%%1%%AFP – Hackers at an infamous DefCon gathering are proving that old-fashioned smooth talk rivals slick software skills when it comes to pulling off attacks on computer networks.

%%1%%AFP – Software security experts warn that mobile phones are tempting targets for hackers in a world where people eagerly invite strange applications onto handsets packed with personal data.

AP – A hacker%%1%% took over more than 100 computers and used them to extort sexually explicit videos from women and teenage girls by threatening to release their personal data, federal prosecutors charged Tuesday.

AP – Federal agents have arrested a man accused of hacking into computers to obtain personal%%1%% data to extort sexually explicit videos from women and teenage girls in exchange for keeping their information private.

Reuters%%1%% – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said it would step up scrutiny of online security and privacy issues following recent security breaches involving Apple Inc’s iPad and Google Inc’s collection of private data by its Street View cars.