4 July, 2008

Are hacks really coming from China - IT Examiner


Are hacks really coming from China
IT Examiner, India - 1 hour ago
By J Prasanna @ 04 July 2008 11:52 :: :: 0 Comments :: Category - Software A Quick Google search for Chinese hacking activities would show many news items.

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3 July, 2008

Security Basics: A Strong Password is the Key - Datamation


Security Basics: A Strong Password is the Key
Datamation, CT - 29 minutes ago
That’s because a password that’s easy to remember is also easy for an automated hacking program to guess, and one that’s hard to guess is also hard to

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It can happen to anyone, well-known blogger gets ripped off on PayPal - The Tech Herald


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It can happen to anyone, well-known blogger gets ripped off on PayPal
The Tech Herald, IN - 1 hour ago
Most likely causes are the following; Browser Exploits, or hacking into another website where I used the PayPal Email and the same password.

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2 July, 2008

PC Tools iAntivirus beta software - PC Advisor


PC Tools iAntivirus beta software
PC Advisor, UK - 4 hours ago
threats PC Tools identified in the first quarter of 2008, just two percent were viruses while the rest were keyloggers, hacking tools and backdoors.

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1 July, 2008

GeekDad Review: The Big Book of Apple Hacks - Wired News


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GeekDad Review: The Big Book of Apple Hacks
Wired News - 7 minutes ago
Throw in a kazillion laptops and that's a lot of potential hacking. With more and more kids having expensive hardware at home, it's important for them to

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Security Basics: A Strong Password is the Key - Small Business Computing


Security Basics: A Strong Password is the Key
Small Business Computing - 1 hour ago
That’s because a password that’s easy to remember is also easy for an automated hacking program to guess, and one that’s hard to guess is also hard to

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Microsoft: If We Launch A Game On 360 & PC Simultaneously, We … - Kotaku.com


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Microsoft: If We Launch A Game On 360 & PC Simultaneously, We
Kotaku.com, NY - 27 minutes ago
They really don't think people would just WAIT for a PC version? Ummm…Not really. I know quite a few people who have 360s who don't have a computer even

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RE[4]: Comment by TusharG - OS News


RE[4]: Comment by TusharG
OS News - 1 hour ago
The restoration partition is not accessible through Windows (although some hacking does make it available). When you create your restoration DVDs on Toshiba

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29 June, 2008

Blizzard Introduces One-Time Password Devices For WoW - Slashdot


Blizzard Introduces One-Time Password Devices For WoW
Slashdot - 22 minutes ago
Trojan-laden warez, account sharing, piss-poor passwords and wide-open PC's; users leave themselves wide open to getting their virtual goodies ransacked and

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27 June, 2008

Turn your old hard drive into a sander/grinder

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[Jipa] over at MetkuMods put up an original re-use for old hard drives: make em into power tools. The tiny servo motor that drives the spindle doesn't generate much torque, but once the drive is spinning fast enough, the inertial force of the platter is enough to make it usable for small grinding/sanding projects. The platters are re-stacked directly on top of each other to increase strength - we'd suggest a few dabs of epoxy to make em even stronger. Once stacked, a piece of sand paper is cut to size and held on by the center platter washer. [Via hacknmod]

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IBM targets Africa with chocolate - Moneyweb


IBM targets Africa with chocolate
Moneyweb, South Africa - 1 hour ago
A technology director, who was fired from her job, has been accused of hacking into the organ donation company where she worked and deleting donor

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26 June, 2008

MarketPlace News - Processor.com


MarketPlace News
Processor.com, NE - 6 minutes ago
According to analysts at IDC, global PC shipments for this year are on track to grow 15.2%, which is higher than IDC’s March estimate of yearly growth of

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25 June, 2008

When Is a Self-Signed SSL Certificate Acceptable? - Slashdot


When Is a Self-Signed SSL Certificate Acceptable?
Slashdot - 1 hour ago
You want to talk to Bob's website: www.example.com I'm Evel - and I have hacked Alice's computer, compromising anything I need to, from her certificate

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Microsoft To Let Other Companies Build, Release 360 Consoles? - Kotaku.com


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Microsoft To Let Other Companies Build, Release 360 Consoles?
Kotaku.com, NY - 2 hours ago
And we've heard whispers that Microsoft have also been exploring the idea of releasing 360-compatible disc drives for the PC. Not that any of that makes the

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Cyber-space probe, CSI-style - New Straits Times


Cyber-space probe, CSI-style
New Straits Times, Malaysia - 39 minutes ago
Unknown to Alvin, says computer hacking forensics investigator, Maran Balakrishnan, his personal information, such as his credit card and other account

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24 June, 2008

Open source data recovery tools

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InformationWeek has great article on open source data recovery tools. What type of tools you use will depend on the severity of the situation. You can use live Linux distros designed for recovery like SystemRescueCD or Partedmagic (the latter being more user friendly). Security tools distrubutions like BackTrack can also be helpful; Helix in particular was designed for forensics work. dd is a standard *nix tool for imaging drives, but something like TestDisk can help you repair partition tables for whole disk recovery. Most deletion operations don't overwrite the data which means you can use file carving to capture the lost files. PhotoRec is able to find files in a number of common formats. Finally, if you've got some serious forensic work ahead of you there's The Sleuth Kit and many other command line tools.

As an addendum, OStatic put together a list of 5 freeware tools for protecting your system.

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Beyond Wired Boundaries - NZ Business


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Beyond Wired Boundaries
NZ Business, New Zealand - 1 hour ago
With a little expertise from a data security specialist, small businesses can establish wireless networks that are secure and resistant to hacking or the

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Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (PC - Digital Video Editing


Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (PC
Digital Video Editing, CA - 25 minutes ago
The massively multiplayer online role playing game by Funcom experienced a series of delays and ever increasing hype; but players are finally hacking their

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23 June, 2008

Eee PC 1000H dissected

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The people at TweakTown completely disassembled a new Eee PC 1000H and documented the entire process. Aside from showing you the side effects of too much tech fetish and not enough regular fetish, the article reveals all the parts of the new Eee, with a few surprises inside. Although it's an Eee PC, it's very different from all of its predecessors.

One of the things the teardown shows is that several parts are far more modular than previous Eee PC models. The hard drive, for example, is a standard Seagate Momentus which is made for desktop systems; it can easily be swapped out. Another easily swapped component is the 1GB SIMM from ASint.

Although their (ahem) stripping process was a bit unconventional, a lot of interesting information was yielded from this teardown. Keep 'em coming, TweakTown, just be sure to clean off your tool when you're done.

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22 June, 2008

Disney Interactive Unleashes the Superbark With New Bolt Video Games - GamingExcellence


Disney Interactive Unleashes the Superbark With New Bolt Video Games
GamingExcellence, Canada - 42 minutes ago
Bolt will be available for the Wii, Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS and Windows-based PC. The latest computer animated film from Walt

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21 June, 2008

Student Faces 38 Years In Prison For Hacking Grades - Slashdot


Student Faces 38 Years In Prison For Hacking Grades
Slashdot - 1 hour ago
when has installing a keylogger program on a computer been considered hacking? In which case, we're all "hackers" cause we installed software on our PC.

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20 June, 2008

School hacker could get 38 years jail time - DaniWeb


School hacker could get 38 years jail time
DaniWeb, VA - 1 hour ago
It seems that Omar Khan, 18, of Coto de Caza, California hacked into computer in order to change his grades. Indeed, it is reported that he attempted to

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The Downside of Ambition: Mozilla's Crash, Teen Hacker's Arrest - E-Commerce Times


The Downside of Ambition: Mozilla's Crash, Teen Hacker's Arrest
E-Commerce Times - 1 hour ago
A teen was charged with 69 felonies that could land him behind bars for 38 years for hacking into school computers … Open-government advocates were dealt
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Game adaptation leashed to Bolt - Gaming Target


Game adaptation leashed to Bolt
Gaming Target, PA - 5 hours ago
It looks like a video game version will be released right alongside it as Disney Interactive today announced Bolt for the DS, PC, PlayStation 2,

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The week in your words: Hacking, music, and games - PC Pro


The week in your words: Hacking, music, and games
PC Pro, UK - 3 hours ago
Why is PC gaming intent on killing itself? And finally to PC Pro's ever-lovable "man in charge of mice" David Bayon, who this week used our blogs to mutter

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