String of US websites hacked leading to china

Twitter has fallen victim to a latest hacking  breach after some of Americas biggest hacking breaches in recent times it does look like there is already a  ongoing cyber war being played out

Img: http://mashable.com/2013/01/26/anonymous-hack-government-website-declares-war/

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Some of the recent website hacks  reported below

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Chinese hackers create havoc at New York Times
website  with breaches Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/chinese-hackers-create-havoc-at-new-york-times-20130131-2dmq8.html#ixzz2JnfB3YN3

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Chinese Hackers Hit U.S. Media site Wall street journal

Chinese hackers believed to have government links have been conducting wide-ranging electronic surveillance of media companies including The Wall Street Journal, apparently to spy on reporters covering China and other issues, people familiar with the incidents said… http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323926104578276202952260718.html

 

The hacktivist group Anonymous hacked the U.S. federal sentencing website early Saturday, using the page to make a brazen and boisterous declaration of "war" on the U.S. government.The hacker-activist group Anonymous says it hijacked the website of the U.S. Sentencing Commission to avenge the death of Aaron Swartz, an Internet activist who committed suicide.

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Unidentified cybercriminals have hacked the official website of Emerald City Comicon (ECCC) – one of the biggest comic book conventions in the US – and deleted all the backup files.

Currently, www.emeraldcitycomicon.com redirects visitors to the officialECCC Facebook page.

 

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