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UK resident Gary McKinnon has lost his legal challenge against extradition to the US to face charges of hacking NASA and military installations.
Security experts have revealed details about a group of Chinese hackers who are suspected of launching intelligence-gathering attacks against the US government.
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Increasingly, attackers are using better tools to find vulnerabilities quickly, exploit flaws and hide their attacks.
If companies are serious about protecting their vital information, says Peter Cochrane, they may want to consider two locations unlikely to be damaged by terrorist attacks, hackers or global warming -- the Antarctic or the moon.
If providers don't pitch in against the threat, customers might defect -- and the health of the Net itself could suffer.
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