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Obviously there are a lot of technically talented individuals running around in the hacking scene nowadays. There always have, it's the root of its existence. This has given birth to another interesting issue. Besides hacking being marketable and trendy, the underground . . .
CERT Coordination Center says vandals are exploiting vulnerabilities in Unix systems -- preparing denial of service attacks. The attackers are in a position to launch a serious attack, according to the CERT Coordination Center (the report), which said that . . .
This is no idle threat being launched by the Secure Digital Music Initiative, the industry consortium set up 18 months ago to figure out what the heck to do about the digital music mania, then just brewing online. (Napster hadn't even . . .
The nation's government-funded computer security watchdog issued a warning Friday that computer intruders have taken control of hundreds of computers connected to the Internet. The attackers are in a position to launch a serious attack, according to the CERT Coordination Center, . . .
We ran a story, Wednesday, on SDMI's open challenge to hackers to break its new music codes with the incentive of $10,000 for anyone that did. Yes, it was a PR stunt but it was a pretty good one. And a bloody big gamble.. . .
The Linux Journal is sponsoring a boycott of the Secure Digital Music Initiative hacking challenge, which starts Friday and promises to pay $10,000 (£6,100) to any hacker who strips out the watermark from a digital song.. . .
The organisation responsible for coming up with a global standard for the secure distribution of music over the internet is to enlist the support of hackers. The Secure Digital Music Initiative has laid down a $10,000 (£7,000) challenge to anyone who . . .
An internet hacker has broken into OPEC's Web site to tell the oil cartel in no uncertain terms to lower crude prices and help the world's poor. "I think I speak for everyone out there (the entire planet) when I say . . .
A man suspected of hacking into a computer at a nuclear weapons laboratory last year has been arrested. Benjamin Breuninger, 21, was taken into custody yesterday by federal agents at his Minnesota home on charges of unauthorized access of a protected . . .
Far from being an expression of masochism, the strategy aims to test on the ground the stability and robustness of the corporate information system. Over the past year, companies such as Computer Associates, Ernst & Young and Compuware have begun setting . . .
Do you know which operating system your Web server's running? If the answer is Linux, there's an increasing chance your home page will be attacked. According to statistics gathered by security research group Attrition, Linux-based Web sites are four times more . . .
A nice compendium of the most noteworthy hacks/cracks in history. Includes a gallery of hacked sites, a definition of 'hacking', most recent hacking info, and general hacking links.
Hackers stole credit and debit card information from 15,700 online customers of Western Union, whose Web site was unprotected while undergoing maintenance. By Sunday evening, no cases of credit card fraud had been reported to the Englewood, Colo.-based company, and only . . .
Nowadays, different people have different views on the hacking scene. Often times people of similar skill level have similar opinions. There is no official definition of a hacker, rather a vague idea amongst the masses. In addition, the media loves to add false information to draw audiences' attention across the nation, for the pure sake of money. . . .
An anonymous hacker has reportedly defaced at least 50, and possibly as many as 110, Web sites with pro-Napster, anti-record industry graffiti and messages. A radio report today said the unknown intruder attacked sites ranging from NASA to the Communications . . .
An investigative programme for Dutch TV has exposed security flaws in national bank ABN Amro's e-banking service Home Net. Hackers managed to breach defences and divert payments into their own accounts.. . .
A new distributed denial of service tool has been discovered in the wild and is spreading, according to Internet Security Systems Inc.'s X-Force service.. . .
A serious security vulnerability has been found in glibc, the standard C library which is responsible for many core functions, including printf(). This new form of vulnerability, titled "format string" vulnerability, occurs when an input string is interpreted incorrectly, resulting in the potential for execution of arbitrary code. Most vendors have already released updates.. . .
A former school dropout who invented a breakthrough anti-hacking system and founded a company to develop it has won backing from funds connected with two of the best-known technology investors. Cryptic Software, founded by David Duke, 33, is completing a . . .
A former East Carolina University student who was arrested after hacking into the university's computer network has been hired by the school -- for his computer expertise. Nolan Waithe Grant was hired Aug. 16 to work at the university computer system's . . .
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