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Apple Inc computers were attacked by the same hackers who targeted Facebook Inc, but no data appeared to have been stolen, the company said on Tuesday in an unprecedented admission of a widespread cyber-security breach.
chicagotribune.com (2 months and 28 days ago)
Apple Inc computers were attacked by the same hackers who targeted Facebook Inc, but no data appeared to have been stolen, the company said on Tuesday in an unprecedented admission of a widespread cyber-security breach.
amny.com (2 months and 28 days ago)
BOSTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc computers were attacked by the same hackers who targeted Facebook Inc, but no data appeared to have been stolen, the company said on Tuesday in an unprecedented admission of a widespread cyber-security breach.
reuters.com (2 months and 28 days ago)
BOSTON (Reuters) - Unknown hackers are trying to infect computers by capitalizing on strong interest in a recent report by a security firm that accuses the Chinese military of supporting widespread cyber attacks on U.S. companies.
reuters.com (2 months and 26 days ago)

Since the start of the year, hackers have been exploiting vulnerabilities in Java to carry out a string of attacks against companies including Microsoft, Apple, Facebook and Twitter, as well as home users. Oracle has made an effort to respond faster to the threats and to strengthen its Java software, but security experts say the attacks are unlikely to let up any time soon....
pcworld.com (2 months and 6 days ago)

Facebook said it found evidence that other companies were affected by the same scheme to exploit a new vulnerability in the popular Java programming system, in which hackers planted malicious software on a site visited by developers who build mobile software applications.
mercurynews.com (3 months and 1 day ago)

(Reuters) - Apple Inc computers were attacked by the same hackers who targeted Facebook Inc, but no data appeared to have been stolen, the company said on Tuesday in an unprecedented admission of a widespread cyber-security breach. Facebook revealed on Friday that unidentified hackers traced to China had staged a sophisticated attack by infiltrating its employees' laptops,...
huffingtonpost.com (2 months and 28 days ago)
In the last months, new research has made it clearer than ever that every computer in the world is a potential target for Chinese government hackers. So perhaps it's no surprise that smartphones appear to be among those state-sponsored hackers' targets, too.
forbes.com (1 month and 15 days ago)
Formidable American offensive security hackers are meeting in Miami with other top hackers from all over the world to hone their technical expertise, swap war stories – and compete in a little digital jiu-jitsu.
foxnews.com (1 month and 4 days ago)
The hackers who've exposed the financial secrets of dozens of celebs are now taking credit for the recent string of high-profile swatting pranks in Hollywood ... including the one that just hit Diddy's house.The hackers updated their website today,…
tmz.com (1 month and 13 days ago)
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