Archives

8 August, 2011

Companies “Pwned” in Hacking Contest, Cyber Security Skills Lacking – DailyTech


DAWN.com
Companies "Pwned" in Hacking Contest, Cyber Security Skills Lacking
DailyTech
Companies and government branches still unsure how to battle cyber attacks… from within the US, and from foreign attackers with malicious intent During DefCon in Las Vegas every year, hackers and security experts look to expose the real-world
Defcon for Kids Raising a New Generation of 'Hackers'PCWorld
DefCon Welcomes Kids: Hacking Fun for EveryoneTechNewsWorld
Kids learn how to hack at DefConCBS News
Christian Post -International Business Times -Portfolio.com (blog)
all 402 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

News Corp. May Increase Quarterly Dividend – Bloomberg


BBC News
News Corp. May Increase Quarterly Dividend
Bloomberg
(NWSA), trying to rebuild investor confidence after a phone-hacking scandal, may raise the quarterly dividend by 20 percent when the company reports earnings this week, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The payout probably will increase to 9
Hacking scandal on News Corp. board's agendaReuters
The True Scandals of Murdoch's News Corps Are Much Worse Than Phone-HackingHuffington Post
News Corp. Board to Hear Phone Hacking Probe Update in LA Meeting TuesdayHollywood Reporter
IBNLive.com -The Atlantic Wire
all 80 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

News Corp. May Increase Quarterly Dividend – Bloomberg


BBC News
News Corp. May Increase Quarterly Dividend
Bloomberg
(NWSA), trying to rebuild investor confidence after a phone-hacking scandal, may raise the quarterly dividend by 20 percent when the company reports earnings this week, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The payout probably will increase to 9
Hacking scandal on News Corp. board's agendaReuters
The True Scandals of Murdoch's News Corps Are Much Worse Than Phone-HackingHuffington Post
News Corp. Board to Hear Phone Hacking Probe Update in LA Meeting TuesdayHollywood Reporter
IBNLive.com -The Atlantic Wire
all 80 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Social & Hacking Trailer – TeamXbox

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Social & Hacking Trailer
TeamXbox
This latest trailer focuses on social interactions and the hacking systems the game features. The developers at Eidos Montreal have included what they call "social boss fights". Here players are encouraged to use psychology to try and convince major
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Social & Hacking TrailerGamers Hell
Deus Ex Human Revolution trailer shows Social and Hacking abilitiesWCCFtech (blog)
New Deus Ex Human Revolution Social Trailer ReleasedLegit Reviews

all 9 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

Doug Hutchison’s Email Was Hacked…But His Marriage To 16 YO Courtney Stodden … – PerezHilton.com

Doug Hutchison's Email Was Hacked…But His Marriage To 16 YO Courtney Stodden
PerezHilton.com
“I was hacked, and anyone that is receiving questionable emails that are rude, blatantly crude or are saying we want money, please know that they are not from me." "I've changed my password, my security question, nothing seems to work.

and more »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

DefCon Welcomes Kids: Hacking Fun for Everyone – TechNewsWorld


USA Today
DefCon Welcomes Kids: Hacking Fun for Everyone
TechNewsWorld
The program's goal is foster kids' interest in white-hat hacking — using computer skills for good rather than evil. The twenty-somethings arrested by the FBI in July on suspicion of partaking in criminal activities tied to the Anonymous hacker
Defcon for Kids Raising a New Generation of 'Hackers'PCWorld
Kids learn how to hack at DefConCBS News
DEFCON Kids: Grooming Next Generation White Hat HackersInternational Business Times
Portfolio.com (blog) -InfoWorld -Hollywood Today Newsmagazine
all 388 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

Hacking for the Common Good – IT Business Edge (blog)

Hacking for the Common Good
IT Business Edge (blog)
By date: These days, when you are talking about security, let's face it — the conversation will turn to hacking, and probably rather quickly. With groups like Anonymous and LulzSec and AntiSec making headlines, it is easy to focus on the bad things

and more »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

Hacking scandal on News Corp. board’s agenda – Reuters


BBC News
Hacking scandal on News Corp. board's agenda
Reuters
NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – News Corp. executives have by and large been quiet when it comes to publicly discussing the phone hacking scandal that has endangered the UK portion of its media empire and raised questions about the practices of
The True Scandals of Murdoch's News Corps Are Much Worse Than Phone-HackingHuffington Post
News Corp. Board to Hear Phone Hacking Probe Update in LA Meeting TuesdayHollywood Reporter
What's on the Agenda of News Corp.'s Board MeetingThe Atlantic Wire
Variety -The Guardian (blog) -Adweek
all 33 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

Successful Remote Hacking Reported of Insulin Pump, Glucose Meters – Medgadget.com


Daily Mail
Successful Remote Hacking Reported of Insulin Pump, Glucose Meters
Medgadget.com
However, with the digitization of medical devices – a trend that often awes us by its potential to improve healthcare delivery – the danger associated with hacking may now even be deadly. At last week's Black Hat Technical Security Conference,
Medical Device Hackers Pose ThreatNewsmax Health
Hackers can remotely control a diabetic's insulin pump and other vital medical Daily Mail

all 7 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

Phone Hacking Scandal on Agenda for News Corp. Board Meeting – Reuters


BBC News
Phone Hacking Scandal on Agenda for News Corp. Board Meeting
Reuters
By Lucas Shaw at TheWrap News Corp. executives have by and large been quiet when it comes to publicly discussing the phone hacking scandal that has endangered the UK portion of its media empire and raised questions about the practices of its operations
The True Scandals of Murdoch's News Corps Are Much Worse Than Phone-HackingHuffington Post
News Corp. Board to Hear Phone Hacking Probe Update in LA Meeting TuesdayHollywood Reporter
What's on the Agenda of News Corp.'s Board MeetingThe Atlantic Wire
Variety -The Guardian (blog)
all 23 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

Hacking encouraged, even prized, at Vegas geek fest – Montreal Gazette


DAWN.com
Hacking encouraged, even prized, at Vegas geek fest
Montreal Gazette
By Tabassum Zakaria, Reuters August 8, 2011 11:09 AM LAS VEGAS – There was a whole lot of hacking going on in Sin City this weekend – and right under the noses of federal agents. But in a sign of a time when cybersecurity is at the forefront of
Kids learn how to hack at DefConCBS News
DEFCON Kids: Grooming Next Generation White Hat HackersInternational Business Times
Hi, You're About to Get HackedPortfolio.com (blog)
Vancouver Sun -ITProPortal -MyBroadband
all 307 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

Kids learn how to hack at DefCon – CBS News

Kids learn how to hack at DefCon
CBS News
At this year's DefCon, the world's longest running and largest underground hacking conference, kids swarmed, learning – not to mention teaching – hacker ways. Children were welcome in the first-ever "DefCon Kids village" to learn how to hack.
DEFCON Kids: Grooming Next Generation White Hat HackersInternational Business Times
Hi, You're About to Get HackedPortfolio.com (blog)
It's a hacker's world, we just live in itInfoWorld
ITProPortal -KLEW -MyBroadband
all 365 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

Websites for Missouri hacking victims mostly back up – Kansas City Star

Websites for Missouri hacking victims mostly back up
Kansas City Star
LOUIS | Missouri sheriff websites hacked by the group of hackers known as Anonymous are mostly back up. Anonymous said in a statement that it had hacked into about 70 mostly rural law enforcement websites and stolen 10 gigabytes worth of data in
Anonymous hacking group breaks into US law enforcement sitesDaily Mail
Anonymous hacking group releases vast amounts of US police informationTopNews New Zealand
Group hacking into Sheriff Department's websitesTriCities.com
Lez Get Real -Online News Website -Daily Beast
all 826 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

Quoted: on starting them young, and other hacking news – Good Morning Silicon Valley (blog)

Quoted: on starting them young, and other hacking news
Good Morning Silicon Valley (blog)
Rick Crouse, a Texas man who brought his two sons, ages 8 and 11, to Defcon in Las Vegas last week so they could see the constructive side of hacking. The annual hacker convention for the first time included discussions and tutorials for kids ages 8 to

and more »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

Kids and hackers, oh my! DefCon adds kids track – Forbes


DAWN.com
Kids and hackers, oh my! DefCon adds kids track
Forbes
They also listened to talks on the history of hacking and lectures on cryptography. Some of the convention's hotly contested competitions were geared toward children, as well. One contest covered lock-picking techniques to be used in the event they
DEFCON Kids: Grooming Next Generation White Hat HackersInternational Business Times
Hacking Workshops For Kids At DefCon ConventionITProPortal
Hacking through “social engineering” at DefCon 2011MyBroadband
AFP
all 272 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

AT&T changes its voicemail policy following hacking scandals – Washington Post (blog)


Wireless and Mobile News
AT&T changes its voicemail policy following hacking scandals
Washington Post (blog)
(Andrew Harrer – BLOOMBERG) AT&T, spurred by the hacking scandal in Britain, has made changes to its voicemail systems, setting a password on voicemail by default. In a blog post Friday, company chief privacy officer Robert Quinn said that all new and
AT&T Will Require Voicemail Password ProtectionWireless and Mobile News

all 3 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

The True Scandals of Murdoch’s News Corps Are Much Worse Than Phone-Hacking – Huffington Post


BBC News
The True Scandals of Murdoch's News Corps Are Much Worse Than Phone-Hacking
Huffington Post
As British lawmakers pressure CNN's Piers Morgan to testify in the ongoing News of the World hacking scandal, and as more revelations emerge about the breadth and depth of the hacking, media professionals should not squander the opportunity to take
News Corp. Board to Hear Phone Hacking Probe Update in LA Meeting TuesdayHollywood Reporter
What's on the Agenda of News Corp.'s Board MeetingThe Atlantic Wire
News Corp. preps post-scandal strategyVariety
The Guardian (blog) -Adweek -Daily Beast
all 20 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

North Korea turns to online game hacking to raise cash – New Scientist (blog)


Forbes (blog)
North Korea turns to online game hacking to raise cash
New Scientist (blog)
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il has struck on a novel, if somewhat desperate, money-raising trick: his online operatives have been raking in cash from his nemesis, South Korea, by employing squads of hackers to make computers continually play and
North Korea's army of online game hackersCNET
Report – North Korea Hiring Hackers to Farm Gold to Fund the GovernmentMMORPG News

all 31 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

Syrian Defence Ministry Hacked by Anonymous – The Mark


Telegraph.co.uk
Syrian Defence Ministry Hacked by Anonymous
The Mark
by The Mark Newsroom Anonymous proves once again that if you have a website and you commit questionable deeds, you're gonna get hacked. A day after uploading 10 gigabytes of data stolen from police forces across the US, Anonymous has struck against the
Anonymous hacking group posts anti-regime statement on Syrian defense ministry GlobalPost (blog)
Hackers attack Syria ministry website with anti-government messageHa’aretz
'Anonymous' hacks Syrian government websiteChannel 6 News Online
Jerusalem Post -International Business Times -Techworld.com
all 3,110 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

Anti Android app makes hacking push button simple – SlashGear


SlashGear
Anti Android app makes hacking push button simple
SlashGear
The new app runs on an Android smartphone and offers several automated tools to carry out hacking tasks on wireless networks that aren't secure. The tool will find the unsecure networks, locate systems on the network, and then find those systems that
ANTI Android Network Toolkit Makes Network Hacking Easy [Developers Release TFTS (blog)
Android Network Toolkit lets you exploit local machines at the push of a buttonEngadget

all 4 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

Gordon Ramsay claims his father-in-law hacked his email – Inquirer


Sydney Morning Herald
Gordon Ramsay claims his father-in-law hacked his email
Inquirer
FOUL-MOUTHED CELEBRITY CHEF Gordon Ramsay has accused his wife's father of hacking into his email account. Ramsay claims that Hutcheson hired a computer expert, Kevin Fung, to access hundreds of emails on the computers of several
Gordon Ramsay accuses his wife Tana's father of hacking into his private emailsDaily Mail
Gordon Ramsay declares war on wife's familyNew York Post
Raging Ramsay sues wife's familyThe Sun

all 84 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

DEFCON Kids: Grooming Next Generation White Hat Hackers – International Business Times


USA Today
DEFCON Kids: Grooming Next Generation White Hat Hackers
International Business Times
By IB Times Staff Reporter | August 8, 2011 7:28 AM EDT Some of the most explosive teenage talent in the world is engrossed on the dark art of illegal hacking, waging cyber war on governments and corporations. And then there are also young children who
Hacking through “social engineering” at DefCon 2011MyBroadband
Children learn hacker ways at DefConAFP
Kids and Hackers, Oh My! DefCon Adds Kids TrackABC News
Memeburn -Reuters Africa -VentureBeat
all 259 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

Hackers attack Syria ministry website with anti-government message – Ha’aretz


Telegraph.co.uk
Hackers attack Syria ministry website with anti-government message
Ha’aretz
Members of hacking group Anonymous break into Syria Defense Ministry website, post still images from amateur anti-government videos. By Haaretz Tags: Syria Bashar Assad Arab Spring Internet terror Syria's Defense Ministry website was temporarily shut
Anonymous hacking group posts anti-regime statement on Syrian defense ministry GlobalPost (blog)
'Anonymous' hacks Syrian government websiteChannel 6 News Online
'Anonymous hacks Syrian Ministry of Defense website'Jerusalem Post
International Business Times -Vancouver Sun -Albany Times Union
all 3,009 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

Paul McCartney to speak to police over phone hacking – UNLIMITED CMU


Sydney Morning Herald
Paul McCartney to speak to police over phone hacking
UNLIMITED CMU
Paul McCartney has said that he will ask police at Scotland Yard to investigate the possibility that his voicemail was hacked by journalists at The Daily Mirror. The accusations stem from a column written by Piers Morgan for The Daily Mail in 2006 in
Piers Morgan's New HeadacheDaily Beast
Piers Morgan under pressure as phone-hacking scandal widensU.TV
British Hacking Scandal Touches CNN's Piers MorganNPR
Hollywood Reporter -Spinner -The Guardian
all 2,269 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by

Elisabeth Murdoch Won’t Take A Seat on News Corp. Board – Hollywood Reporter


BBC News
Elisabeth Murdoch Won't Take A Seat on News Corp. Board
Hollywood Reporter
The appointment U-turn comes amid concerns over the Murdoch family's control of the company in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal. LONDON – Elisabeth Murdoch has told the News Corp. board that it would "inappropriate" for her to take a seat on the
News Corp's headache – what should Murdoch do with a $12bn cash pile?The Guardian (blog)
How Bad Is News Corp.?Adweek
Investors Await News Corp. MeetingWall Street Journal
C21Media -This is Money
all 12 news articles »

Source: hacking – Google News

Filed under Blog by