The Register - Security
Anonymous releases law firm's emails about Haditha killings
Hacked lawyers who defended Marine over Iraqi deaths
Anonymous has leaked a trove of emails relating to the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians at Haditha after hacking into a law firm's systems.…
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Avast false alarm hits Steam's weekend gamers
'I am sworn to carry your burdens'
Freebie anti-virus scanner Avast falsely identified an executable associated with the popular Steam gaming platform as a Trojan on Sunday.…
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BTJunkie closes shooting gallery
'My life is officially ruined'
Popular torrent search engine BTJunkie – nothing to do with BT – is voluntarily closing, according to a notice posted on the site, without offering a reason. The site has indexed other torrent trackers since 2005, and was the fifth most popular Torrent site.…
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Job-seeking Marriott hacker gets 30 months' porridge
Nabbed and jailed after Secret Service sting
A job-seeking Hungarian hacker who tried to land work with Marriott by hacking into the hotel chain's network before "offering" to sort out the resulting mess has been found guilty of hacking and attempted extortion and jailed for 30 months.…
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MPs rattle telcos to help kill extremist material online
ISPs once again asked to police interwebs
Update Internet service providers must do better at removing violent material from websites, a group of MPs thundered today.…
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Hackers may be able to 'outwit' online banking security devices
Investigators probe malware threat to 2-factor authentication
Hackers may already able to use malware to outwit the latest generation of online banking security devices, security watchers warn.…
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