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Toolkits now used in the majority of cyberattacks

Toolkits now used in the majority of cyberattacks

Kits allow criminals without hacking skills to engage in cybercrime.
Angela Moscaritolo Jan 20 2011 12:48PM Security
Microsoft denies Kinect could be used to snoop

Microsoft denies Kinect could be used to snoop

Gaming device passes one million sales.
Stewart Mitchell Nov 17 2010 2:09PM Security
Security firm warns of advanced evasion techniques

Security firm warns of advanced evasion techniques

Many may ignore threat.
Dan Raywood Oct 21 2010 2:13PM Security
Twitter fixes cross-site scripting vulnerability

Twitter fixes cross-site scripting vulnerability

Exploit stole a user's cookie to distribute compromised links.
Dan Raywood Sep 8 2010 2:41PM Security
Facebook fixes privacy bug

Facebook fixes privacy bug

Flaw existed for unknown length of time.
Angela Moscaritolo Aug 13 2010 3:06PM Security
Critical flaws discovered in widely used embedded OS

Critical flaws discovered in widely used embedded OS

500 million devices could be affected.
Angela Moscaritolo Aug 4 2010 12:55PM Security
New jail-break app gets iPad users free 3G

New jail-break app gets iPad users free 3G

Turns iPhone into a 3G modem for iPad.
Iain Thomson May 5 2010 6:32AM Software
Lada Gaga, Rihanna lyrics used to foist Java exploit

Lada Gaga, Rihanna lyrics used to foist Java exploit

Attacks shut down song lyrics site.
Dan Kaplan Apr 15 2010 11:28AM Security
Cyclist accused of hacking French laboratory

Cyclist accused of hacking French laboratory

Court issues arrest warrant.
Shaun Nichols Feb 18 2010 6:52AM Hardware
EFF kicks off browser tracking project

EFF kicks off browser tracking project

Analyse traffic monitoring techniques.
Shaun Nichols Jan 30 2010 7:02AM Software
Hacked Hotmail accounts used weak passwords

Hacked Hotmail accounts used weak passwords

Majority were easy to pick.
David Neal Oct 8 2009 1:11AM Security
Microsoft takes aim at shady advertisers

Microsoft takes aim at shady advertisers

Company files suit against purveyors of 'malvertising'.
Shaun Nichols Sep 21 2009 11:08AM Security
Retailers indicted in US$22m identity theft fraud

Retailers indicted in US$22m identity theft fraud

AT&T and T-Mobile get stung for million.
Iain Thomson Aug 25 2009 1:17PM Hardware
California lawmaker wants satellite images blurred

California lawmaker wants satellite images blurred

A member of the California assembly has tabled a bill that would force mapping companies to blur out millions of images in case they aid terrorists.
Iain Thomson Mar 5 2009 12:48PM Security
JB Hi-Fi caught selling used phones as new

JB Hi-Fi caught selling used phones as new

JB Hi-Fi claims a 'procedural error' led to one of its stores selling used mobile phones as new - a glitch that has seen the retailer dragged over the coals by the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission.
Staff Writers Feb 27 2009 4:52PM Hardware
Dell launches inkless printer range

Dell launches inkless printer range

Dell is launching a new range of inkless printers aimed at the mobile user.
Iain Thomson Feb 11 2009 3:23PM Hardware
Hackers clone passports in drive-by RFID heist

Hackers clone passports in drive-by RFID heist

A British hacker has shown how easy it is to clone US passport cards that use RFID by conducting a drive-by test on the streets of San Francisco.
Iain Thomson Feb 4 2009 3:55PM Security
Microsoft shows off future technologies

Microsoft shows off future technologies

On the third day of Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference, Rick Rashid, senior vice president of Microsoft Research, showcased some of the projects the company is working on.
Daniel Robinson Oct 31 2008 12:10AM Software
Stolen SSH keys used for attacks

Stolen SSH keys used for attacks

Linux keys harvested by hackers.
Shaun Nichols Aug 28 2008 4:01PM Security
First analogue computer used to predict Olympics

First analogue computer used to predict Olympics

A new analysis of the Antikythera Mechanism, which is thought to be the first analogue computer, has shown it was used to not only predict solar movements but also plan for the Olympics.
Iain Thomson Aug 1 2008 8:01AM Hardware

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