Commissioner says international hackers target NYPD computers, but they’re foiled

September 30th, 2009 NYPD: Pedestrian collision ends in fatal stabbingNEW YORK — Authorities say that an Army veteran killed someone who had bumped into him on a New York sidewalk and that the suspect was later found dead in Philadelphia. A law enforcement official said Wednesday that Philadelphia officials notified New York police the night before that the suspect was found dead.

September 9th, 2009 NYPD rewords report that some say insulted MuslimsNEW YORK — The New York Police Department has reworked a report on homegrown terrorism in response to complaints that it insulted Muslims. A coalition of Muslim groups on Wednesday applauded the two-page clarification tucked into "Radicalization in the West: The Homegrown Threat" — a study first circulated in law enforcement circles and on the Internet in 2007.

August 12th, 2009 NYPD divers remove helicopter pieces from HudsonNEW YORK — New York police say divers in the Hudson River have removed about 20 small pieces of helicopter wreckage from a mid-air collision over the weekend. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne says nine divers returned to the crash site Wednesday morning to search for debris from the collision, which killed nine people.

July 13th, 2009 South Korea lowers cyberattack alertSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's spy agency lowered the country's cyberattack alert Monday as affected Web sites returned to normal after suffering outages in a series of assaults that have cast suspicion on North Korea. Dozens of South Korean and U.S.

July 12th, 2009 SKorea analyzes computers used in cyberattacksSEOUL, South Korea — South Korean police are analyzing a sample of the tens of thousands of infected computers used to crash Web sites in South Korea and the U.S., but conceded Sunday they may not lead to the culprit. South Korean intelligence officials suspect archrival North Korea was involved.

July 12th, 2009 SKorea analyses computers used in cyberattacksSEOUL, South Korea — South Korean police are analyzing a sample of the tens of thousands of infected computers used to crash Web sites in South Korea and the U.S., but conceded Sunday they may not lead to the culprit. South Korean intelligence officials suspect archrival North Korea was involved.

July 4th, 2009 NEW YORK - The US Department of Homeland Security has given three state-of-the-art radiation detectors to the New York Police Department to patrol city streets in search of dirty bombs and other nuclear threats. The 450,000-dollar worth Advanced Spectroscopic Portal Monitors will be placed in three SUVs on Wednesday at entrances to tunnels, bridges and tollbooths, the Daily News reports.

July 1st, 2009 NYPD: High-profile buildings need tighter securityNEW YORK — Managers and developers of high-profile skyscrapers, sports stadiums and other buildings in the city need to take more steps to guard against terrorist attacks, according to a new report by the New York Police Department. "The same qualities that make the city's buildings recognized icons of design, culture and commerce also make them continuous targets of terrorism," Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said in a foreword for the report.

June 24th, 2009 Hackers invade Oregon university system computersPORTLAND, Ore. — Hackers got into the computers of the Oregon University System and posted a message telling President Barack Obama to mind his own business and not to comment on the disputed Iranian election.

June 24th, 2009 Pro-Iranian regime hackers invade Oregon computersPORTLAND, Ore. — Hackers defaced the home page of the Oregon University System, posting a caustic message telling President Barack Obama to mind his own business and stop talking about the disputed Iranian election.

June 5th, 2009 NYPD looking at futuristic weapons technologyNEW YORK — The New York Police Department is looking into adapting futuristic technology that would allow officers' guns to recognize one another in an effort to avoid the type of friendly fire incident that left a cop dead last week. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly asked his inner circle to compile a list of department initiatives that would help prevent confrontations between fellow officers.

April 28th, 2009 NYPD officers plead not guilty to rape chargesNEW YORK — Two New York City police officers have pleaded not guilty to charges of rape, burglary and evidence tampering in connection with an attack on a Manhattan woman. Officers Kenneth Moreno and Franklin Mata are accused of assaulting an intoxicated woman they had escorted home in December.

April 10th, 2009 NEW YORK - After last month's fracas during the auditions for 'America's Next Top Model', Tyra Banks is embarking on another run for tryouts of hopeful models. The auditions for the supermodel's hit TV show will be held at the Penn Plaza Pavilion on W.

February 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The external affairs ministry Sunday admitted its computers are sometimes hacked, but underlined that it has set up mechanisms to ensure that no classified or sensitive information is lost in the event of such intrusions. 'It's not alarming.

January 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two men were arrested after a robbery bid at a bank here was foiled Monday. Three men, including two policemen, were injured.