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‘Hacker Boot Camps’ Offering Bay Area Students Computer-Science Skills

Want to launch a lucrative career as a software engineer but don’t have a computer-science degree? Maybe it’s time for a hacker boot camp.

2013/04/12

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NorCal Prankster Changes Road Sign To Read ‘Caution Loose Gorilla!’

A prankster is changing the message on an electronic traffic warning sign in a Northern California town.

2012/11/14

The Yahoo logo is seen on a sign outside of the company's headquarters in Sunnyvale. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Hackers Expose Thousands Of Yahoo User Names, Passwords

Yahoo Inc. said Thursday it’s investigating reports of a security breach that has purportedly exposed nearly half a million users’ email addresses and passwords.

2012/07/12

A computer keyboard. (CBS)

FBI Warns Thousands With Infected Computers May Lose Internet Access

For computer users, a few mouse clicks could mean the difference between staying online and losing Internet connections this summer.

2012/04/23

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FBI: Computers Infected With Malware To Lose Internet Service In July

For computer users, a few mouse clicks could mean the difference between staying online and losing Internet connections this summer.

2012/04/20

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Hacker Group Posts Addresses Of Top Oakland Officials

The hacker group Anonymous appears to have posted the addresses and other personal information of Oakland city officials to the Internet.

2012/02/07

Facebook privacy settings indicated by user. (AP)

Facebook Rewards Hackers For Finding Security Flaws

Facebook doled out more than $40,000 worth of finders fees in August to hackers who identified security flaws in the uber-popular social networking site.

KCBS–2011/08/31

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