NCS 7/19/11

The recent rash of hackings may start to slow down soon as law officers continued to crack down on those they believe are responsible.  Sixteen suspected members of "Anonymous" were arrested this morning in states including Florida, New Jersey and California, in what appears to be a nationwide takedown of the notorious hacking group according to reports.

Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group told staff to change their passwords and tighten security, sources said on Tuesday, after hackers attacked the website of his tabloid The Sun.  Hackers on Monday redirected The Sun's online readers to a fake page that reported Murdoch had been found dead in his garden. Members of the hacking group LulzSec, who recently announced they had disbanded, took responsibility for the attack in messages posted via the social networking site Twitter and said they were preparing more online assaults.

If you’ve seen the movie Minority Report, you might be able to relate to this story The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation have been utilizing advanced computer technology/programs called predictive analysis and geographic profiler to help solve crimes.  Predictive analysis provides law enforcement officials with a time and location regarding the next crime in a probable sequence.

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