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31 July, 2010

Inception – Is Leonardo DiCaprio’s Dream Hacking Really Possible? – PRLog.Org (press release)

Inception – Is Leonardo DiCaprio's Dream Hacking Really Possible?
PRLog.Org (press release)
directed and written by Chris Nolan (“Dark Knight”, “Memento”) and starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a corporate spy able to hack into people's dreams.

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Is ‘social engineering’ better than software skills to hack into computers? – MoreTechNews (blog)


AFP
Is 'social engineering' better than software skills to hack into computers?
MoreTechNews (blog)
Melbourne, July 31: Hackers at DefCon are gathering to prove that smooth talk works better than software skills any day, in order to launch a computer
Social-engineering contest reveals secret BP infoRegister

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Facebook Hacked or Not? – 100 Million User Profiles on Public Sit – Examiner.com


The Hindu
Facebook Hacked or Not? – 100 Million User Profiles on Public Sit
Examiner.com
The media and surprisingly many security professionals have been spinning this matter as massive hack on Facebook and its users, when it fact it really was
Facebook Hacked…Well, Sort OfDaniWeb (blog)
Compiling Public Data Isn't Hacking: Facebook's Strategy Exposes Public Startup Meme (blog)
Hacker Publishes Profile Data Of 100M Facebook UsersAllFacebook (blog)
Softpedia -BetaNews -Techtree.com
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Biometric and Other Locks Fail to Foil Hackers at DefCon – Wired News


Wired News
Biometric and Other Locks Fail to Foil Hackers at DefCon
Wired News
LAS VEGAS — It wouldn't be DefCon without a noted lock hacking team demonstrating the gross insecurity of some of the latest security locks,

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Julian Assange: is ‘Wikileaker’ on a crusade or an ego trip? – Telegraph.co.uk


Telegraph.co.uk
Julian Assange: is 'Wikileaker' on a crusade or an ego trip?
Telegraph.co.uk
Photo: AP Julian Assange outside court in Melbourne in 1995, where he was later convicted of hacking offences. Photo: THE AGE He has already said he would
WikiLeaks Mastermind Julian Assange: Evil Genius or Visionary Hacker?Politics Daily (blog)
What is Wikileaks?PC Magazine
Questions Surround Wikileaks Founder AssangeHuman Events (blog)
Financial Times -AskMen -Foreign Policy
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Defcon: Hacking Tire Pressure Monitors Remotely – NetworkWorld.com

Defcon: Hacking Tire Pressure Monitors Remotely
NetworkWorld.com
Yep, hacking the tire pressure monitoring system in your car. The talk called "Letting the Air out of tire pressure monitoring systems" was by Mike Metzger.

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World Tech Update: Defcon Hacking Conference, Electric Cars, and More… – PC World

World Tech Update: Defcon Hacking Conference, Electric Cars, and More…
PC World
by IDG News Service, IDG News | 0 Comments Recommends In this week's show: Exclusive video of the Defcon hacking conference badge, Amazon announces a new

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FCC Concerned Over DefCon Mobile Hacking Talk – PC World

FCC Concerned Over DefCon Mobile Hacking Talk
PC World
Chris Paget wants to demonstrate how easy it is to snoop in on mobile-phone conversations. The question is: Will the federal

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Silent, easily made Android rootkit shown at Black Hat – Electronista (blog)

Silent, easily made Android rootkit shown at Black Hat
Electronista (blog)
The exploit, handed out on DVD at the hacking and security meetup, would let the wielder get complete control and personal data from an Android phone

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NJ Attorney General Warns Against Social Media Scams – Mediapost.com

NJ Attorney General Warns Against Social Media Scams
Mediapost.com
Rather than sending an email to random people, these thieves have learned they can improve their chances by hacking into social networking accounts and then

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5 Takeaways From Black Hat 2010 – PC Magazine

5 Takeaways From Black Hat 2010
PC Magazine
Hacking into the router can be done in many ways, but once you're in it's hard to get an address on the internal network. Heffner showed a Javascript hack

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