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Hackers clear Apple over MacBook attack

Hackers clear Apple over MacBook attack

Third-party driver responsible for flaw.
Clement James Aug 22 2006 10:22AM Security
Update: Tougher laws for hackers

Update: Tougher laws for hackers

The Home Office is planning to ban hackers from using the internet.
Staff Writers Aug 14 2006 2:44PM Security
Black Hat wrap-up: Less hackers, but plenty of flaws

Black Hat wrap-up: Less hackers, but plenty of flaws

Black Hat wrapped up on Thursday after several days of vulnerability revelations that proved that the event hasn't lost its edge even as attendance skewed more heavily toward security professionals rather than hackers this year.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 4 2006 8:55PM Security
U.K. moves to ban hackers from internet

U.K. moves to ban hackers from internet

The U.K.'s Home Office is planning broad powers to ban hackers from using the internet.
René Millman Jul 20 2006 10:12AM Security
Hackers break into Energy Department's nuclear weapons wing

Hackers break into Energy Department's nuclear weapons wing

A hacker obtained data belonging to the federal Department of Energy’s nuclear weapons agency last year, stealing the names and Social Security numbers of 1,500 department employees.
Frank Washkuch Jun 13 2006 9:49PM Security
Half of London Wi-Fi networks open to hackers

Half of London Wi-Fi networks open to hackers

Nearly half of wireless networks in London are open to attack, according to new research.
René Millman May 24 2006 2:45PM Security
Study says credit unions in hackers' firing line

Study says credit unions in hackers' firing line

A leading managed security service provider (MSSP) in the financial sector announced today that it found credit unions were more likely than traditional banks to be attacked by hackers and malicious users.
Ericka Chickowski May 8 2006 9:20PM Security
Political 'hackers' attack controversial book on Middle East

Political 'hackers' attack controversial book on Middle East

Politically motivated "hackers" have been accused of tricking Amazon into sending a message "to possibly hundreds of thousands" of its customers about a controversial book, "Samson Blinded: A Machiavellian Perspective on the Middle East Conflict." The message was phrased in terms designed to irritate its recipients.
William Eazel Apr 11 2006 9:35AM Security
Hackers seek mobile phone doorway to networks

Hackers seek mobile phone doorway to networks

Hackers are turning to mobile phones as a means of breaking into corporate networks, according to security experts.
René Millman Mar 30 2006 2:24PM Security
More clever hackers emerging

More clever hackers emerging

Cyber crime grew more sophisticated, targeted, and dangerous in 2005 according to a report released this week by Counterpane Internet Security and MessageLabs.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 17 2006 9:59PM Security
Hackers to face decade in jail

Hackers to face decade in jail

Hackers in the U.K. could face ten years in jail under stiff new laws passed in parliament.
René Millman Mar 8 2006 4:44PM Security
Profit driven hackers a growing threat

Profit driven hackers a growing threat

Quiet, targeted and profit-driven. These are the adjectives describing the current attacks ruling the IT threat landscape, according to Symantec’s latest Internet Security Threat Report, released today.
Dan Kaplan Mar 7 2006 9:33PM Security
Crimeware code sells trojans to hackers

Crimeware code sells trojans to hackers

Security experts have detected a new crimeware creation system that sells made-to-measure trojans to hackers for $990.
William Eazel Feb 27 2006 10:05AM Security
From RSA 2006: Today's hackers are making money

From RSA 2006: Today's hackers are making money

Malicious hackers have come a long way from the computer geeks who would write viruses for relatively harmless kicks, a panel of security experts said this week.
Frank Washkuch Feb 17 2006 7:30PM Security
Russian hackers sold WMF exploit

Russian hackers sold WMF exploit

Criminal gangs are selling malware source codes to exploit flaws such as the recent WMF vulnerability in a worrying new trend.
René Millman Feb 6 2006 4:39PM Security
RPG site bit by hackers

RPG site bit by hackers

Video game creator White Wolf Publishing, the maker of popular “World of Darkness” role-playing games, had user data from its website stolen earlier this month.
Frank Washkuch Dec 20 2005 9:40PM Security
Hackers find first Xbox cracks

Hackers find first Xbox cracks

It didn’t take long for hackers to find the first security openings in games for Microsoft's new Xbox 360 system.
Frank Washkuch Dec 20 2005 9:30PM Security
U.K. Charity Commission warns against high-tech hackers

U.K. Charity Commission warns against high-tech hackers

Charities need to be on their guard against internet fraud, the Charity Commission warned today after criminal hackers broke through the online security systems of a Christian organization.
William Eazel Dec 12 2005 9:36AM Security
Security experts warn that hackers are exploiting IE bug

Security experts warn that hackers are exploiting IE bug

Security experts have warned internet users to take care when surfing the web, following sightings of malware planted on websites that exploits a recently discovered Internet Explorer security vulnerability that has not yet been patched by Microsoft.
William Eazel Dec 5 2005 2:42PM Security
Browser developers gang up on hackers

Browser developers gang up on hackers

Developers from four rival firms met to work on combating security threats with proposals for safer next generation browsers.
René Millman Nov 24 2005 1:35PM Security

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