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Password guessing with Medusa 2.0 - Medusa was created by the fine folks at foofus.net, in fact the much awaited Medusa 2.0 update was released in February of 2010. For a complete change log please visit

Password guessing as an attack vector - Using password guessing as an attack vector. Over the years we've been taught a strong password must be long and complex to be considered secure. Some of us have taken that notion to heart and always ensure our passwords are strong. But some don't give a second thought to the complexity or length of our password.

(Sep 4)

The FBI agent whose hacked laptop gave up a 12m-strong database of Apple device user details was the star of a promo encouraging hackers to get involved with the agency, it's been revealed in an ironic twist to the tale.
AntiSec Hackers Post 1 Million Apple Device IDs (Sep 5)

Hacking group AntiSec on Monday posted online a million and one Apple Unique Device Identifiers (UDIDs) that it claims to have obtained from an FBI laptop.
Linux users targeted by password-stealing 'Wirenet' Trojan (Sep 4)

Malware writers are interested in Linux after all. Russian security firm Dr Web has reported finding a shadowy Trojan that sets out to steal passwords on the open source platform as well as OS X.
(Sep 4)

Anyone using file-sharing service BitTorrent to download the latest film or music release without paying is likely to be monitored, UK-based researchers suggest.
(Sep 6)

In another brazen attack, the Anonymous-connected AntiSec hacking group has published one million Apple unique device identifier numbers, or UDIDs, which it claimed it lifted from a file on an FBI laptop.
The Hacker (Sep 6)

last year's ranking: New. STAGE OF GLOBAL CONQUEST: "There are only two types of companies," F.B.I. director Robert Mueller proclaimed at a security-industry conference earlier this year, "those that have been hacked and those that will be."