Amazon: Outage due to hardware not hackers

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	Security Weekly

	View online  | Share on Facebook	December 13, 2010

	In this issue Amazon: Outage due to hardware not hackers Gawker wrestles with reader data breach, hacking WikiLeaks fans should think before they botnet Canon camera encryption cracked Anonymous explains self amid WikiLeaks drama Amazon: Outage due to hardware not hackers A Sunday night outage that brought down Amazon Web sites in Europe was the result of hardware failure, not hacking attempts, according to the online retailer. Read full story  Gawker wrestles with reader data breach, hacking Readers' passwords are compromised in data breach, then the site itself is hacked with links to its purported source code said to be posted at The Pirate Bay. Read full story  WikiLeaks fans should think before they botnet Joining the Operation Payback digital protest, which has been launching denial-of-service attacks against target sites to make its point, is illegal, lawyer says. Read full story  Canon camera encryption cracked A Russian programmer has found a terminal weakness in a Canon system to ensure the authenticity of photos taken by law enforcement, insurance companies, or other investigators. Read full story  Anonymous explains self amid WikiLeaks drama A group that supports WikiLeaks through attacks on Web sites of organizations it deems enemies has apparently issued a press release to try to explain its motivations. Read full story  Other CNET resources  CNET.com  Latest CNET reviews  CNET Downloads  CNET News  CNET TV  Crave Featured Listings Symantec Norton AntiVirus For Lotus... IT administrators can now extend the industry's leading virus protection system to Lotus Notes/Domin... BUY NOW Only $249.99 Merchant Rating Microsoft Office 2007 Professional... Office Professional 2007 is a complete set of productivity and information management software that ... BUY NOW Only $117.0 Merchant Rating Adobe Systems Incorporated Adobe... Recording, mixing, editing, and mastering ??? Adobe Audition 3 software is the all-in-one toolset fo... BUY NOW Only $99.0 Merchant Rating
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