Adrian Lamo, who won notoriety for his public claims of electronic intrusions, is jailed then released to face federal hacking charges Friday.
International anti hacker organisation X-Force says it will raise its AlertCon serious threat rating if the American Airlines crash in New York today is linked to terrorism. X-Force, which has 110 counter intelligence security experts based in countries around the world, including Australia, operates a four-level AlertCon system to measure cyber terrorism threats.
Last weekend, several hundred Lithuanian websites were defaced with pro-Soviet and anti-Lithuanian slogans, according to The New York Times.
Federal government ministerial staff have been asked to file details of their personal sexual history and drug habits as a measure to protect them from blackmail, leaving the government vulnerable to data leaks and hacking according to privacy advocates.
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