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    Financial Woes Force WikiLeaks to Shut Down 07 November, 2011 22:06:46

    Whistleblower site WikiLeaks has temporarily suspended operations because of financial constraints.
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    Wikileaks' Assange can be extradited to Sweden, say appeals court judges 02 November, 2011 21:15:00

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lost an appeal in the U.K.'s High Court on Wednesday that sought to block his extradition to Sweden on potential charges of rape and molestation.
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    Wikileaks suspends operations, cites lack of funds 25 October, 2011 04:11:00

    Whistleblower Web site Wikileaks today announced that it has temporarily suspended operations due to financial constraints.
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    UK police arrest Anonymous spokesman 'Topiary' 28 July, 2011 03:11:48

    U.K. police said Wednesday they are questioning two more teenage Anonymous suspects, one of whom they identified as "Topiary," who is a spokesman for the group. Topiary's may be the most significant arrest of any Anonymous suspect so far.
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    Anonymous releases restricted NATO document 22 July, 2011 00:12:00

    The hacking collective Anonymous released a document on Thursday marked "restricted" from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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    US, Romanian authorities target Internet fraud scheme 16 July, 2011 02:14:54

    Romanian law enforcement officials on Thursday executed 117 searches targeting more than 100 people in an ongoing effort with the U.S. Department of Justice to break up a large Internet auction fraud scheme, the DOJ said.
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    DataCell files complaint with EU against Visa, MasterCard 15 July, 2011 18:50:15

    DataCell, an Icelandic company that accepted donations on behalf of WikiLeaks, filed a complaint with the European Commission earlier this week against Visa Europe and MasterCard Europe for halting its ability to process payments.
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    Buyer beware: Tech toys lure online shoppers into scams 14 July, 2011 12:08:00

    Australians love their smartphones and other tech gadgets, but should resist the temptation to buy something "cheap" from an overseas website as the potential for getting scammed is alive and well.
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    Mastercard.com slammed again as punishment over WikiLeaks 29 June, 2011 00:10:42

    MasterCard's main website was unavailable for some time on Tuesday as it appeared hackers were again targeting the company for its refusal to process donations for the whistle-blowing site WikiLeaks.
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    Four Safer Ways to Pay Online 19 June, 2011 01:47:00

    Who has your private info? Who knows, given how common security breaches have become. And credit card information is one of the most common types of personal data we volunteer online. So what can you do to minimize credit card fraud? Well, you can't stop the break-ins, but here are four ways to keep your funds out of the hands of the bad guys.
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    McAfee reports malware at all-time high 18 November, 2010 02:56:00

    McAfee today revealed its McAfee Threat Report for the third quarter of 2010. Information like that provided by McAfee in these quarterly reports is valuable for IT admins -- enabling them to keep a finger on the pulse of malware, and to stay in touch with emerging attack techniques and trends.
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    Antivirus software powerless to stop data breach attacks, study finds 10 February, 2012 01:43:00

    Analysis of 300 incidents spots an elephant in the room
    Large numbers of data breaches are being initiated by targeted malware that antivirus software simply can't detect, an analysis of 300 real-world incidents from 2011 has suggested.
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    Valentine's Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical 10 February, 2012 09:29:00

    Microsoft Thursday said that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical.
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    Security experts ask House for light a regulatory touch 10 February, 2012 01:39:00

    Cybersecurity experts on Wednesday warned members of a House subcommittee against racing to legislation that would establish an overly burdensome regulatory framework for safeguarding digital systems against attacks, instead urging a more limited approach that would clear away legal impediments such as the prohibitions against sharing critical threat information.
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    The six pillars of security operations 10 February, 2012 11:37:00

    Six key points that should be considered when creating and developing a SOC
    As mobilisation and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) becomes increasingly prevalent, business security has been propelled to the forefront of corporate strategy.
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    Google Wallet Security Concerns Raised 10 February, 2012 01:40:00

    Security firm Zvelo has discovered that the Google Wallet PIN can be cracked via an exhaustive numerical search.
    Google's new NFC system that purports to turn your phone into a credit card can be compromised using a brute-force attack -- and that raises questions about its security.
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