking - Thursday 23 August, 2012
British police arrest man in hacking probe
He is the 10th person to be arrested under Operation Tuleta, a police probe into alleged computer hacking and privacy breaches.
# hacking - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
British hacking police arrest journalist and policeman in dawn raid
The pair were arrested over the suspected bribery of a police officer.
# hacking - Tuesday 24 July, 2012
The Evening Fix: Tuesday
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
Phone hacking investigation: Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson face charges
The Crown Prosecution Service has accused several people of conspiring to intercept the voicemail messages of ‘well-known people’.
# hacking - Thursday 19 July, 2012
Hacking scandal: Journalists come to defence of arrested Sun reporter
A Sun journalist was arrested in a dawn raid in London this morning.
# hacking - Wednesday 4 July, 2012
Glenn Mulcaire must reveal who ordered him to hack phones
Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled that Mulcaire, who was jailed in 2007 for hacking phone messages, must reveal who ordered him to listen in on the voicemails.
# hacking - Sunday 1 July, 2012
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
# hacking - Wednesday 27 June, 2012
Murdoch’s News Corp considering plan to split company
Newspaper business could be split into a separate company.
# hacking - Thursday 14 June, 2012
Leveson: Brooks texted Cameron ‘We’re definitely in this together’
The inquiry into media ethics in the UK heard evidence from the British Prime Minister today as the close relationship between David Cameron and senior News International figures came under scrutiny.
Watch live: Leveson inquiry hears evidence from David Cameron
The inquiry set up in the wake of the phone hacking scandal at the News of the World continues to receive witness testimony today.
David Cameron to appear before Leveson inquiry today
The British prime minister will face questions about his relationship with Rupert Murdoch.
# hacking - Monday 11 June, 2012
Leveson: Gordon Brown contradicts Murdoch, criticises The Sun
The former British Prime Minister kicked off a week of senior political witnesses at the inquiry into British media ethics which also heard from current Chancellor George Osborne.
# hacking - Sunday 10 June, 2012
LinkedIn says all accounts secure again after password hack
An FBI investigation is now under way after almost 6.5million passwords were breached last week.
# hacking - Thursday 31 May, 2012
Andy Coulson charged with perjury after hours of questioning
The charges relate to a high-profile perjury case against politician Tommy Sheridan.
# hacking - Wednesday 30 May, 2012
The Daily Fix: Wednesday
Your essential evening round-up of the day’s biggest news…
Former Cameron aide and NoTW editor held on suspicion of perjury
Andy Coulson detained by Scottish police at his home in London.
# hacking - Monday 28 May, 2012
Woman arrested in London in connection with phone hacking scandal
The 42-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering offences.
Protester disrupts Tony Blair evidence at Leveson inquiry
The protester called the former British prime minister a war criminal and had to be forcibly removed from the inquiry courtroom.
# hacking - Thursday 24 May, 2012
Heard at Leveson: Piers Morgan taught Jeremy Paxman how to hack phones
The tutorial happened at a lunch attended by Ulrika Johnson – who was teased by the tabloid editor about her relationship with the then English football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson.
# hacking - Tuesday 22 May, 2012
News of the World ‘commissioned surveillance of critical MP’ – emails
Emails obtained by Tom Watson MP, an outspoken critic of Rupert Murdoch’s press, indicate surveillance to try and find details of an extramarital affair.
# hacking - Monday 21 May, 2012
Investigation launched into donations for British culture secretary
The British parliament’s commissioner for standards has opened an inquiry into allegations Jeremy Hunt failed to register donations from media companies.
# hacking - Tuesday 15 May, 2012
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
Rebekah Brooks and husband to face criminal charges over hacking inquiry
Rebekah and Charlie Brooks have been charged with perverting the course of justice for hindering investigations.
# hacking - Sunday 13 May, 2012
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
# hacking - Saturday 12 May, 2012
7 things we learned from the Leveson inquiry this week
From Rupert Murdoch’s TV favourites to David Cameron’s text message lessons…



























































