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Sex and the City author hacked, draft of new book is leaked online

Sex and the City author hacked, draft of new book is leaked online

Candace Bushnell has her Twitter hacked, and her email, and a draft version of her upcoming book leaked onto the net.

Monday review - the hot 22 stories of the week

Monday review - the hot stories of the week

In case you missed any recent stories, here's everything we wrote in the last seven days.

Uncool hacker blamed for unrevealing swimsuit photos of singer Victoria Justice

Hacker blamed for stolen swimsuit photos of singer Victoria Justice

American singer Victoria Justice is not happy that someone (she blames a hacker) has leaked swimsuit photos of her onto the internet.

And she's quite right to be upset - both with the hacker, and the website that published them.

The 'What's Worse Security Championships finals' - Vote now

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To honour the March Madness sporting finals, we adapted the concept and launched our very own What's Worse Security Championships. Join the thousands of others and place your vote now in the finals.

The 'What's Worse Security Championships'

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With March Madness Basketball in full swing in America, we thought it might be fun to try and adapt the concept of sport championships to the land of IT security.

Monday review - the hot 32 stories of the week

Monday review - the hot stories of the week

It's that time of the week again - here's your roundup of everything we wrote in the last seven days.

Bill Gates's social security number, address, credit report and more... published by hackers

Bill Gates's social security number, address, credit report and more... published by hackers

Bill Gates is the latest celebrity to have had his personal information published on a website that has exposed the social security numbers, addresses and personal financial information of a number of people in the public eye.

Equifax and Transunion say hackers stole celebrity credit reports

Equifax and Transunion say hackers stole celebrity credit reports

After the social security numbers, addresses and financial details of some of the USA's top celebrities were posted online, top credit bureaus have come forward and acknowledged that fraudulent and unauthorized access to their records has taken place.

Mega-hack of celebrities exposes social security numbers, credit reports, and more...

Mega-hack of celebrities exposes social security numbers, credit reports, and more...

Beyoncé, Michelle Obama, Paris Hilton and more public figures have had their personal information exposed on the internet.

But who is behind it?

Colin Powell's Facebook account has been hacked

Colin Powell's Facebook account is hacked

Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell is the latest public figure to have fallen victim to hackers, with a series of out-of-character messages posted to his Facebook page.

Monday review - the hot 22 stories of the week

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Catch up with anything you might have missed last week – it’s weekly roundup time.

Donald Trump has his Twitter hacked by "lowlives"

Donald Trump has his Twitter hacked by "lowlives"

An impossibly coiffed real estate mogul's Twitter account starts posting hip-hop lyrics.

Do *you* take enough care of your social media accounts?

Jeremy Clarkson falls foul of bodyfat spammers on Twitter, vows to kill hackers

Jeremy Clarkson falls foul of bodyfat spammers on Twitter, vows to kill hackers

The controversial presenter of BBC's "Top Gear" programme, has had his Twitter account compromised by spammers... and he wants his revenge.

Was Alicia Keys hacked, or is she cheating on BlackBerry with iPhone this Valentine’s Day?

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Newly appointed BlackBerry Global Creative Director and musician, Alicia Keys, claims her Twitter account was hacked after a tweet was sent from an iPhone. NOT a BlackBerry.

Ex-President Bush doxed - family photos, personal email, bathtub portraiture leaked

Ex-President Bush doxed - family photos, personal email, bathtub portraiture leaked

A hacker using the alias "Guccifer" has claimed responsibility for hacking the Bushes, aka the political family that gave the US its 41st president (George H.W. Bush) and its 43rd president (George W. Bush).

Sarah Ferguson, Hugh Grant and Doctor Who win substantial damages after having their phones hacked

Sarah Ferguson wins substantial damages after having her phone hacked repeatedly by News Corporation

Sarah Ferguson, the former wife of Prince Andrew, is one of more than 100 people who have received significant payouts in the wake of the News of the World phone hacking scandal.

Twitter looking to hire two-factor authentication brains

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Just a few days after Twitter reset passwords and revoked session tokens for 250,000 possibly hacked user accounts, the king of social media succinctness has apparently taken its first step toward two-factor authentication.

Man who hacked Scarlett Johansson's email gets a whopping ten years in prison

Man who hacked Scarlett Johansson's email gets a whopping ten years

The crook who cracked into the email of numerous celebrities, including Scarlett Johansson and Mila Kunis, has been sent to prison.

Is there anything the rest of us can learn from this?

Find out more...

Rock band Garbage have had their Twitter hacked

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A hacker has seized control of the rock band Garbage's official Twitter account, posting unauthorised messages to thousands of the group's fans.

Nude photos of Justin Bieber a ruse: bellybutton tells the tale! Think before you click

Nude photos of Justin Bieber a ruse: bellybutton tells the tale!

Nude photos allegedly of the star began circulating soon after his laptop and camera were stolen. Clicking on such files is always a bad idea, given that malware loves to piggyback on celebrity news. Besides, as any true Belieber knows, Justin has an outie.