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![Twitter confirms vulnerability resulted in over 5 million accounts exposed Twitter confirms vulnerability resulted in over 5 million accounts exposed](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/Twitter-blue-bird.png)
Twitter released a statement on Friday confirming that a vulnerability they had patched earlier this year was, in fact, used in a malicious ......
![Hacker uploads 20 GB of Intel's internal documents to Kim Dotcom's cloud storage Hacker uploads 20 GB of Intel's internal documents to Kim Dotcom's cloud storage](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/intel-logo_600px_2013.png)
World's leading chip manufacturer Intel has been a target of hacking, says a swiss software engineer and leak hobbyist Till Kottmann.
Kottmann ......
![Massive leak: Hotel chain's servers hacked, up to 500M compromised accounts Massive leak: Hotel chain's servers hacked, up to 500M compromised accounts](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/Starwood-Hotels-Hospitality-Customer-Experience-Reverse-Thinking.png)
Hotel chain Starwood Hotels has released a statement today saying their database system was compromised. As a result, hackers have gained access ......
![WhatsApp exploit found, allows snooping private group chats WhatsApp exploit found, allows snooping private group chats](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/Whatsapp-logo_with_bg.png)
WhatsApp became quickly the world's largest instant messaging platform, and for a good reason. The company has offered early on such important ......
![Hackers hit HBO, leaked information about Game of Thrones (no spoilers) Hackers hit HBO, leaked information about Game of Thrones (no spoilers)](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/game-of-thrones-season6-poster.png)
Home Box Office, more familiarly known as HBO, a cable TV network owned by Time Warner Cable was hacked earlier this week. The hackers apparently ......
![Hackers threaten to DDoS Xbox Live and PSN on Christmas Hackers threaten to DDoS Xbox Live and PSN on Christmas](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/sony_psn_logo_200px.png)
A group of hackers that recently took down Tumblr have threatened to attack gamers next. The group called R.I.U. Star Patrol has said that the ......
![MetroPCS had flaw on site that left personal information vulnerable MetroPCS had flaw on site that left personal information vulnerable](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/metropcs-logo.png)
According to security researchers Eric Taylor and Blake Welsh, over 10 million MetroPCS subscribers were vulnerable to having their personal information stolen via a flaw in their site's payment page.
![Pirate Bay founder freed from jail in Sweden Pirate Bay founder freed from jail in Sweden](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/Anakataassange.png)
Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm has finished serving his time in Danish and Swedish jails following his convictions for hacking and copyright crimes.
![Russian national pleads guilty to largest hacking scheme in U.S. history Russian national pleads guilty to largest hacking scheme in U.S. history](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/drinkman-hacking-arrest.png)
Vladimir Drinkman, a Russian national arrested in the Netherlands in 2012 and extradited to the U.S., has plead guilty to the largest hacking scheme ever prosecuted in U.S. history.
![Your baby monitor is currently being hacked Your baby monitor is currently being hacked](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/philips-720p-hd-baby-monitor.png)
According to a new report, a few of the most popular web-connected baby monitors are extremely vulnerable to being attacked as they lack even the most basic security features.
![U.S. DOJ indicts man on hacking charges, identity theft for stealing pre-release films back in 2010 U.S. DOJ indicts man on hacking charges, identity theft for stealing pre-release films back in 2010](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/Rango.png)
The U.S. DOJ has indicted 28-year-old Dutchman Joey Vogelaar, accusing the man of stealing copies of “How Do You Know,” Rango and “Megamind” back in 2010 before they were released in theaters.
![Former revenge porn king Hunter Moore pleads guilty to ID theft, hacking charges Former revenge porn king Hunter Moore pleads guilty to ID theft, hacking charges](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/hunter-moore.png)
Hunter Moore, once dubbed 'the most hated man on the Internet,' has plead guilty to ID theft and hacking charges and will face two-to-five years in prison.
![Police arrest alleged member of Lizard Squad following massive DDoS on Sony, Microsoft Police arrest alleged member of Lizard Squad following massive DDoS on Sony, Microsoft](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/lizard-squad-logo.png)
Authorities in the UK have arrested 22-year-old Vinnie Omari on suspicion of fraud, less than a week after the group Lizard Squad took down Sony's PlayStation Network and Microsoft's Xbox Live on Christmas via a large DDoS attack.
![FBI: Even government defenses could have surrendered to the Sony hackers FBI: Even government defenses could have surrendered to the Sony hackers](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/hacker-malware-screen-orig.png)
The malware that penetrated the cyber defenses of Sony and allegedly captured terabytes of data was a difficult one to deal with, says FBI official ......
![Pirate Bay co-founder sentenced to 42 months in prison for hacking conviction Pirate Bay co-founder sentenced to 42 months in prison for hacking conviction](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/warg-pirate-logo.png)
Gottfrid Warg, co-founder of infamous torrent tracker The Pirate Bay, has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for his part in Denmark's largest ever hacking case.
![Hacker who stole George Bush e-mails is jailed Hacker who stole George Bush e-mails is jailed](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/guccifer_hacker_romania.png)
A Romanian man who hacked into the Bush family's e-mails, as well as accounts of celebrities and officials, has been jailed.
![Weev goes free after hacking convictions get thrown out Weev goes free after hacking convictions get thrown out](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/hacker-weev.png)
Last year, Andrew Auernheimer aka 'Weev,' was convicted and sentenced to 41 months in jail for exploiting AT&T and revealing data from over 114,000 iPad 3G owners.
![Israel sees a new cyberattack by pro-Palestinian 'Anonymous' hacktivists Israel sees a new cyberattack by pro-Palestinian 'Anonymous' hacktivists](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/israeli-sites-attacked.png)
The infamous hacktivist group Anonymous has launched another attack on the Israel government, a year after their first such attack.
![WhatsApp, AVG, Avira hacked with pro-Palestine message left by attackers WhatsApp, AVG, Avira hacked with pro-Palestine message left by attackers](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/anonymous-palestine-hackers.png)
The Anonymous-affiliated pro-Palestinian group KDMS has attacked the websites of WhatsApp, AVG, Avira and Alexa over the last 24 hours.
![The Pirate Bay co-founder facing more hacking charges The Pirate Bay co-founder facing more hacking charges](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/gottfrid-svartholm-warg.png)
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, infamous as one of the co-founders of The Pirate Bay torrent tracker, is facing even more hacking charges, this time in Denmark
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