Prankster
20 Stories
Security 101: Look back to advance
News Malware is growing in sophistication, but cybercriminals may not be as novel as most think, say experts. Learning diligently from the past would help.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Data security, PC security, Security, Worm, Trend Micro Inc., Asia-Pacific, computer, Conficker
Real virus piggybacks on email hoax
News An email hoax recently duped people into deleting a Windows file. But now some computer users are receiving another email that may actually contain a harmful virus.
Phishing prevention starts with the URL
Insight Phishing attacks are on the rise, but do your organization's URL naming practices help protect customers or help the attackers?
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Spam and phishing
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
US bill will treat all hackers as terrorists
News A major anti-terrorism bill now being considered by the US government has been criticised for disproportionately targeting low-level computer intruders, making small crimes punishable by a penalty of life in prison.
US presidency listed for sale on eBay
News With confusion increasing over who will be the 43rd president of the United States, one eBay auctioneer has put the presidency up for bid.
Worm sneaks ride with June 1st hoax
News It sounds like the newest twist in a second-rate thriller: Just when you were lulled into thinking it was a harmless prank, the killer virus attacks!
Mitnick released from prison
News
Real virus piggybacks on email hoax
News It sounds like the newest twist in a second-rate thriller: Just when you were lulled into thinking it was a harmless prank, the killer virus attacks
Mitnick released from prison
News Kevin Mitnick, one of the world's most notorious computer hackers, walked off the Lompoc, Calif., prison grounds Saturday morning and into the arms of his parents, ending nearly five years of incarceration.<
Use RFC 2606 example domains for example e-mail
Techguide Example e-mail domains were created specifically for use in examples, so that people with real e-mail accounts that happen to coincide with your examples don't suffer the fallout of an unfortunate choice of example.
Tags: Security implementation/standards, Security Management, E-mail Address, Security, Domain Name, Domain, CompTIA, Chad Perrin, RFC, e-mail
YouTube battling 'Porn Day' campaign
News Users of YouTube rival eBaum's World and the imageboard 4chan site launch mass porn posting on YouTube.
Tags: Web 2.0, Google Inc., Video, phone, YouTube Inc., video service, Search Result, CNET Networks Inc., spokesman, Ars Technica
Malaysiakini hit by denial-of-service attack
News Malaysian Internet paper Malaysiakini was shut down for over six hours on Wednesday when unknown parties launched a "denial-of-service" attack on its server.
Malaysiakini suffers DOS attack
News Malaysian Internet paper Malaysiakini was shut down for over six hours on Wednesday when unknown parties launched a "denial of service" attack on its server.
RFID tags become hacker target
News The tracking technology could be abused by tech-savvy shoplifters to mark expensive goods as cheaper items.
Jump to
1 2
