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Cyberattacks seen getting more sophisticated

Hackers expected to raise their game; cloud computing, Big Data, data analytics and the Internet of Things also poised to grow

Published Mon, Dec 29, 2014 · 09:50 PM
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THE year-end is when people unwind from the stress of the year and recharge themselves for the year ahead. But for thousands of people - purported users of popular web services including Amazon, Xbox Live and PlayStation Network - the Christmas season brought stress: some 13,000 of their passwords, usernames and credit card details were released in the aftermath of a hacking attack on the online gaming sites of PlayStation and Xbox.

In a statement posted on Twitter, the hackers group said they "did it for the lulz". Lulz is a popular slang expression for general amusement.

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