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Hackers infiltrate legitimate websites

Hackers infiltrate legitimate websites

Surfers who think they can avoid cyber-crime by sticking to reputable websites are fooling themselves.
Andrew Charlesworth Jul 31 2008 7:57AM Security
Security outfits helping hackers

Security outfits helping hackers

Hackers are getting quicker at taking advantage of publicly-disclosed security holes, new research shows.
Nick Farrell Jul 30 2008 10:42AM Security
Hackers go down to Georgia

Hackers go down to Georgia

A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack brought down a government website in the country of Georgia this weekend..
Shaun Nichols Jul 22 2008 1:50PM Security
Hackers go down to Georgia

Hackers go down to Georgia

A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack brought down a government website in Georgia this weekend.
Shaun Nichols Jul 22 2008 1:37PM Security
Hackers fry Nigella Lawson website

Hackers fry Nigella Lawson website

Self-styled 'domestic goddess' Nigella Lawson may have exposed users to malware, after her website was compromised by hackers.
Iain Thomson Jul 18 2008 10:10AM Security
Hackers hit Sony PS3 website

Hackers hit Sony PS3 website

Hackers have "compromised" pages on the US Sony PlayStation website, a security firm claimed today..
Robert Jaques Jul 3 2008 1:52AM Security
Turkish hackers crack ICANN

Turkish hackers crack ICANN

A Turkish hacking group has successfully hacked the web sites for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
Iain Thomson Jun 28 2008 11:51AM Security
Oyster card hackers may have their research blocked

Oyster card hackers may have their research blocked

HMRC has radically improved its data security measures since the breach which caused it to lose 25 million child benefit records in October last year.
Richard Thurston Jun 27 2008 10:25AM Security
ATM hackers net millions using stolen information

ATM hackers net millions using stolen information

A unique breach of bank information has hit one of the world's largest banks.
Chuck Miller Jun 20 2008 10:33AM Security
Trojan-to-worm toolkit helps advanced hackers go undetected

Trojan-to-worm toolkit helps advanced hackers go undetected

Researchers at Panda Labs have discovered a free toolkit that allows users to turn any executable file into a worm.
Dan Kaplan Jun 19 2008 10:05AM Security
Hackers 'seeding' legitimate websites

Hackers 'seeding' legitimate websites

SQL injection attacks colonising big name sites.
Staff Writers Jun 10 2008 9:00AM Security
Ethical hacking site falls victim to hackers

Ethical hacking site falls victim to hackers

Metasploit, the hacking tools site which is widely used by white hat hackers, has itself fallen victim to ARP poisoning, which led to the defacement of the site
Richard Thurston Jun 5 2008 10:03AM Security
Chinese hackers blamed for power cuts

Chinese hackers blamed for power cuts

Cyber war games are now getting out of hand, with US government spinners being prepared to blame everything on the Chinese.
Nick Farrell Jun 4 2008 9:58AM Security
Staff more dangerous than hackers

Staff more dangerous than hackers

Security problems created by employees are far more serious than the dangers posed by external hackers and criminals, new research reports..
Robert Jaques May 30 2008 7:47AM Security
Team of Spanish hackers arrested

Team of Spanish hackers arrested

Spanish authorities charged a team of young hackers with infiltrating more than 20,000 web pages, including one belonging to NASA.
Dan Kaplan May 20 2008 8:32AM Security
Social networking site for hackers is unveiled

Social networking site for hackers is unveiled

A new website is designed to create a social network for white-hat hackers. The site, House of Hackers, went live on Monday and already has 500 members.
Sue Marquette Poremba May 7 2008 10:19AM Security
Hackers launch Trojan spam attack

Hackers launch Trojan spam attack

Security experts have uncovered a spam-sending scheme described as being of "Byzantine complexity"..
Robert Jaques May 2 2008 3:33PM Security
Hackers look to 'hardware viruses'

Hackers look to 'hardware viruses'

Criminal hackers are creating malicious hardware which experts warn will be much more difficult to detect than conventional software-based malware.
Robert Jaques May 1 2008 11:06PM Security
Hackers step up search results attack

Hackers step up search results attack

A malware attack targeting search engine results is continuing to haunt several high-profile sites..
Shaun Nichols Apr 1 2008 7:19AM Security
Hackers attack Euro 2008 ticket website

Hackers attack Euro 2008 ticket website

Football fans were warned today to be careful when buying tickets online for the forthcoming Euro 2008 championships, after the discovery of malicious code on the website of a major European ticket resale company..
Robert Jaques Mar 28 2008 3:20PM Security

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