items tagged with hacking
The hypocrisy of Black Hat hackers exposed as reporters are expelled for hacking
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-08 17:21:04
The annual Black Hat hacker conference in Las Vegas usually manages to get very controversial, very quickly. But nobody was expecting this: three French reporters have been kicked out of the conference after they were caught hacking the press room private network...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-08 17:21:04
The annual Black Hat hacker conference in Las Vegas usually manages to get very controversial, very quickly. But nobody was expecting this: three French reporters have been kicked out of the conference after they were caught hacking the press room private network...
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How to “safely” update (not restore) your unlocked iPhone 2G to OS 2.0.1 (update 1)
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-05 06:18:37
(Updated since publication:) iPhone OS 2.0.1 has arrived, promising faster surfing speeds, snappier program operation and lots of other as-yet unknown bug fixes, but the big question for unlocked and jailbroken iPhone owners on OS 2.0 is whether or not it’s safe to upgrade. Here’s what I did to make it work, although any attempt you do at trying the same is at your own risk!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-05 06:18:37
(Updated since publication:) iPhone OS 2.0.1 has arrived, promising faster surfing speeds, snappier program operation and lots of other as-yet unknown bug fixes, but the big question for unlocked and jailbroken iPhone owners on OS 2.0 is whether or not it’s safe to upgrade. Here’s what I did to make it work, although any attempt you do at trying the same is at your own risk!
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iPhone 3G customisation - how to hack the keyboard and number display format for any country
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-20 22:12:14
After the long wait for an official worldwide iPhone 3G, Apple and the telcos insult Aussies by not bothering with the most basic of localisation - so here's how to do it yourself.
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Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-20 22:12:14
After the long wait for an official worldwide iPhone 3G, Apple and the telcos insult Aussies by not bothering with the most basic of localisation - so here's how to do it yourself.
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ZiPhone Zibri speaks on iPhone 3G jailbreak, unlock
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-16 22:12:07
Zibri claims upcoming unlocking tool for all iPhones and iPods will be a “nice proof of concept” and “very good team work”. He explains how he sees a “real hack” working, while defending himself against claims he “stole” other people’s work.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-16 22:12:07
Zibri claims upcoming unlocking tool for all iPhones and iPods will be a “nice proof of concept” and “very good team work”. He explains how he sees a “real hack” working, while defending himself against claims he “stole” other people’s work.
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Brazilian iPhone 3G “unlock” works, world waits for iPhone Dev Team anyway
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-16 11:17:09
The Brazilian iPhone 3G unlock uses a TurboSIM-like device to fool the Brazilian TIM sim card into thinking its connected to the AT&T Network. Meanwhile, the iPhone Dev Team issues a new update, while some Australians are paying to officially carrier unlock their phones to use Australia’s only non-iPhone carrier, 3 Mobile.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-16 11:17:09
The Brazilian iPhone 3G unlock uses a TurboSIM-like device to fool the Brazilian TIM sim card into thinking its connected to the AT&T Network. Meanwhile, the iPhone Dev Team issues a new update, while some Australians are paying to officially carrier unlock their phones to use Australia’s only non-iPhone carrier, 3 Mobile.
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Unlock Wars : A new hope for an iPhone 3G unlock soon?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-16 01:11:13
Not so very long ago, in a Galaxy so close that we’re actually in it, the iPhone 3G and iPhone OS 2.0 weren’t hacked yet. Sure, there were videos promising the unlock and jailbreak would come soon, but users are still waiting. And while Geohot’s countdown to release the YiPhone OS 2.0 unlock came and went with no unlock forthcoming, the world is still waiting for someone, anyone to deliver a mighty blow to the Galactic Apple iEmpire with a free unlock tool!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-16 01:11:13
Not so very long ago, in a Galaxy so close that we’re actually in it, the iPhone 3G and iPhone OS 2.0 weren’t hacked yet. Sure, there were videos promising the unlock and jailbreak would come soon, but users are still waiting. And while Geohot’s countdown to release the YiPhone OS 2.0 unlock came and went with no unlock forthcoming, the world is still waiting for someone, anyone to deliver a mighty blow to the Galactic Apple iEmpire with a free unlock tool!
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Geohot says “no unlock” for iPhone 3G, only for iPhone 2G on OS 2.0
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-13 13:18:53
The iPhone Dev Team says the iPhone OS 2.0 software can be jailbroken and unlocked, and have videos to prove it. But original iPhone hacker Geohot says that while jailbreaking is easy and original iPhones with older basebands can be unlocked, the iPhone 3G is a different story and will take much longer. What’s going on?!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-13 13:18:53
The iPhone Dev Team says the iPhone OS 2.0 software can be jailbroken and unlocked, and have videos to prove it. But original iPhone hacker Geohot says that while jailbreaking is easy and original iPhones with older basebands can be unlocked, the iPhone 3G is a different story and will take much longer. What’s going on?!
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Outsourcing makes you more vulnerable to hackers
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-07-01 05:12:23
More than 60 percent of IT security professionals believe that outsourcing code increases the likelihood of hacking, according to the results of a new survey. 81 percent of them admitted their applications were vulnerable...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-07-01 05:12:23
More than 60 percent of IT security professionals believe that outsourcing code increases the likelihood of hacking, according to the results of a new survey. 81 percent of them admitted their applications were vulnerable...
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NSW says bye-bye to free Wi-Fi
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-01 21:46:32
In the biggest non-surprise of 2008, the Government of Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, has backpedalled on an election promise that would have seen CBDs of major cities in the state, including Sydney, receive free Wi-Fi.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-01 21:46:32
In the biggest non-surprise of 2008, the Government of Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, has backpedalled on an election promise that would have seen CBDs of major cities in the state, including Sydney, receive free Wi-Fi.
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Apple’s iPhone SDK: one more thing, or one more sting?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-03-16 09:27:34
It’s been a couple of weeks now since the release of Apple’s iPhone SDK, along with the news that the iPhone’s firmware would be upgraded to the magical version 2 milestone. Not only are some developers unhappy with some restrictions, some developers aren’t being accepted into the program – yet.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-03-16 09:27:34
It’s been a couple of weeks now since the release of Apple’s iPhone SDK, along with the news that the iPhone’s firmware would be upgraded to the magical version 2 milestone. Not only are some developers unhappy with some restrictions, some developers aren’t being accepted into the program – yet.
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iPhone 1.1.4 firmware solved my 1.1.3 Safari problems
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-03-09 01:45:18
I’d only just updated my iPhone to 1.1.3 and unlocked it using Zibri’s ZiPhone software when the 1.1.4 firmware seemed to come out of left field. But now that ZiPhone unlocks iPhone’s 1.1.4 firmware too, it’s well worth the upgrade, which fixed some annoying 1.1.3 Safari problems I was experiencing.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-03-09 01:45:18
I’d only just updated my iPhone to 1.1.3 and unlocked it using Zibri’s ZiPhone software when the 1.1.4 firmware seemed to come out of left field. But now that ZiPhone unlocks iPhone’s 1.1.4 firmware too, it’s well worth the upgrade, which fixed some annoying 1.1.3 Safari problems I was experiencing.
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ZDNet Asia under iFRAME hack attack?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-03-05 05:46:36
F-Secure’s Security Response Team Manager, Wing Fei Chia, has posted an entry at F-Secure’s blog claiming that ZDNet Asia has a problem with their search engine and could be sending users to sites laden with malware and worse.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-03-05 05:46:36
F-Secure’s Security Response Team Manager, Wing Fei Chia, has posted an entry at F-Secure’s blog claiming that ZDNet Asia has a problem with their search engine and could be sending users to sites laden with malware and worse.
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Why the iPhone SHOULD be a modem
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-03-05 04:46:37
The current 2G model iPhone can’t officially be tethered to a notebook and then used as a wireless Internet connection, although hacker extraordinaire Nate True figured out how to do it anyway some time ago. But despite arguments that the iPhone’s data plan explains why it currently isn’t an official tethered modem, such arguments are nonsense: it’s my iPhone and I should be able to use it as a modem if desired, even if it costs me more money.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-03-05 04:46:37
The current 2G model iPhone can’t officially be tethered to a notebook and then used as a wireless Internet connection, although hacker extraordinaire Nate True figured out how to do it anyway some time ago. But despite arguments that the iPhone’s data plan explains why it currently isn’t an official tethered modem, such arguments are nonsense: it’s my iPhone and I should be able to use it as a modem if desired, even if it costs me more money.
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Google’s CAPTCHA – caught by spammers!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-28 19:56:03
Uh-oh – it looks like Gmail addresses could soon be the originators of spam - instead of being known for having a great spam filter, with the news that Google’s CAPTCHA system to prevent automated sign-ups has been busted.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-28 19:56:03
Uh-oh – it looks like Gmail addresses could soon be the originators of spam - instead of being known for having a great spam filter, with the news that Google’s CAPTCHA system to prevent automated sign-ups has been busted.
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iPhone firmware 1.1.4 not lie after all, but real!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-02-26 18:42:41
The iPhone and iPod Touch have received a 1.1.4 firmware update after all, and while the description is ‘bug fixes’, comments at Apple news sites have eked out what some of the new features seem to be – as we all still wait for the SDK to launch.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-02-26 18:42:41
The iPhone and iPod Touch have received a 1.1.4 firmware update after all, and while the description is ‘bug fixes’, comments at Apple news sites have eked out what some of the new features seem to be – as we all still wait for the SDK to launch.
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Google hacked by a Dead Cow
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-02-25 06:55:26
The well-known Hackers’ group, Cult of the Dead Cow, recently announced the availability of a new tool called “Goolag Scanner.” This encapsulates many of the Google hacks made popular by the well-known hacker Johnny I Hack Stuff.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-02-25 06:55:26
The well-known Hackers’ group, Cult of the Dead Cow, recently announced the availability of a new tool called “Goolag Scanner.” This encapsulates many of the Google hacks made popular by the well-known hacker Johnny I Hack Stuff.
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