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Apple supplier Foxconn hacked

Foxconn, the Far Eastern manufacturer that supplies Apple and other hardware vendors, was yesterday hacked as part of a series of protests against the company's notorious working conditions.

Anonymous takes aim at Brazilian banks


Cyber activists linked to Anonymous targeted the websites of three major Brazilian banks this week in the context of a wider campaign to protest economic inequality in Latin America’s leading economy.

Anonymous targets California cop over tweet



Anonymous has set its sights on a California police officer for criticizing and (allegedly) threatening the group over a recent hack attack against the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) website. 



Israeli sites downed in cyber blitz

Hackers downed a number of Israeli sites on Wednesday, including those administered by the Sheba Medical Center, the Assouta medical facility and the Israeli daily Ha’aretz.



Saudi and Abu Dhabi stock exchanges downed in cyber attack

Israeli hackers have claimed credit for downing websites run by the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX).



FBI investigates US-China group hack

The FBI is reportedly investigating an alleged hack that extracted a number of internal e-mails from networks administered by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

Saudi hackers publish Israeli personal data online

A group of Saudi hackers is claiming to have accessed and published the credit card details of hundreds of thousands of Israelis.

Hack brings iOS apps to Apple TV

Most will agree that one of the best things about the iPhone, iPad and other iOS devices are the wealth of apps to suit just about any need the user may have.



LulzSec hacks SpecialForces.com

LulzSec has apparently executed a hack and extract operation against military merchant SpecialForces.com. 



Anonymous denies Stratfor hack

Cyber activists associated with Anonymous have denied executing a hack and extract operation against Stratfor, a US-based security think tank.

Arrests made over Subway hack

Four Romanians have been charged over a multi-million dollar scheme to hack more than 50 US-based merchants - including Subway - and steal credit card data.

The Russian hack never happened

An American contractor says hackers did not launch a cyber attack against a water facility in central Illinois.

Man hacks Siri for home automation tool

An Australian man has hacked Apple's Siri voice assistant to turn it into a home automation controller.

UN email details published by hackers

The Teampoison group of hackers has claimed responsibility for hacking a UN agency, and has posted more than 100 email addresses and login details on Pastebin.

HDCP gets a man-in-the-middle hack

Researchers at Ruhr University of Bochum in Germany have successfully deployed a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack to crack the copy protection system used by HDMI ports.