Experts: Hackers will crack election systems

Read More http://newswalls.blogspot.com/2012/10/experts-hackers-will-crack-election.html The result of an election will be changed by hackers, the only question remaining for an online security expert is which election will it be. “I’m somewhat surprised it hasn’t...

Sony is "hacking" herself

It seems a contradiction but that's how it happened to Sony and its distributor will pay homage to the protagonist of the saga of "Millenium", Lisbeth Salander, and thus confusing the very respectable happily gone...

The FBI closes Megaupload, Anonymous Strikes

A few hours ago that the FBI has closed the Megaupload download site and arrested the founder and the Members of the administration of the web but no retaliation has been swift and both social networks and in...

Attacks by spammers and hackers are up

Attacks by spammers and hackers are up When you see people glomming onto your email correspondence and comments here on NowPublic, you must act at once to 1) report it to the administrator, 2) report it to the...

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...

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...

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...

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...
 

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