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Second mass hack exposed

Second mass hack exposed

Hot on the heels of a recent hack in which 10,000 sites were compromised, researchers have disclosed a new large-scale attack..
Shaun Nichols Mar 18 2008 7:21AM Security
Trend Micro patches online search after hack

Trend Micro patches online search after hack

Trend Micro has updated and patched its online public Virus Encyclopedia (VE) after external hackers altered part of the listing.
Staff Writers Mar 17 2008 2:59PM Security
Researchers hack into pacemakers

Researchers hack into pacemakers

Researchers have successfully launched attacks against common heart pacemakers..
Shaun Nichols Mar 16 2008 8:19PM Hardware
Hackers claim RFID smart-card hack, but chip vendor disagrees

Hackers claim RFID smart-card hack, but chip vendor disagrees

A semiconductor company on Tuesday disputed claims by a hacker that he can access the firm's radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips to jeopardise the security of billions of credit card users.
Jim Carr Mar 6 2008 10:42AM Security
Attackers hack into Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Attackers hack into Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A targeted assault of phishing emails opened the door for hackers to glean the sensitive information of up to 12,000 visitors to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, officials said Thursday.
Dan Kaplan Dec 10 2007 9:57AM Security
MI5 warns of Chinese hack attacks

MI5 warns of Chinese hack attacks

MI5 has sent a letter to 300 UK chief executives and security experts warning of an increased risk from Chinese hackers.
Iain Thomson Dec 4 2007 7:21AM Security
Spammers hack Al Gore's climate site

Spammers hack Al Gore's climate site

Al Gore's Climate Crisis website has been hacked by spammers using an interesting technique to affect Google's rankings..
Iain Thomson Nov 29 2007 7:17AM Security
US blames China for Pentagon hack

US blames China for Pentagon hack

American officials are claiming that the Chinese military successfully hacked computers inside the Pentagon in June.
Iain Thomson Sep 5 2007 8:04AM Security
Second Monster hack affects millions

Second Monster hack affects millions

Monster.com has admitted that the number of job seekers on its website who had their personal data stolen is greater than the 1.3 million originally reported.
Matt Chapman Aug 31 2007 11:38AM Security
Coonan says 'better to have filtering than not' after teen hack

Coonan says 'better to have filtering than not' after teen hack

Senator Helen Coonan hits back at reports that the Government's recently launched NetAlert home internet security program can be easily hacked.
Staff Writers Aug 28 2007 1:00PM Security
iPhone SIM lock hack triggers legal debate

iPhone SIM lock hack triggers legal debate

A group of developers claims to have succeeded in breaking the iPhone's SIM-lock, allowing users to equip the phone with a SIM-card that allows them to operate the device on GSM networks other than AT&T.
Shaun Nichols Aug 28 2007 12:07PM Security
NBC hack outed at Defcon

NBC hack outed at Defcon

A reporter from NBC Dateline in the US who secretly tried to film hackers at the Defcon conference was outed by organisers and forced to flee the convention.
Iain Thomson Aug 7 2007 11:36AM Security
Hack brings Skype to iPhone

Hack brings Skype to iPhone

Complex workaround fulfils geek dream.
Andrew Charlesworth Jul 13 2007 9:30AM Security
Experts investigate 'Harry Potter hack'

Experts investigate 'Harry Potter hack'

Was the final book in the Harry Potter series really breached by hackers? Security experts today said they doubt it.
Frank Washkuch Jun 22 2007 10:00AM Security
London hosts first Yahoo! 'Hack Day'

London hosts first Yahoo! 'Hack Day'

Web developers and computer programmers gathered together for the first Yahoo! ‘Hack Day' in London at the weekend.
Fiona Raisbeck Jun 19 2007 10:45AM Security
Spammers hack legit sites to push meds

Spammers hack legit sites to push meds

Drug store spammers piggy-back on innocent websites to avoid spam filters.
Matt Chapman Apr 3 2007 1:12PM Security
Hack attacks costing enterprises US$30m a year

Hack attacks costing enterprises US$30m a year

Infonetics study makes grim reading.
Robert Jaques Feb 28 2007 8:20AM Security
Microsoft downplays possibility of Vista voice hack

Microsoft downplays possibility of Vista voice hack

Microsoft researchers said this week that it is unlikely Vista's new voice-recognition component could allow hackers to prompt a machine to download malware.
Dan Kaplan Feb 2 2007 11:52PM Security
Singapore judge sentences teen for Wi-Fi hack

Singapore judge sentences teen for Wi-Fi hack

18-month suspended sentence and 80 hours community service.
Iain Thomson Jan 19 2007 9:39AM Security
UCLA notifies 800,000 of personal data hack

UCLA notifies 800,000 of personal data hack

The University of California, Los Angeles alerted 800,000 people on Tuesday that their personal information may have been compromised after discovering that hackers have been exploiting an undetected security hole in a database for more than a year.
Ericka Chickowski Dec 13 2006 11:58AM Security

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