Power grid hacks, massive DNS rerouting, solar flares -- end-times for IT may be more likely than you think
Technology drives just about everything we do, and not just at our jobs. From banks to hospitals to the systems that keep the juice flowing to our homes, we are almost entirely dependent on tech. More and more of these systems are interconnected, and many of them are vulnerable. We see it almost every day.
Two months after hack, security firm says another 68 command-and-control servers have been identified
The hackers who broke into Google two months ago have gone after more than 100 companies, according to an estimate by security vendor Isec Partners.
He called a Comcast employee after taking control of the company's domain.
A member of a telephone hacking group known as Kryogeniks has pleaded guilty to taking Comcast's Web site offline in May 2008.
Hackers are treated pretty well by movie-makers, a researcher says
Quick: What's a hacker? A pimply faced teenager in a dark bedroom trying to start World War Three, or a thirty-something professional with mad computer skills?
Site at the centre of the NSW Government'sTransport Blueprint controversy offline
The website at the heart of a controversial hacking claim by the NSW Government appears to have been taken down.
France issues warrant for former cyclist over data-breach complaint
Cyclist Floyd Landis, stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title after a positive drug test, is now being labeled a computer hacker by France, which has issued a warrant for his arrest.
Out of band patch for IE vulnerability to hit Australia at 5am
Microsoft has issued an out-of-band security patch to fix the much-publicised vulnerability affecting older versions of Internet Explorer.
Hackers using Exploit.HTML.Agent.AM, Trojan.SWF.Dropper.E, Trojan.Spy.ZBot.EKF, Exploit.PDF-JS.Gen
Users of Microsoft Outlook Web Access have been warned of a new malware threat which includes the Trojan.SWF.Dropper.E.
A software flaw uncovers password authentication process
Kingston Technology is recalling certain models of its DataTraveler secure USB flash drives in order to update firmware on the thumb drives after a security company found a flaw that could allow a hacker to gain access to the user's password.
Crypto used by the majority of the world's mobile phones is old and obsolete
Computer security researchers say that the GSM phones used by the majority of the world's mobile-phone users can be listened in on with just a few thousand dollars worth of hardware and some free open-source tools.
Twitter's authorized account made changes to DNS records, shunting users to hacker site, says Dyn Inc.
Hackers redirected Twitter.com's traffic to a rogue Web site for more than an hour early today by accessing its DNS records using an account assigned to Twitter, the company that manages Twitter's DNS (Domain Name System) servers said today.
One-time passwords, aren't enough to stop cybercrooks from plundering bank accounts
Security measures such as one-time passwords and phone-based user authentication, considered among the most robust forms of security, are no longer enough to protect online banking transactions against fraud, a new report from research firm Gartner Inc. warns.
Hacked Web site put criminals on Amazon's EC2 servers
Security researchers have spotted the Zeus botnet running an unauthorized command and control center on Amazon's EC2 cloud computing infrastructure.
Gary McKinnon could face extradition to the U.S. soon without court intervention
The U.K. government will give a British hacker a short extension to challenge an extradition order to face trial in the U.S.
Software lets pirates thwart Microsoft's antipiracy technology in new OS
Hackers have figured out how to sidestep Windows 7's activation process, continuing a long-running battle with Microsoft, which has blocked such tactics in the past.
