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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.

University opens school for hackers

June 19, 2006 Scottish university says students will be carefully vetted for course in ethical hacking. TAGS: university, hacking, degree, course, hacker, student, information technology, 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, conference, hacker, hacking, RFID, New York, security, session, electronics, food, video, camera

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, victim, account, password, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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March 7, 2006 Hacker gains operating control of a Mac Mini using an unpublished vulnerability, says machine is "easy pickings."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

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, Web surfer, JavaScript, attacker, SQL injection, hacking, hacker, creator, XSS, Web application, flaw, SQL, bot, vulnerability, researcher, security

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