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Gary McKinnon's mother brands extradition of her son 'disgusting'
" The mother of computer hacker Gary McKinnon has criticised the home secretary's decision to extradite her son to the US as "disgusting". McKinnon, who has Asperger's syndrome, is said to be at serious risk of... MyDoom Virus: Cyber Attack on US, South Korea
Cyber Attacks against the US Stock Exchange, the US Treasury, the State Department, and the White House took place earlier today, though no damage was done. The Russian MyDoom virus is apparently the culprit, though North Korea too k the heat at first. These denial-of-service...
created by Jordan Yerman | 24 wks ago | updated 24 wks ago
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852 views | 18 recommendations | 3 comments
Gmail users hit by phishing chat attack
"It's been a bad 24 hours for Google's Gmail. First there was Tuesday's outage that left both businesses and individuals with no access to emails for a number of hours. Now IT security firm Sophos is warning Gmail users about phishing attacks targeting them, and being...Hack and tell: Teen hacker Mafiaboy writes memoir
"Hack and tell: Teen hacker Mafiaboy writes memoir"" Michael Calce, aka "Mafiaboy," has written a memoir about how he temporarily shut down a handful of major Web sites and led the FBI and Royal Canadian Mounted...PM Email Servers Possibly Compromised
Today at 3:34pm (EST), a message was sent out from PM@PM.gc.ca, and appears to be a hacked message. It states it is from the Prime Minister himself, but is quite obviously not. An inside source has stated that the PMO is aware, and are currently investigating. See...How to Hack BlogWorld
Some great advice from Larry Chiang:"In this post, I break down conference fundamentals. In keeping with the Las Vegas spirit of earning a win, preparing to do well and getting lucky (or as Mark Cuban says,...Voting Machines: The Fail-a-Thon Continues
Once again Sequoia Voting Systems is in the news, and not in a good way. Not only can their machines not count, they're not even quite sure when they're supposed to be counting, or what it is that they're...
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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142 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Where is Georgia's Map on Google?
In this sudden burst of war between Georgia and Russia, Google Maps as an 'impartiall observer', removed the map details from the Georgian map , preventing the map from being used by the...Reporters booted from conference for hacking
"With thousands of hackers milling around the Black Hat convention here, and widespread snooping on the public WiFi network, one place was supposed to be off limits: the press room.But in a case of reporters spying on other reporters, three journalists working for the French... Alien fan faces life sentence for hacking into Pentagon
Gary McKinnon was interested in aliens. He suspected that the US government was interested in aliens, too, perhaps more so than it was letting on to the public; so shortly after 9/11, he hacked into 97 computer... Fraud Probe at Canadian Airport Kiosks
Credit cards are part of the foundation of our ID, but are also quite prone to theft or misappropriation. Case in point: As Visa investigates a series of fraud reports stemming from airport kiosk usage, Westjet is...Google phone delay rumours denied
"GOOGLE HAS MOVED to dispel rumours being peddled by techhack Gary Krakow which claimed that the Android OS will not be on a Gphone until2009.Citing a Deep Throat within Google, Krakow claimed that, while the Android OSshould be ready for launch by the end of the year, the...Students Hack into School's Computer Systems to Change Their Grades
"Four high school students are charged of hacking into the Fort Bend Independent School District's computer network and altering grades for at least 60 students, as reported by the district officials. The case could be regarded as a felony case, since the financial loss of...Maker Faire: It's Alive!
The DIY extravaganza known as Maker Faire has hit the Bay Area, and is taking this weekend at the San Mateo County Expo Center. Come on down and check out everything from crafts to momemade robots*, and meet...
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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479 views | 0 recommendations | 5 comments
Smartcard Hack Could Expose 2 Billion Cards :: Symblogogy
"Embedded RFID MiFare Classic RFID chip. The ability to read and replace information stored on a card people carry to expidite transactions, access control, and other "secure" exchanges of sensitive information is...
created by Edmund Jenks | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
1939 views | 35 recommendations | 4 comments
1939 views | 35 recommendations | 4 comments
