Hacker
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Cybercitizens called upon to squash hackers
News Symantec's new Internet Security software will utilize power of Web users to snare cybercriminals, asking users to provide data on attempted computer intrusions.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Hacking, Norton Co., Security, Internet Security, Eastern Europe, Symantec Corp., Hacker, Internet
Why you should hack your own systems
Insight perspective If you want to make sure your systems are safe from hackers, you've got to test, test and test, says analyst.
Tags: Hacking, Operating systems, Web servers, Spam and phishing, Data security, Security, Network security, Security Management, Phishing, SANS Institute
Hackers rumored to have cracked Windows 7 activation
News Chinese forum and others suggest a leaked Lenovo file of Windows 7 Ultimate has been used to crack the activation mechanism of the new operating system.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Piracy, Authentication and encryption, Microsoft Windows 7, OEM, antipiracy, Microsoft Windows, Hacker, CNET Networks Inc., ISO
UK intelligence site breached by hacker
News Intelligence agency has closed up a cross-site scripting vulnerability on its Web site after details of the flaw were published on a hacker forum.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Hacking, Spokesperson, Flaw, malicious attack, search tool, Hacker, agency, Web Site
Nasa hacker judicial review date set
News A U.K. High Court judicial review date has been set for the case of Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon.
Tags: Lawsuits, Defense/military, Hacking, NASA, Home Secretary, prosecutor, Sharp Corp., Pentagon, appraisal, computer
Hacker Mitnick may sue AT&T over data breach
News Kevin Mitnick's mobile account gets breached. AT&T allegedly says it's not at fault and plans to drop his contract and not compensate for damages. Now he may sue.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Hacking, Security, Colombia, social engineering, computer, AT&T Corp., network, Hacker, Web
Hackers run Linux on iPhone
News A hacker group has made the iPhone boot with a Linux 2.6 kernel, although many of the device's features are not implemented.
Tags: Hacking, Applications and tools, Apple Inc., USB, Kernel, Touch Screen, software, network, Hacker, Linux
Lessons from Twitter's security breach
News Information taken when some Twitter employees were hacked is finally coming to light. Can this happen to other companies?
Tags: Spam and phishing, Twitter, Security, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Password, e-mail, debit card, Hacker, CNET Networks Inc.
Report: Smart-grid hackers could cause blackouts
News Cybersecurity experts say someone with US$500 of equipment and materials could take command and control, allowing for "en masse manipulation" of electricity service.
Tags: Hacking, Department Of Energy, CNN, Security, Cybersecurity, Blackout, Grid, data sharing, security services company, power consumption
Hacker named to US Homeland Security Advisory Council
News Hacker and Defcon founder Jeff Moss joins former FBI and CIA directors on council.
Tags: Security, Defense/military, Conference, computer, information system, Homeland Security, Hacker, Black Hat, Security, Ernst & Young LLP
Hackers blamed for wave of fake death tweets
News Hackers are suspected to have broken into Twitpic accounts of Britney Spears, Ellen DeGeneres and P. Diddy to post false death announcements.
Tags: Web 2.0, Network security, Security Management, Twitter, Social Media, Password, Britney Spears, photograph, Associated Press, e-mail
Hackers hit MacRumors keynote coverage
News Some nasty pranksters, likely associated with Web forum 4Chan, have hacked into Apple gossip mainstay MacRumors' live-blog coverage of Tuesday's Macworld keynote.
Tags: Hacking, Web sites, Apple Inc., Twitter, Prankster, Scientology, Digg, Server, e-mail, CEO
FBI used spyware to capture hackers, hitmen
News Documents obtained in a freedom-of-information request show the U.S. law-enforcement agency used a secret form of spyware in a number of investigations.
Tags: Hacking, FBI, Anti-spyware, IP, Cipav, computer, e-mail, spyware, MSN Hotmail, News.com
Can Adobe beat back the hackers?
News As its software becomes a major means of attack, security experts wonder if it can fight hard enough.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, PC security, Security Management, Adobe Systems Inc., Security, advertisement, Microsoft Corp., software, Antivirus Software, Authentication and encryption
Hackers bypass Windows 7 activation
News Coders find way to disable normal activation requirements of Microsoft's latest operating system, although Redmond says it is working to shore up antipiracy protections.
Tags: Windows 7, Piracy, Malware, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., software, Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 7, antipiracy, Microsoft Windows
