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Opinion: No, the LulzSec hackers weren't noble
Graham Cluley argues that it's not cool, or funny, to hack into companies, expose the private information of members of the general public, and to launch denial of service attacks.
The LulzSec hackers who boasted they were "Gods" await their sentence
Four members of the notorious LulzSec hacking gang, who attacked websites belonging to the likes of the CIA, the NHS and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), are due to be sentenced by the UK authorities.
Monday review - the hot 20 stories of the week
Get up to date with everything we wrote in the past seven days - it's weekly roundup time.
Network gaming company uses its "cheat-prevention" client to build a Bitcoin botnet
One problem with network games: how do you trust the other people in the contest?
You could build a network that requires your customers to installed a special "cheat-blocker" client...
...and then use the client to mine Bitcoins.
Monday review - the hot 21 stories of the week
In case you missed anything, here's everything we wrote in the past seven days.
WordPress blogs and more under global attack - check your passwords now!
If you have a web service that supports remote users, you will know that malevolent login attempts are an everyday occurrence.
But hosting providers worldwide are reporting an onslaught at well above average levels...
The biggest Mac malware attack of all time - blogger names suspected mastermind
Award-winning security blogger Brian Krebs has shared details of his investigation into who might have been behind Flashback - which hit more than 600,000 Mac computers in early 2012
Monday review - the hot 21 stories of the week
It's weekly roundup time. Here's all the great stuff we've written in the past seven days.
Chameleons, botnets and click fraud
A botnet called "Chameleon" is said to be generating more than $6 million a month through bogus clicks on online adverts.
Find out more about how click fraud works.
Botnet master abuses Facebook for pocket money, researchers reveal
A Chinese hacker's main job may well be running a botnet of malware-clotted zombie PCs, but there's always time left in the day for selling fake Likes, apparently.
SSCC 102 - Probably the best 15 minute security podcast you'll hear today
Have your joined thousands of others, and become a loyal listener to the "Chet Chat" yet?
Here's the latest Naked Security podcast, Sophos Security Chet Chat 102, discussing a range of recent and newsworthy topics from the world of computer security.
Bamital botnet dismantled, as Microsoft seizes control of malware servers
Security experts at Microsoft, working with others in the computer security industry, have disrupted a botnet being used by the Bamital malware family.
Here's how you know if *you* need to take any action on your PCs.
Burglar who stole Steve Jobs's iPad gets seven years
Kariem McFarlin pleaded guilty to a range of burglary offences including one of the home of Steve Jobs's widow.
He got seven years. How do you think this compares with cybercrime sentencing?
How a regular IT guy helped catch a botnet cybercriminal
Veteran cybercrime investigator Bob Burls looks back on a case where the diligence of an IT professional helped convict a botmaster who had made tens of thousands of dollars.
Monday review - the hot 18 stories of the week
Here you go.
All the stories we wrote in the past seven days, in case you missed anything (or just want to read them again).
Suspected gang behind the $850 million Butterfly botnet arrested
Facebook helps the FBI arrest 10 suspected members of an $850 million botnet gang.
Counterattack! Suspected hacker caught on HIS WEBCAM, while spying on Georgia
The Georgian government's CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) claims it has linked an internet attack to Russia's security services, and even turned the tables on a hacker it believes was involved by secretly taking over his computer and taking video footage of him.
Are you ready for International Kill A Zombie Day, 2012?
Forget trick-or-treating, use the excuse of Halloween to exterminate some zombie computers instead!
Facebook donates $250,000 to help fight cybercrime (using money acquired from spammers)
Cybercrime investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have been awarded $250,000 by Facebook, for the great work they do helping fight cybercrime - including helping unmask the people behind the Koobface botnet.
HSBC recovers from DDoS attack, after internet banking services disrupted
HSBC has successfully recovered from a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack which saw a number of its websites brought down, making it impossible for customers to use internet banking services.
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