Breakpoint Breakpoint

Breakpoint, by the makers of Ruxcon, bring 14 security experts from around the world to Melbourne to showcase a wide range of cutting edge security topics. Here you'll find rolling stories from the con.

Car hackers mess with speedos, odometers, alarms and locks

Car hackers mess with speedos, odometers, alarms and locks

Produce cheap, open-source and modular hack tool.
Darren Pauli Oct 29 2013 5:10PM Security
Video: Advanced iOS kernel debugging for exploit developers

Video: Advanced iOS kernel debugging for exploit developers

Advanced iOS kernel debugging for exploit developers:.
Darren Pauli Oct 27 2013 11:08AM Security
Aussie govt passwords stolen by Chinese hacker group

Aussie govt passwords stolen by Chinese hacker group

Logins found on APT1 server.
Darren Pauli Oct 25 2013 2:05PM Security
#BPX audio: Michael Sulmeyer: The Political Economy of the Cyber-security and Malware Markets

#BPX audio: Michael Sulmeyer: The Political Economy of the Cyber-security and Malware Markets

Sulmeyer's talk drew heated debate from delegates.
Darren Pauli Oct 25 2013 9:04AM Security
Smart TVs a spying portal for hackers, researcher finds

Smart TVs a spying portal for hackers, researcher finds

Don't keep your TV in the bedroom, consumers warned.
Darren Pauli Oct 24 2013 12:17PM Security
Hardware hack grants remote persistent password bypassing

Hardware hack grants remote persistent password bypassing

Modified disks can throw errors to prevent wholesale data copying.
Darren Pauli Oct 23 2013 4:17PM Security
Here's how you can catch phish like Twitter

Here's how you can catch phish like Twitter

Project akin to the immune system.
Darren Pauli Aug 29 2013 5:14AM Security
Security's 2013 con wishlist

Security's 2013 con wishlist

What events deserve your cash?
Darren Pauli Dec 18 2012 2:00PM Security
FaceDancer board snatches USB firmware

FaceDancer board snatches USB firmware

USB protocol riddled with 'absurd design decisions'.
Darren Pauli Oct 25 2012 11:40AM Security
Researcher finds pacemakers open to deadly hack

Researcher finds pacemakers open to deadly hack

Vulnerability allows firmware rewrites from 30 feet away.
Darren Pauli Oct 22 2012 1:27PM Security
Breakpoint 2012 in pictures

Breakpoint 2012 in pictures

Breakpoint, by the makers of Ruxcon, saw 14 security experts demo their l33t hacking skills to about a hundred infosec pros. Credits SC Magazine and Stephen Ridley.
Darren Pauli Oct 18 2012 7:13PM Security
Network intel tool outs tweeting spooks

Network intel tool outs tweeting spooks

Maltego showcased at Breakpoint.
Darren Pauli Oct 18 2012 2:38PM Security
Microsoft engineer crafts exploitability index tool

Microsoft engineer crafts exploitability index tool

Curbs vulnerability hype.
Darren Pauli Oct 18 2012 8:08AM Security
Hacked terminals capable of causing pacemaker deaths

Hacked terminals capable of causing pacemaker deaths

Security holes enable attackers to switch off pacemakers, rewrite firmware from 30 feet away.
Darren Pauli Oct 17 2012 12:33PM Security
Tool detects software plagiarism, theft and malware outbreaks

Tool detects software plagiarism, theft and malware outbreaks

Tracks applications across Windows and Linux.
Darren Pauli Sep 13 2012 4:21PM Security

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