Defcon badges, designed to be hacked, get turned into a polygraph, blue box dialer, sound sensitive blimp navigator and a device for defeating facial recognition systems.
• Photos: Defcon badge inspires hacks (Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills) August 5, 2009 4:00 AM PDT
Researchers warn that attackers could put malware on machines by intercepting software updates on Wi-Fi networks.
(Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills) August 1, 2009 4:17 PM PDT
UCSniff can be used to spy on video conference calls while VideoJak allows for hijacking of video streams.
(Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills) July 31, 2009 5:51 PM PDT
Vulnerability in iPhone software allowed hackers to take control of the device via an SMS message, as demonstrated at Black Hat.
• Apple cautions iPhone users about jailbreaking (Posted in Security by Jim Dalrymple) July 31, 2009 11:50 AM PDT
The onslaught of SMS attacks continues at Black Hat with the third of a handful of mobile-related talks.
(Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills) July 30, 2009 7:28 PM PDT
A trio of programmers and engineers say they can bypass the security mechanisms of the city's electronic parking meters and create "prepaid" cards with a value of $999.99.
(Posted in Security by Declan McCullagh) July 30, 2009 2:15 PM PDT
Phones that support MMS on GSM networks are vulnerable to new SMS spoofing attacks, researchers say at Black Hat.
(Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills) July 30, 2009 1:53 PM PDT
Dan Kaminsky and Moxie Marlinspike explain how flaws in the way domain names are verified on the Internet could allow attackers to impersonate a site and steal information from unsuspecting Web surfers.
(Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills) July 30, 2009 1:14 AM PDT
Two security researchers prove to a reporter during Black Hat that they can indeed "Pwn" her iPhone by just sending a text message.
(Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills) July 29, 2009 8:51 PM PDT
Douglas Merrill talks about being CIO at Google and an exec at EMI, and how more companies need to foster innovation, letting employees use Google Calendar if they want.
(Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills) July 29, 2009 5:11 PM PDT
Attackers post e-mails, passwords, and other sensitive data stolen from security experts and others on hacked site of Dan Kaminsky.
(Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills) July 29, 2009 3:13 PM PDT
Company releases progress report on three programs launched a year ago to identify security holes and patch them faster.
(Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills) July 27, 2009 1:17 PM PDT
Security pros to swap data on hacking everything from phones to critical infrastructure at Black Hat and its less corporate sister show Defcon, where geek games and mayhem rule.
(Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills) July 27, 2009 4:00 AM PDT
Darknets, encrypted peer-to-peer networks, are normally difficult to set up and maintain. But two researchers plan to demonstrate a less complicated one at Black Hat.
(Posted in Security by Tom Espiner) July 25, 2009 3:58 PM PDT
Free tools for breaking into Oracle databases will be released at Black Hat and Defcon next week.
(Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills) July 23, 2009 12:04 PM PDT
Juniper Networks cancels researcher's talk at Black Hat and Defcon about ATM insecurities after a vendor complains.
(Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills) July 1, 2009 12:30 PM PDT
Hacker and Defcon founder Jeff Moss joins former FBI, CIA directors on Homeland Security Advisory Council.
(Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills) June 5, 2009 5:27 PM PDT
