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Anonymous invites CIA, others to its weekend party
Following its FBI shenanigans of last week, the loose-knit hacking collective claims to have taken down the CIA's Web site, along with the sites of the Mexican Senate and Interior Ministry. It also says it hacked into police and government sites in Alabama and pilfered personal info on 46,000 Alabamians.

New tool cracks Apple iWork passwords
Russian cryptography company ElcomSoft has developed a tool that makes cracking iWork document passwords easier.

Hackers hit CIA, UN Web sites
CIA Web site goes down Friday in apparent denial-of-service attack by Anonymous as part of anti-law-enforcement demonstration.

Latest Google Wallet hack picks your pocket
Researchers had just identified a brute-force way to crack Google Wallet PINs, and now there's another--and much easier--way to access a Wallet account.

Want better car insurance rates? Let the AA track your dr...
The U.K.'s Automobile Association says its tracking technology could help save customers 850 pounds--or more than $1,300--annually.

E-mail viruses most likely to appear in the morning
Cybercriminals tend to e-mail viruses from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., a new Global Security Report reveals.

iTunes customers reportedly under threat from digital thi...
Apple's digital store is once again said to be the target of digital thieves, who are reportedly wiping out the store credit on user accounts.

Making DDoS prevention a priority
In the Web world, distributed denial-of-service attacks can take out entire sites rather quickly. Mitigating the risk should be top of mind when building network architecture.

Google Wallet PIN can be cracked... on a rooted Android d...
An attacker would have to get ahold of an Android that has been rooted to use software that would crack the PIN in Google Wallet.

Google: We'll pay you to track the Web sites you visit
The search giant is offering a series of gift cards worth up to $25 if you allow it to monitor the Web sites you visit and how you use them.

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