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Ecuador grants asylum to Wikileaks ' Assange Reuters Quito says Assange's security at risk. * Britain wants to extradite him. QUITO Aug 16 (Reuters) – Ecuador has granted political asylum to WikiLeaks ' founder Julian Assange, Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said on Thursday, a day after the British ..

(Reuters) – Frustrated by their inability to stop sophisticated hacking attacks or use the law to punish their assailants, an increasing number of U.S. companies are taking retaliatory action. Known in the cyber security industry as “active defense” or “strike-back” technology, the reprisals range from modest steps to distract and delay a hacker to more controversial measures.

A 20-year-old Briton suspected of links to the hacking group Lulz Security is accused of cracking into websites for a Fox reality TV show, a venerable news show and other sites to deface them or steal personal information, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

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