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The US government claims he committed a malicious crime - the biggest military computer hack ever.
BBC: Hacker loses extradition appeal
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The 43-year-old is a wanted man in the US, where he has been accused of "the biggest military computer hack of all time".
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"The kind of people who hack computer viruses will soon hack regular viruses!"
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Mr. Hurst on Monday alleged that the tabloid had directed two private investigators to hack his computer.
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In December 2011, HAMMOND conspired to hack into computer systems used by Stratfor, a private firm that provides governments and others with independent geopolitical analysis.
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He writes actual letters, physical objects that can be stolen by someone who does not know how to hack a computer, a novel concept in 2013.
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Popular Apple programs iTunes and QuickTime are being used by malware code writers to hack into computer platforms and potentially steal data, Russian-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab said Friday.
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Governments that hack into foreign computer networks have plausible deniability on their side.
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The indictment alleges that Keys, 26, and another hacker failed in another attempt to access the Tribune computer system after the Times hack.
WSJ: Reuters journalist charged with hacking conspiracy
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He's the kind of person who, he says, can hack into the most sophisticated computer system.
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One expert said that the Twitter hack probably happened after an employee's home or work computer was compromised through vulnerabilities in Java, a commonly used computing language whose weaknesses have been well publicized.
NPR: Twitter Says Hackers Compromise 250K Accounts
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However, two hack attacks revealed in one week have raised questions about the extent of the weaknesses in Microsoft's computer defenses.
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