Hollywood hacker sentenced to 10 years in prison for hacking personal accounts of celebrity stars

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Signalling the conclusion of “Operation Hackerazzi”, a federal judge today sentenced Christopher Chaney, 35, of Jacksonville, Florida to 10 years in prison. Chaney had plead guilty to several counts including wiretapping and unauthorized access to a computer. Chaney allegedly accessed the personal email accounts of more than 50 people in the Hollywood entertainment industry between…

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New wearable personal firewall developed for implanted medical devices – protects insulin pumps and pacemakers from hijacking attacks

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News that personal medical devices such as insulin pumps, pacemakers, and other wearable or implanted devices, could be hacked sent shockwaves through the medical community but researchers from Purdue and Princeton were quick to react. They have developed a signal-jamming personal firewall to protect medical devices, such as insulin pumps and pacemakers, from being hacked.

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Department of Homeland Security to form “CyberReserve” volunteer cybersecurity army made of civilian hackers?

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According to sources, the Department of Homeland Security was advised last week, to create a “cyber skills task force” that would act as a reserve army of cyber specialists in order to mold top-notch cybersecurity talent to address U.S. cybersecurity emergencies. Called the “CyberReserve” and similar to the National Guard program, CyberReserve would ensure professional…

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