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Amazon cloud helps Wi-Fi hack
By Adam Hartley published
A security specialist has said that he has worked out a way of breaking the password protection on Wi-Fi networks using Amazon's Web Services cloud.

Facebook Hacker Cup announced
By Marc Chacksfield published
Facebook has announced the arrival of the Facebook 2011 Hacker Cup, which calls on those with a hacking brain to come and try and improve the website for cold, hard cash.

Facebook privacy boss says fraud a 'major issue'
By Adam Hartley published
Facebook's head of privacy, Lord Richard Allan, has revealed that hacking of users' Facebook accounts to scam them out of cash has become a 'major issue' for the social networking giant.

Home Office reconsiders McKinnon extradition
By Adam Hartley published
The Home Office is set to reconsider the plans for the extradition of computer hacker Gary McKinnon to the US.

Gary McKinnon to be extradited to US
By Adam Hartley published
Hacker and Asperger's sufferer Gary McKinnon has lost his final appeal to the UK Government to halt his extradition to face trial in the US.

Did hacker steal 130m credit cards?
By Mark Harris in Seattle published
Albert Gonzalez, 28, of Miami, Florida, was indicted today for conspiring to hack into computer networks and stealing data relating to more than 130 million credit and debit cards.

Bob Geldof records song for Gary McKinnon
By Adam Hartley published
Who is funding the legal and publicity campaign to fight for the rights of British hacker Gary McKinnon?

Sophos: McKinnon is NOT a cybercriminal
By Adam Hartley published
Exclusive A poll of 550 IT professionals reveals seven out of ten DISAGREE with the British High Court's decision that the hacker should be be extradited to the US.
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