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As Gottfrid Svartholm tries to have a hacking conviction against him overturned, the Court of Appeal has been hearing evidence from hacker Jacob Appelbaum. Appearing on behalf of the defense, the former Wikileaks spokesman criticized the police investigation carried out on Gottfrid
s cars become more like PCs on wheels, what's to stop a hacker from taking over yours? In recent demonstrations, hackers have shown they can slam a car's brakes at freeway speeds, jerk the steering wheel and even shut down the engine
Blaine Bublitz, a security researcher used a JavaScript program called node.js. to control a robot through Google Glass. Bublitz, managed to turn the wearable device into a control system for a Parrot AR drone.
Next time you walk by a parked Tesla and its sunroof is opening and closing with nobody sitting inside or around it, you could be witnessing a hacker moment. For all of its strengths as a car, the Model S reportedly has a weak spot: the security of its API (application programming interface) authentication, according to an article in the O'Reilly Community by George Reese, executive director of cloud management at Dell.
The always-on devices show what may be possible in the future of the Internet of Things but also highlight the dangers. As a Google Explorer, Anthony Pettenon wears his enthusiasm for technology on his face.
Officials for the moment say they cannot pinpoint anything malicious about the extraordinary outage of the Nasdaq stock exchange earlier today.
The details, which appear to be genuine, do not include passwords. They do include OAuth tokens, though, so Twitter users should probably revoke and re-establish access to connected third-party apps.
Chinese hackers are using an automated tool to exploit known vulnerabilities in Apache Struts, in order to install backdoors on servers hosting applications developed with the framework.
A Palestinian information system expert says he was forced to post a bug report on Mark Zuckerberg
It was a terrifying experience for the parents of two young children after their baby monitor was hacked. What the hacker did next is even more disturbing.
The mysterious death of a San Francisco "ethical hacker," who was set to give a speech on infiltrating wireless implantable medical devices, has caused speculation that he was the victim of a targeted attack, and raised alarm about the safety of devices such as pacemakers.
The UK has banned researchers from revealing details of security vulnerabilities in car locks. In 2008, Phillips brought a similar suit against researchers who broke the Mifare chip. That time, they lost. This time, Volkswagen sued and won.
A respected US-based internet security expert says he has foiled an attempt to frame him as a heroin dealer.
Stomping on the brakes of a 3,500-pound Ford Escape that refuses to stop
A security researcher has stepped up and shouldered the blame for taking down Apple's Dev Center --all in the name of blowing the whistle on bugs.
Renowned German code-breaker Karsten Nohl, who uncovered a design flaw in around 750 million SIM cards around the world leaving them vulnerable to hack attacks, told RT that phone users are helpless against hackers.
A website dedicated to discussion of the Ubuntu Linux distribution was breached on Saturday, with hackers gaining access to encrypted passwords and email addresses.
On the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta, two Italian hackers have been searching for bugs
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