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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, security, session, food, electronics, camera, video

Vista, Leopard, Linux to compete in hack contest

February 7, 2008 An ethical hacking contest will pit the three operating systems against each other next month at CanSecWest conference. TAGS: hacking, contest, Apple MacBook, Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista, researcher, laptop computer, security, conference, operating system, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

Alleged hacker faces extradition to U.S.

June 8, 2005 British man suspected of hacking into 53 U.S. government computers in 2001 and 2002 is facing extradition. TAGS: hacking, London, U.S.

Photos: 'Hacking' the iTunes-Pepsi promo

February 10, 2005 With the second Pepsi-iTunes contest under way, Mac fans have again discovered how to tilt the odds in their favor. TAGS: hacking, photograph

Ex-government employee sentenced for hacking

May 13, 2006 Former computer security specialist at Department of Education gets five months for hacking into supervisor's PC. TAGS: supervisor, hacking, computer security, PC

Cracking open the cybercrime economy

December 14, 2007 Hacking for fun has evolved into hacking for profit, and created a business model nearly as sophisticated as that of legal software. TAGS: malware, McAfee Inc., hacking, denial of service, malicious code, bot, trojan horse, security, researcher, server

Hacking--do the pros now rule?

October 28, 2004 Security guru Robert Graham says the days of game-playing kids are over. Welcome to the world of pro hackers. TAGS: hacking, hacker, Netsky virus, pro, virus, attack, antivirus, security

Alleged NASA hacker faces extradition hearing

February 14, 2006 Gary McKinnon begins what could be his final battle to avoid extradition to the U.S. and decades in prison. TAGS: hacking, U.S.

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

Gmail cookie vulnerability exposes user's privacy

September 27, 2007 Program developed by "ethical hacking" group takes advantage of cross-site scripting vulnerability to steal contacts, forward e-mail. TAGS: XSS, Gmail, cookie, vulnerability, organization, Google Inc., attacker, hacking, security, password, e-mail

Security guru slams misuse of 'cyberterrorism'

April 26, 2005 Bruce Schneier says at a conference that organizations' abuse of the term is creating a mythical threat. TAGS: cyberterrorism, cryptography, hacking, government, threat, conference, London, virus, security

Politicians form transatlantic spam alliance

March 25, 2005 Move will also improve communication between the two countries on e-commerce, an official says. TAGS: hacking, spam, e-commerce, U.K.

McAfee automates Google hacking

January 10, 2005 Web sites can check whether they are leaking info about their security to Google. But is the service a security tool or a hacking helper? TAGS: hacking, McAfee Inc., Google Inc., Webmaster, security, database

Man charged with hacking USC database

April 20, 2006 Prosecutors allege the San Diego man nabbed sensitive info on more than 275,000 people from a university system. TAGS: hacking, San Diego, attorney, home PC, intellectual property, database, U.S.

Blizzard wins lawsuit on video game hacking

September 2, 2005 Players do not have the right to reverse-engineer the company's games to improve their playability, a court rules. TAGS: Blizzard Entertainment, Vivendi Universal, hacking, DMCA, video game, agreement, games, server, video

Hacking contest promotes security

August 4, 2003 Despite tough talk on computer crime, hackers--including some from federal agencies--are learning about defending networks by breaking into computers. TAGS: hacking, hacker, security, agency, Unix, server

Intel 'hacker' sentence expunged

March 4, 2007 Randall Schwartz, a former Intel contractor, has been cleared of a conviction for hacking into Intel systems. TAGS: conviction, contractor, supercomputer, sentence, Intel, hacking, password, security
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