items tagged with Hacker
Celebrity Twitter hackers target Britney's four-foot vagina
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-06 07:01:40
Celebrity Twitter users post something interesting, shock horror! Well, not quite. Hackers who compromised their accounts have posted a variety of messages on their behalf, ranging from the amusing to the offensive. Still, it makes a change from boring I guess.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-06 07:01:40
Celebrity Twitter users post something interesting, shock horror! Well, not quite. Hackers who compromised their accounts have posted a variety of messages on their behalf, ranging from the amusing to the offensive. Still, it makes a change from boring I guess.
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iPhone Dev Team demos “yellowsn0w” in unlock video
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-12-22 03:10:02
iPhone 3G users who’ve patiently been waiting for the iPhone Dev Team to release its “yellowsn0w” application can now see a video of the unlock in action – as they impatiently wait for December 31, 2008 when the app is due to be released!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-12-22 03:10:02
iPhone 3G users who’ve patiently been waiting for the iPhone Dev Team to release its “yellowsn0w” application can now see a video of the unlock in action – as they impatiently wait for December 31, 2008 when the app is due to be released!
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Why the latest IE flaw proves Linux got it right from the start
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-12-20 23:59:55
You've all heard a major new flaw has been found affecting Internet Explorer all the way back to version 5. Microsoft pushed out a fix out of their regular "patch Tuesday" monthly schedule. The flaw has prompted some commentators to call for the replacement of IE with alternate browsers like Firefox. Just what was so serious? And what do Microsoft say that show Linux has the superior design?
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-12-20 23:59:55
You've all heard a major new flaw has been found affecting Internet Explorer all the way back to version 5. Microsoft pushed out a fix out of their regular "patch Tuesday" monthly schedule. The flaw has prompted some commentators to call for the replacement of IE with alternate browsers like Firefox. Just what was so serious? And what do Microsoft say that show Linux has the superior design?
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Geeks seek to hack depression
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-12-15 08:40:09
It's easy to tell an extroverted IT professional: they're staring at YOUR shoes. Jokes aside, the stereotypical computing worker may be hiding a dark secret. Yet, they're not alone, according to a new online support group for the tech crowd.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-12-15 08:40:09
It's easy to tell an extroverted IT professional: they're staring at YOUR shoes. Jokes aside, the stereotypical computing worker may be hiding a dark secret. Yet, they're not alone, according to a new online support group for the tech crowd.
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Windows 7 build 6956 leaks to web as a VHD
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-12-05 19:18:50
It has been claimed that an attendee at the Chinese WinHEC conference has managed to leak a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) image of the previously unreleased Windows 7 6956 build to torrent sites on the Internet. Some have claimed success in downloading the file and running as a VHD, others claim no success and say that “Chinese hackers” are trying to convert the VHD into an installable ISO instead.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-12-05 19:18:50
It has been claimed that an attendee at the Chinese WinHEC conference has managed to leak a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) image of the previously unreleased Windows 7 6956 build to torrent sites on the Internet. Some have claimed success in downloading the file and running as a VHD, others claim no success and say that “Chinese hackers” are trying to convert the VHD into an installable ISO instead.
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Does crime pay? Online crims enjoy massive boom
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-11-24 21:08:24
Symantec’s latest report on the “underground economy” shows that online criminals are enjoying their biggest ever boom, just as the world is experiencing economic turmoil. Never before has online crime been so big or so bad – but there definitely are things you can do to protect yourself!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-11-24 21:08:24
Symantec’s latest report on the “underground economy” shows that online criminals are enjoying their biggest ever boom, just as the world is experiencing economic turmoil. Never before has online crime been so big or so bad – but there definitely are things you can do to protect yourself!
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A real-world web site crack before your eyes
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-11-13 07:42:12
15 years ago Dan Farmer wrote a program called SATAN designed to help sysadminis detect vulnerabilities in their networks. He was criticised because of the massive potential for malice if used by "the wrong people" and was fired by his employer, SGI. Now, I'm not in Farmer's league but I'm going to risk my reputation here and now to practically explain SQL injection by cracking two publicly available web sites.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-11-13 07:42:12
15 years ago Dan Farmer wrote a program called SATAN designed to help sysadminis detect vulnerabilities in their networks. He was criticised because of the massive potential for malice if used by "the wrong people" and was fired by his employer, SGI. Now, I'm not in Farmer's league but I'm going to risk my reputation here and now to practically explain SQL injection by cracking two publicly available web sites.
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Microsoft: programming contest defaced, not hacked
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-10-07 07:49:27
Yesterday I reported on a Microsoft Australia programming contest to find star developers which had many more submissions from "Ov3rLord" and Turkish self-labelled hackers than genuine entrants. Microsoft phoned in their side of the story. Yet even if the site was not hacked (and suffered merely the lesser charge of prank defacement) it still suffered problems.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-10-07 07:49:27
Yesterday I reported on a Microsoft Australia programming contest to find star developers which had many more submissions from "Ov3rLord" and Turkish self-labelled hackers than genuine entrants. Microsoft phoned in their side of the story. Yet even if the site was not hacked (and suffered merely the lesser charge of prank defacement) it still suffered problems.
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Microsoft programming contest hacked, defaced
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-10-06 06:44:42
Microsoft followed their annual major Tech-Ed event in Australia with a week-long programming contest called "DevSta," to find "star developers." While the quantity and quality of submissions suggest a poor turnout it certainly caught the attention of at least two hackers who left their mark.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-10-06 06:44:42
Microsoft followed their annual major Tech-Ed event in Australia with a week-long programming contest called "DevSta," to find "star developers." While the quantity and quality of submissions suggest a poor turnout it certainly caught the attention of at least two hackers who left their mark.
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Smack, crack, hack and track any network with Linux (not Windows)
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-10-04 01:29:31
The very technology underpinning the Internet – TCP/IP – came to life in the world of UNIX. It's no surprise that the best network "auditing" (ie snooping!) tools are to be found on Linux, and not that Johnny-come-lately, Windows. Here is the reason why Windows is crippled by comparison.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-10-04 01:29:31
The very technology underpinning the Internet – TCP/IP – came to life in the world of UNIX. It's no surprise that the best network "auditing" (ie snooping!) tools are to be found on Linux, and not that Johnny-come-lately, Windows. Here is the reason why Windows is crippled by comparison.
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Who is the Palin hacker?
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-09-25 12:26:44
Already convicted and sentenced to public hanging by the right-wing political blogosphere, the supposed Palin hacker has yet to be indicted by a Federal Grand Jury. But that is not to say that the son of a Democratic state representative from Memphis is off the hook just yet...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-09-25 12:26:44
Already convicted and sentenced to public hanging by the right-wing political blogosphere, the supposed Palin hacker has yet to be indicted by a Federal Grand Jury. But that is not to say that the son of a Democratic state representative from Memphis is off the hook just yet...
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US Presidential Campaign Hacktivism: first Palin, now O'Reilly
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-09-20 10:42:53
Visitors to the conservative Fox News reporter Bill O'Reilly's website might be forgiven for thinking all was as normal. Yet more than 200 of its paid subscribers details have been posted in public after the site was hacked, apparently in retaliation over comments O'Reilly made following the Sarah Palin email hack.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-09-20 10:42:53
Visitors to the conservative Fox News reporter Bill O'Reilly's website might be forgiven for thinking all was as normal. Yet more than 200 of its paid subscribers details have been posted in public after the site was hacked, apparently in retaliation over comments O'Reilly made following the Sarah Palin email hack.
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Sarah Palin and her Monty Python email policy
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2008-09-18 11:23:21
Cue marching band music and a big cartoon foot. US Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, hackers have revealed, has used a Yahoo! free webmail account to talk government business with aides. Arguments over whether this was pure stupidity or a clever attempt to avoid those emails becoming public record rage. One thing is for sure, the hackers have made the Palin campaign a little more 'open and transparent' than she might have wanted...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2008-09-18 11:23:21
Cue marching band music and a big cartoon foot. US Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, hackers have revealed, has used a Yahoo! free webmail account to talk government business with aides. Arguments over whether this was pure stupidity or a clever attempt to avoid those emails becoming public record rage. One thing is for sure, the hackers have made the Palin campaign a little more 'open and transparent' than she might have wanted...
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Your iPhone may land you in hot water
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-09-12 22:32:49
Data forensics specialist and iPhone hacker Jonathan Zdziarski has demonstrated that the iPhone records a snapshot image of everything you look at, and this could be retrieved later to your embarrassment -- or worse!
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-09-12 22:32:49
Data forensics specialist and iPhone hacker Jonathan Zdziarski has demonstrated that the iPhone records a snapshot image of everything you look at, and this could be retrieved later to your embarrassment -- or worse!
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Nominum clobbers DNS cache poisoning vulnerability
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Network Security
2008-08-28 19:03:01
Internet software company, Nominum, has released a new version of its DNS server software that is claimed to offer much greater protection from the notorious DNS cache poisoning vulnerability unveiled earlier this year by security researcher Dan Kaminsky.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Network Security
2008-08-28 19:03:01
Internet software company, Nominum, has released a new version of its DNS server software that is claimed to offer much greater protection from the notorious DNS cache poisoning vulnerability unveiled earlier this year by security researcher Dan Kaminsky.
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Giving identity thieves and hackers the big finger – protect yourself!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-08-27 23:01:29
What should you do to protect yourself, your computer, your online accounts and your digital self from being hacked? As with all protective measures, there’s no one single “magic bullet” solution, but instead, layers of protective technologies and practices that you need to employ to thwart the “bad guys” on multiple levels. Please read on.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-08-27 23:01:29
What should you do to protect yourself, your computer, your online accounts and your digital self from being hacked? As with all protective measures, there’s no one single “magic bullet” solution, but instead, layers of protective technologies and practices that you need to employ to thwart the “bad guys” on multiple levels. Please read on.
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EXCLUSIVE: Best Western Pwned, new facts emerging
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-26 08:33:08
When a Scottish newspaper revealed that Best Western had been the victim of what it called the world's biggest cyber heist, the hotel chain fought back with claims that the reports of the breach were grossly unsubstantiated. I've spoken to the reporter who uncovered the breach, and seen the screenshots backing up his claims...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-26 08:33:08
When a Scottish newspaper revealed that Best Western had been the victim of what it called the world's biggest cyber heist, the hotel chain fought back with claims that the reports of the breach were grossly unsubstantiated. I've spoken to the reporter who uncovered the breach, and seen the screenshots backing up his claims...
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Google says: Hack the Android!
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2008-08-19 15:20:09
Google has released the 0.9 SDK Beta and admits that its ambitious project to produce the first complete, open, and free mobile platform is "converging on a final Android 1.0" release. It has also taken the bold step of posting an open letter to the security community which, in effect, invites them to hack the Android...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2008-08-19 15:20:09
Google has released the 0.9 SDK Beta and admits that its ambitious project to produce the first complete, open, and free mobile platform is "converging on a final Android 1.0" release. It has also taken the bold step of posting an open letter to the security community which, in effect, invites them to hack the Android...
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iPhone 3G unlock – slow progress, no guarantee it will ever come
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-14 09:18:09
The iPhone Dev Team has issued its latest posting with an update on the iPhone 3G unlock process, while also sharing some of the stats on page views, visitor networks and browsers having accessed the Dev Team’s blog site.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-14 09:18:09
The iPhone Dev Team has issued its latest posting with an update on the iPhone 3G unlock process, while also sharing some of the stats on page views, visitor networks and browsers having accessed the Dev Team’s blog site.
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Is Gary McKinnon an alien obsessed nerd or a NASA hacking mastermind?
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-13 11:03:33
British citizen Gary McKinnon is either a master hacker who perpetrated the biggest US military computer hack of all time or a bumbling nerd obsessed with aliens. Whatever, the Americans want to throw him in jail and throw away the key. The European Court of Human Rights says they cannot have him, at least until the end of the month...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-13 11:03:33
British citizen Gary McKinnon is either a master hacker who perpetrated the biggest US military computer hack of all time or a bumbling nerd obsessed with aliens. Whatever, the Americans want to throw him in jail and throw away the key. The European Court of Human Rights says they cannot have him, at least until the end of the month...
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