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Syrian Electronic Army compromises Sky News Android app
The Syrian Electronic Army claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on several Android applications for British Sky Broadcasting, including the Sky News app.
San Francisco talk radio icon Gene Burns dies
Talk show host Gene Burns died over the weekend according to his former employer KGO Radio. Burns was 72.
Syrian hacker: We didn’t target Israel water supply
A hacker with the Syrian Electronic Army disputes new reports that surfaced on Saturday claiming the group targeted the water supply of the Israel town of Haifa.
Syrian Electronic Army targets ITV News Twitter account
The Twitter account for the London bureau of ITV News was compromised on Friday just a few days after the social network service rolled out extra security meant to prevent such attacks.
Exclusive: Facebook testing Vine-like video for Instagram
Facebook is testing a video feature for its photo sharing social network Instagram similar in function to Twitter's Vine.
Financial Times website, Twitter feeds compromised
The Syrian Electronic Army has claimed responsibility for an attack on the website and Twitter feed of the Financial Times newspaper on Friday.
A conversation with the Syrian Electronic Army
The four-man hacking collective comprised of university students has successfully launched attacks against big name media companies for "distorting the facts" about the Syrian civil war.
DOJ collects AP phone records in information leak investigation
The Justice Department seized phone records for several AP reporters last year in a move that is raising concerns of government intrusion and overreach in private news gathering practices.
BBC Radio presenter yanked off air over ‘drinks’
A local radio presenter in Britain was removed from the air after listeners became concerned that she may have been intoxicated.
Private messages from Bloomberg terminals posted online
Problems continue to plague Bloomberg and its prized financial information terminals.
Reuters news editors disciplined over FBI visit
Talking Biz News reported on Monday that my former boss and two other former colleagues were disciplined for failing to disclose a search on my home by the FBI in 2012.
ABC to offer live local video streams on iOS apps
ABC will begin rolling out a live stream of its network signal to iPhone and iPad users in New York City and Philadelphia later this week.