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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
Experts release Al Qaeda hack alert

Experts release Al Qaeda hack alert

A US federal government warning of possible Al Qaeda attacks on financial websites is no cause for panic, a leading security researcher told SCMagazine.com.
Dan Kaplan Dec 4 2006 9:30AM Security
FBI pulls plug on boarding pass hack

FBI pulls plug on boarding pass hack

Student finds home sansacked after offering fake airplane boarding passes.
Tom Sanders Oct 31 2006 9:42AM Security
Browser history hack compromises user privacy

Browser history hack compromises user privacy

Proof-of-concept code demonstrates search history 'theft'.
Tom Sanders Oct 9 2006 10:03AM Security
RIM plays down BlackBerry hack threat

RIM plays down BlackBerry hack threat

BBProxy attack makes 'several reaching assumptions'.
Will Head Aug 15 2006 2:13PM Security
Serious BlackBerry hack attack exposed

Serious BlackBerry hack attack exposed

Many enterprises that have issued staff with BlackBerry mobile email devices will be vulnerable to a serious hack attack when security researchers release exploit code, security experts warned today.
Robert Jaques Aug 10 2006 9:47AM Security
VoIP user claims Skype protocol hack

VoIP user claims Skype protocol hack

Chinese firm finds a way into the network.
Staff Writers Jul 17 2006 1:15PM Security
Sophos report fingers top spam relaying nations

Sophos report fingers top spam relaying nations

The US continues to be the leading nation when it comes to relaying spam around the world, according to a security firm.
Staff Writers Jan 25 2006 10:15AM Security
ET could hack internet

ET could hack internet

Aliens could hack the internet and spread viruses if proper precautions are not put in place, warned a top scientist.
René Millman Nov 25 2005 12:15PM Security

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