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Sony hacking suspect smashes computers to get out of prosecution

Sony hacking suspect smashes computers to get out of prosecution

The Columbus, Ohio man has been sentenced to one year of house arrest for stymying an FBI investigation into the 2011 hacks, which saw millions of online players' data breached.

Monday review - the hot 24 stories of the week

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It's weekly roundup time.

Here's everything we've written in the past seven days.

Sony fined £250,000 after hackers gained access to millions of gamers' details

Sony fined £250,000 after hackers gained access to millions of gamers' details

"There’s no disguising that this is a business that should have known better," says ICO director.

How many headlines do there have to be before companies take data security more seriously?

Monday review: the hot 20 stories of the week

Monday review: the hot 20 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).

Duck talks security on Risky Business

Duck talks security on Risky Business

Naked Security's Paul Ducklin talks to the Risky Business podcast about Oracle's patching schedule, lawsuits against Sony after the PlayStation Network breach and how a mathematician unpicked Google's DKIM verifier.

Sony PS3 hacked "for good" - master keys revealed

Sony PS3 hacked "for good" - master keys revealed

Sony's PS3 has been hacked. This time, it looks as though it's been hacked for good.

We explain why this is different from previous hacks, and treat you to the war of words between the original hackers and the pirates who stole their work...

LulzSec hacker pleads guilty to Sony Pictures attack, faces prison sentence

LulzSec hacker pleads guilty to Sony Pictures attack

A former member of the LulzSec hacking gang has admitted to attacking the Sony Pictures website, and stealing the personal information of thousands of innocent individuals.

Suspected LulzSec member arrested by FBI for Sony Pictures hack

Suspected LulzSec member arrested by FBI for Sony Pictures hack

Raynaldo Rivera, suspected of hacking into computer systems belonging to Sony Pictures, and stealing the personal information and passwords of thousands of innocent internet users, has been arrested by the FBI.

Should jailbreaking gaming consoles, mobile phones and tablets be legalized?

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Yesterday, US copyright regulators opened up the floodgates for a public hearing of proposals to change copyright law, including authorizing the cracking of tablets, DVDs, gaming consoles and mobile phones. Tell us what you think...

Michael Jackson unreleased tracks stolen from Sony

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Hacko Jacko! Two British men are alleged to have hacked Sony's network and made away with Michael Jackson's entire back catalogue, including unreleased recordings.

Anonymous bullies Sony and Nintendo over SOPA support

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Anonymous is threatening companies like Sony and Nintendo over their support of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Will this accomplish their goals, or simply create more victims?

Data leaks at Stratfor and Care2 mark the end of a year riddled with data theft

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As 2011 comes to a close it is clear there is much to be done to better secure our information in the "cloud". I look back at the major data loss incidents of the year and speculate this isn't the last we will see of our information being p0wned.

Bundestrojaner, Sony breach, Duqu, OS X anti-anti-virus, MS hack - 60 Sec Security

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Enjoy the latest security news in brief by watching 60 Second Security!

This episode: the German Bundestrojaner controversy, Sony breached (again!), Duqu dubbed "Son of Stuxnet", OS X anti-anti-virus and Microsoft videos hacked.

LulzSec suspect pleads not guilty to Sony Pictures website hack

LulzSec suspect pleads not guilty to Sony Pictures website hack

Cody Kretsinger, 23, suspected of being a member of the LulzSec hacking gang, has pleaded not guilty to a high profile attack on the Sony Pictures website.

Sony suffers another security scare - 93,000 user accounts broken into

Sony suffers another security scare - 93,000 user accounts accessed

Hackers successfully broke into 93,000 accounts at Sony over the last few days, once again impacting users of the Sony Entertainment Network, PlayStation Network (PSN) and Sony Online Entertainment services.

Homeless hacker arrested by FBI in LulzSec/Anonymous investigation

Homeless hacker arrested in FBI LulzSec/Anonymous investigation

The FBI has arrested two alleged hackers in San Francisco and Phoenix, believed to be asssociated with the LulzSec and Anonymous hacktivist groups.

And one of them is homeless.

Hackers plant bogus celebrity stories on Sony Music Ireland website

Hackers plant bogus celebrity stories on Sony Music Ireland website

If you went to the website of Sony Music Ireland earlier today you would have seen some astonishing celebrity stories..

SSCC 63 - RSA, Sony, Facebook faces and the future of Mac security

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In this week's Chet Chat Rich Baldry joins Chet to discuss the future of Mac OS X security. They also discuss the week's news including RSA, Sony, software patches and Facebook's introduction of facial recognition software

Mac malware, Sony, LulzSec, Facebook facial recognition, Lockheed/RSA - 90 Sec News - May 2011

Mac malware, Sony, Lulzsec, Facebook facial recognition, Lockheed/RSA - 90 Sec News - May 2011

Don't just read the latest computer security news - watch it in 90 seconds!

This month: Mac malware makes itself known, Sony woes continue, Lulzsec hacks, Facebook gets creepier, and Lockheed faces a challenge.

Sony Portugal latest to fall to hackers

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Sony Music Portugal is the latest Sony asset to be targeted by hackers. Is there light at the end of the tunnel? Are there other Sony websites that are still flawed?