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<title><![CDATA[Lulz hackers attack Senate site]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The hacking group known as Lulz hit its latest target over the weekend: the U.S. Senate.In an attack confirmed to the media by a Senate representative, Lulz broke into the Senate's Web site and was able to gain access to the server's directory and file structure, the contents of which the group published on its own site.(Credit:Screenshot by CNET)In response, the government initiated a security review but so far has determined that network security was not compromised and that no user information was breached.&quot;The intruder did not gain access into the Senate computer network and was only able to read and determine the directory structure of the files placed on Senate.gov,&quot; the Senate's Office of the Sergeant at Arms said yesterday in a statement released to AFP and other news services. &quot;That server is for public access on the public side of the Senate's network firewall, and any files that individual Senate offices place there are intended for public consumption.&quot; The Office of the Sergeant at Arms is the law enforcement body for the Senate.The Web site of the hacking group, which is also known as Lulz Security or LulzSec, boasted of its attack against the federal government:We don't like the US government very much. Their boats are weak, their lulz are low, and their sites aren't very secure. In an attempt to help them fix their issues, we've decided to donate additional lulz in the form of owning them some more!This is a small, just-for-kicks release of some internal data from Senate.gov - is this an act of war, gentlemen ProblemThe group's &quot;act of war&quot; question is a not-so-subtle reference to recent reports that the U.S. would consider a cyberattack an act of war, and one potentially inviting a response using conventional military forces or weapons.Lulz, whose name is a derivation of &quot;LOL,&quot; has been busy lately breaking into other prominent sites, including those of Sony, Nintendo, and FBI partner InfraGard Atlanta. PBS, video game maker Bethesda Softworks, and porn site Pron.com have also been among the recent victims of Lulz attacks.Lulz seems to enjoy stirring up trouble by taunting companies through its actions. But beyond breaking into sites apparently for sheer fun, Lulz claims its attacks against sites such as InfraGard Atlanta are also a direct response to the policy classifying cyberattacks as acts of war.            Share     Print   E-mail            Lance Whitney E-mail Lance Whitney   Follow @lancewhit    E-mail Lance Whitney If you have a question or comment for Lance Whitney, you can submit it here. However, because our editors and writers receive hundreds of requests, we cannot tell you when you may receive a response.   Submit your question or comment here: 0 of 1500 characters       Lance Whitney wears a few different technology hats--journalist, Web developer, and software trainer. He's a contributing editor for Microsoft TechNet Magazine and writes for other computer publications and Web sites. Lance is a member of the CNET Blog Network, and he is not an employee of CNET.  <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why everyone&'s confused by The New York Timesa4a4 paywall]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[For a publication thata4a4s supposed to set the gold standard for writing about the news, The New York Times has done a pretty poor job of explaining its new payment plan.I mean, if you look at reader responses to The Times&amp;' announcement, youa4a4d think that most Times readers are about to be left outside the paywall. In fact, both Times representatives and other experts predict that the vast majority of readers will never hit the 20-articles-per-month limit.The confusion increases once you start getting into the details. According to The Timesa4a4 Frequently Asked Questions page, when readers follow links from search engines, blogs, social networking services like Facebook, and pretty much anything thata4a4s not The New York Times website, those articles a4Awill count toward your monthly limit of 20 free articles, but you will still be able to view it even if you&amp;'ve already read your 20 free articles.a4 Therea4a4s an additional five-article-per-day limit to following links from Google.I had to read that explanation a couple of times before I understood it, and it looks like I wasna4a4t the only one. Judging from outside coverage, The Times has utterly failed to explain that aspect of the paywall to reporters and bloggers.NPR reports that a4Aa page click through a Google search or a friend&amp;'s referral via Facebook or Twitter won&amp;'t count against you,a4 which is wrong &amp;8212' it still counts towards your quota, you just wona4a4t get blocked. Over at BoingBoing, Cory Doctorow complains that this a4Ajust makes it harder to link to the Times,a4 even though his readers should never be blocked when they follow one of his links. (Although the simple existence of the paywall and the quota might dissuade Doctorow from linking to The Times anyway.) And TechCruncha4a4s MG Siegler writes about The Times&amp;' new &amp;''social loophole&amp;'', even though the exemption includes any site, including TechCrunch itself.To be clear, I&amp;'m not trying to give these other writers a hard time &amp;8212' these are mostly muddled explanations rather than flat-out inaccuracies (or hey, maybe I&amp;'m the one who&amp;'s gotten confused), and either way I think they stem from the fact that the plan itself is so convoluted.To my mind, all of this confusion supports the argument &amp;8212' voiced at VentureBeat and elsewhere &amp;8212' that The Times&amp;' plan is just too confusing. Heck, even The Times reporter covering the plan had to issue a correction.And if the confusion continues, it could be catastrophic for the paywall. Casual readers might stay away from Times articles, thinking that theya4a4re about to get charged even though they arena4a4t. Other publications will hesitate to link to Times articles because theya4a4ll be worried their readers will get blocked. And loyal readers may become frustrated because they dona4a4t understand what theya4a4re buying.Next Story: Asus looks to Chrome OS/Android for $200 netbook Previous Story: StarCraft II game&amp;'s next frontier is ChinaPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: paywallCompanies: The New York Times          Tags: paywallCompanies: The New York TimesAnthony is a senior editor at VentureBeat, as well as its reporter on media, advertising, and social networks. Before joining the site in 2008, Anthony worked at the Hollister Free Lance, where he won awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association for breaking news coverage and writing. He attended Stanford University and now lives in San Francisco. Reach him at anthony@venturebeat.com. (All story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com) You can also follow Anthony on Twitter. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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