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Anonymous releases recording between FBI and UK law enforcement

Hacktivist group Anonymous have released a 17-minute recording of a conference call between British and US law enforcement agents coordinating an ongoing investigation into the group. read more »

Anonymous data isn't really so anonymous after all, says Microsoft

Data routinely gathered in Web logs - IP address, cookie ID, operating system, browser type, user-agent strings - can threaten online privacy because they can be used to identify the activity of individual machines, Microsoft researchers say. read more »

Microsoft researchers discover cookie forwarding scheme

Microsoft researchers checking how easy it is to identify users by analysing commonly collected web-log data incidentally discovered a cookie-forwarding scheme that can be used to aid session hijacking. read more »

FBI arrests software copyright fugitive on his return to the US

The FBI today said it arrested a man on charges of illegally reproducing and distributing more than 100 copyrighted commercial software programs who had fled the country after being indicted last year. read more »

Google aims for higher government security accreditation for Apps

Google is looking to gain higher security accreditations that would enable wider use of Google Apps by the UK government. read more »

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In Depth

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How to prevent your domain name from being hijacked

On the night of Monday, January 23, the hacktivist group UGNazi hijacked Coach.com, the Internet domain name of luxury goods manufacturer Coach. For several hours, fashionistas who wanted to ogle Coach's new Willis handbag on Coach.com or get a deal on its Penelope shoulder bag at Coachfactory.com were redirected to UGNazi's cryptic website. read more »

Google privacy policy letter to Congress - Five key points

Google sent a 13-page letter to the US Congress this week that can be summarised in a single sentence: "We're not being evil." read more »

Global cyber-security report warns of cyber arms race

A lack of honest information-sharing between public and private sectors and among nations hampers cyber defenses, warns a new report by McAfee and the Brussels-based Security and Defense Agenda. read more »

How to hack an iPad

Most iPad and iPhone owners rely on their Apple ID password to prevent access to their account details. This won't stop a hacker gaining access to your personal account and log in details. Here's how to hack an iPad. read more »

Six security companies you should watch

Here are brief descriptions of a half-dozen security companies to watch, what they can do for enterprises and why they are worth keeping an eye on. read more »

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The founders of Pirate Bay will have to pay a £4.3 million fine and serve jail time

Anonymous releases recording between FBI and UK law enforcement

Hacktivist group obtained an email containing the dial-in details and access code for the conference call

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