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Lock hacks, contests, and intrigue at Defcon

 August 11, 2008 As the 16th annual convention gets under way, hackers and hacker wannabes attend sessions on hacking Google Gadgets, Medeco M3 locks, and even their own conference badges. TAGS: Defcon, Elinor Mills, hacking, hacker, conference, credit card, security, Google Inc.

Hackers find first Xbox 360 cracks

 December 17, 2005 First cracks give glimpse of game code, but the hacks don't let you run pirated games or homebrewed code on the new console--yet. TAGS: Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, hack, hacker, console, hacking, file system, games, Microsoft Corp.

University opens school for hackers

 June 19, 2006 Scottish university says students will be carefully vetted for course in ethical hacking. TAGS: university, hacking, course, degree, hacker, information technology, student, security

At Last HOPE conference, everyone can hack it

 July 21, 2008 Gathering in New York brings together the hacker community for sessions on hacking the usual (computer systems) and not so usual (the media, food, and sex). TAGS: Elinor Mills, hacking, hacker, conference, RFID, New York, session, security, electronics, food, camera, video

No end in sight to hacking of 'WoW' accounts

 April 10, 2007 'Tens of thousands' of players' accounts have been compromised with keylogging exploit, security experts say. TAGS: World of Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment, keylogging, hacker, hacking, exploit, account, victim, security, password, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Another suspected NASA hacker indicted

 December 1, 2006 Romanian charged with breaking into U.S. government systems faces up to 54 years in federal prison if convicted. TAGS: Romania, prosecutor, hacking, hacker, attorney, U.S.

Limp Bizkit porn leak could lead to Hilton hacker

 February 25, 2005 The online posting of an amateur sex video of singer Fred Durst could help police track down the Paris Hilton T-Mobile hacker. TAGS: T-Mobile, hacker, Paris, porn, hacking, video, blog

Hacker invades 'War of the Worlds' Web site

 February 14, 2005 The site for Steven Spielberg's summer film has been defaced by an attacker, who appears to have used a flaw in an Apache Web server. TAGS: Steven Spielberg, hacker, Apache Web server, Apache Software Foundation, Brazil, hacking, Web server, security, server

Winner mocks OS X hacking contest

 March 7, 2006 Hacker gains operating control of a Mac Mini using an unpublished vulnerability, says machine is "easy pickings." TAGS: Apple Mac OS X, hacking, vulnerability, Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Mac OS, Apple Computer, hacker, patch management, security, server, operating system

Jail time for UK hackers

 October 8, 2005 Two men sentenced to jail for their roles in creating self-replicating TK worm that created a rogue network of compromised PCs. TAGS: hacker, hacking, U.K., worm, PC

Hacking for dollars

 July 6, 2005 These days, attackers are motivated more by money than the desire to write disruptive worms like Sasser. TAGS: notoriety, CipherTrust Inc., hacker, hacking, Sasser worm, shift, worm, attack, Symantec Corp., denial of service, phishing, security, PC

Game players say Blizzard invades privacy

 August 12, 2005 Publisher irks "World of Warcraft" players by peering into their computers to look for hacking software. TAGS: World of Warcraft, EverQuest, anti-hacking, publisher, hacking, privacy, EULA, hacker, game company, entertainment, Sony Corp., gameplay

Kevin Mitnick on hacking's evolution

 November 4, 2005 Reformed criminal takes the measure of today's hackers and the current state of software security. Photos: Mitnick on the job TAGS: Kevin Mitnick, software security, hacking, engineering, evolution, hacker, practice, state, leader, security, Microsoft Corp.

Tool turns unsuspecting surfers into hacking help

 March 21, 2007 With Jikto, JavaScript on a Web site can turn PCs into a bug-hunting tool, thus doing a hacker's dirty work. TAGS: Web security, JavaScript, attacker, Web surfer, SQL injection, hacking, XSS, hacker, creator, Web application, flaw, vulnerability, bot, SQL, researcher, security

Alleged NASA hacker's appeal set for New Year

 December 12, 2006 Gary McKinnon, the Briton faced with extradition to the U.S., is charged with hacking into U.S. military systems. TAGS: hacker, U.S., court, London, U.K., hacking

Hacker may have pilfered personal data from USDA

 June 22, 2006 Agriculture Dept. tells 26,000 employees, contractors that their names, Social Security numbers, photos may be at risk. TAGS: social security number, Social Security, agency, contractor, personal information, hacker, hacking, monitoring, database, photograph

Hilton hacker sentenced to juvenile hall

 September 14, 2005 Teen gets 11-month sentence for hacking T-Mobile and posting data from Paris Hilton's Sidekick on the Web. TAGS: T-Mobile, teen, LexisNexis, Paris, hacking, Massachusetts, attorney, personal information, hacker, Time Warner Inc., U.S., Internet Service Provider, cell phone

Terrorism threat to Net overblown

 November 23, 2005 Security expert Bruce Schneier says the danger from cyberterrorism is "overblown." TAGS: cyberterrorism, terrorism, criminal, ID card, threat, infrastructure, SANS Institute, biometrics, danger, terrorist, hacker, U.K., hacking, government, security

Week in review: Hacking away at Apple

 March 25, 2005 Apple has traditionally been regarded as partially immune to the exploits of hackers and virus writers thanks to its low market share, but those days may be over. TAGS: Sony PSP, Week in review, market share, programmer, Apple Computer, gadget, hacking, hacker, Apple Mac OS, Symantec Corp., Sony Playstation, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple iTunes, security, virus

Antivirus insecurity at Black Hat confab

 July 27, 2005 Security industry event to focus on exploiting holes in antivirus, database and device driver software to break into computers. TAGS: Neel Mehta, Black Hat, Internet Security Systems Inc., antivirus product, Defcon, antivirus software, researcher, hacker, Las Vegas, antivirus, malicious code, security, conference, hacking, flaw, Oracle Corp.
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