Authorities have dismantled SocksEscort, a service that sold access to a large proxy network built from compromised residential routers. Investigators say much of the infrastructure sat on infected SOHO networking devices, many running embedded Linux...
It was a case of death imitating art. Or at least virtual game world imitating cartoon. In a scene reminiscent of a famous South Park episode, a hacker went on a massive killing spree in World of Warcraft over the weekend, taking advantage of a vulnerability to off hordes of characters in the popular online game before game administrators stepped in to stop him. His massacre was captured on video (see above).
Three hackers have created a stealthy lock pick in the form of a pocket-sized marker which can spring open locks used in at least four million hotel rooms worldwide.
Websites of several Swedish government authorities, including the central bank's, went offline Friday as they were hit in what could be the latest incident in a string of attacks that the hacker collective Anonymous has taken credit for.
Twitter users -- especially those with desirable handles -- risk having their accounts stolen, according to one recently hacked user who says there's a fundamental vulnerability in the service's security system.
During a presentation at the Virus Bulletin Conference in Dallas, Fabio Assolini from Kaspersky Lab described how criminals in Brazil managed to compromise 4.5 million DSL routers for months without being noticed.
The ongoing security saga involving digital certificates got a new and disturbing wrinkle on Thursday when software giant Adobe announced that attackers breached its code-signing system and used it to sign their malware with a valid digital certificate from Adobe.
A company whose software and services are used to remotely administer and monitor large sections of the energy industry began warning customers last week that it is investigating a sophisticated hacker attack spanning its operations in the United States, Canada and Spain. Experts say digital fingerprints left behind by attackers point to a Chinese hacking group tied to repeated cyber-espionage campaigns against key Western interests.
I am a committed toilet hacker. Yes, I am fiercely committed to making better, smarter and more accessible toilets. In fact, I want armies of purpose driven people pursuing this same mission. The reason that I am so passionate about this is that it is unacceptable that 2.6 billion people have zero access to a basic toilet.
Cars which lock without using keys can be hacked into as easily as any other computerised device. Just as you lock it with your remote control, the thief blocks the signal and the car remains unlocked. Now the the contents can be stolen without attracting attention by breaking a window. It
Contactless fare cards in the New Jersey and San Francisco transit systems can be manipulated using an Android application, enabling travelers to reset their card balance and travel for free, researchers demonstrated on Thursday during the EUSecWest security conference in Amsterdam.
Researchers have broken into an iPhone 4S running the latest version of Apple iOS, making it possible to exploit the same vulnerability in the iPhone 5 that is set for release on Friday.
Just days before Apple was set to release the highly anticipated iPhone 5, security researchers demonstrated a hack they said allowed them to pilfer the address book, photos, videos, and browsing history from the iPhone 4S.
What's worse for a website hosting company: getting taken down by hackers, or failing to properly configure your network, sparking downtime and lost revenue for customers?
Web sites serviced by DNS and hosting provider Go Daddy were down for most of today, but were back up later this afternoon. A hacker using the "Anonymous Own3r" Twitter account claimed credit for the outage.
Hackers often are portrayed as basement-dwelling, junk-food eating computer geniuses who enjoy wreaking havoc on unsuspecting people by sneaking into their computers.
