"Consumers are now on the main target of malicious hackers intent on enriching themselves through the misery of others. Vulnerabilities in desktop applications and the increased use of stealth techniques are on the rise among members of the digital underground, according to...
created by pgaliba | 6 years ago 419 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
" Hackers are actively using exploit code to target a flaw in Microsoft's software that generated a special warning from the U.S. government last week. The problem concerns a networking function called Windows Server services within the Windows OS, used for file sharing and...
created by Populux | 6 years ago 175 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Before there were hackers there were technology gurrellias like Cap't Crunch (aka John Draper)who invented the Blue Box, which was follwed by the black box and red box. Simple electronic beepers that when sent through the primitive switching technology of the seventies Tele...
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"Passports embedded with radio frequency identification (RFID) chips can be easily cloned and can potentially make passport holders a target for terrorists, security experts have warned at conferences this week.
The Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas has for the past...
created by slimshady | 6 years ago 399 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The Department of Homeland Security's agenda for streamlining the passport issuance and reading process is not without its problems.The new RFID (radio frequency identification) enabled passports due to be issued...
created by ecj-MAXINE | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 840 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
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mrops writes "I guess the skeptical Slashdot community always
knew that e-passports are a big waste of time and money; now German
security consultants have been able to successfully clone e-passports,
even onto building access cards. FTA: 'The whole passport design...
created by mtippett | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 735 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
" A recent upturn in Apple's sales of its Mac computers has added fuel to concerns the Mac community's days of claiming a secure upper-hand may be numbered.Last week it was revealed that Apple's shipments of its Mac machines had shown double digit growth, year-on-year, with...
Gawker chimes in on what all the kids are talking about:"Obsessive indie rock kids and Williamsburg hipsters are starting their mornings with bowls of Cocoa Puffs and tears, as it would seem that popular music blog Stereogum.com has fallen victim to a nasty hack. You know,...
created by mtippett | 6 years ago 922 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Your company hires a consultant to do a bit of network maintenance.
He keeps badgering you for access to this, so he can install a printer, or that to install a switch.
Finally… to get him off your back, you give him your user name and password.
Later, you discover that...
created by Populux | 6 years ago 169 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments