HITBSecConf2008 - Malaysia grows even bigger
openPR (press release), Germany - 1 hour ago
The technical tracks offered include Structured Network Threat Analysis and Forensics; Bluetooth, RFID & Wireless Hacking; Web Application Security …

Source: Will O'Brien

Slight changes in dorm wireless
UI The Daily Iowan (subscription), IA - 2 hours ago
In hopes of avoiding "network disruptions," Fleagle's office has established security requirements for wireless routers in dorm rooms. …

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CIO Issues Safeguarding Your Credit Data in Cyberspace
CIO Today, CA - 1 hour ago
Do not use financial or personal information while using a wireless network. Someone could be sitting two tables over at that convenient café with a program …

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Attack on educational institutes continues
Times of India, India - 1 hour ago
Sunny Vaghela, a cyber crime expert from Ahmedabad, told TOI that such a hacking needs technical expertise. "They may have used Wireless Encryption Protocol …

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Times Online

RAM raiders: inside secrets of the cyber hackers
Times Online, UK - 1 hour ago
I secretly installed a wireless network behind a desk while I was there, which allowed Ryan, who was in a car outside, to begin hacking into their computer …

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Times Online

inside secrets of the cyber hackers
Times Online, UK - 1 hour ago
I secretly installed a wireless network behind a desk while I was there, which allowed Ryan, who was in a car outside, to begin hacking into their computer …

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Safeguard your credit data
Buffalo News,  United States - 2 hours ago
Do not use financial or personal information while using a wireless network. Someone could be sitting two tables over at that convenient cafe with a program …

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Christian Science Monitor

Students’ new best friend: ‘MoSoSo’
Christian Science Monitor, MA - 1 hour ago
“I’d be very concerned about pedophiles or identity thieves hacking into a system and locating me, my wife, or daughter,” says Henry Simpson, …

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Beware! Of Horrible Gmail Account Hacking Tool
eBrandz, India - 2 hours ago
… especially if you are accessing Gmail through a wireless hotspot, or any other un-secure network, has become a hazard, and is not recommended. …

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Eleven Charged for Stealing and Distributing Stolen Credit Card …
Identity Theft Daily, CA - 1 hour ago
Eleven perpetrators allegedly involved in the hacking of nine major US retailers and the theft and sale of more than 40 million credit and debit card …

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Be Careful if You Access Gmail Through a Public Hotspot
Mashable, CA - 1 hour ago
As reported by Hacking Truths, a tool has been presented at DEFCON that makes stealing session IDs from Gmail a relatively easy affair. …

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Researchers: Wireless LAN Operators Failing to Rake in Access Dollars
TMC Net, CT - 2 hours ago
Generally speaking, a wireless LAN, or local area network, links two or more computers or devices without using wires to give users the mobility to move …

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Dell's Subnotebook To Ship With Ubuntu
Slashdot - 2 hours ago
Secondly, it doesn't have any kind of standard login procedure, so I had to do some odd hand hacking to get fvwm2 to run. Other than that, the GUI is not …

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The challenge of global cybercrime
Globe and Mail, Canada - 1 hour ago
They are charged with hacking into huge US retailers, and stealing what may have been hundreds of millions of payment card numbers and sensitive data that …
Fast-learning hackers accused of breaking into 40 million accounts TheChronicleHerald.ca
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Fast-learning hackers accused of breaking into 40 million accounts
TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - 2 hours ago
5 called the biggest hacking and identity-theft case it has ever prosecuted — compromising more than 40 million credit and debit card accounts. …

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Identity theft ring indicted
Daily Aztec, CA - 1 hour ago
"Once a foreigner gets a local person to figure out the wireless access point to get into that network, they can plant their attack software and then …

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iPhone hackers go too far, get shut down
Computerworld New Zealand, New Zealand - 1 hour ago
I ran Pwnagetool on my iPod Touch because I needed a secure shell (SSH) client for use on my wireless LAN. There is no cellular radio in an iPod Touch, …

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The breach
Boston Globe, United States - 1 hour ago
5 called the biggest hacking and identity-theft case it has ever prosecuted - compromising more than 40 million credit and debit card accounts. …

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Easy-to-penetrate networks make you a mark for hackers
Detroit Free Press, United States - 1 hour ago
If you have a wireless network in your home, the same tactics can easily target your personal computer and files. How easy is it to do? …

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III Offers Tips on Identity Theft Protection, Coverage
Insurance Journal, CA - 1 hour ago
This involves using a laptop to locate accessible wireless Internet signals, which enables technologically savvy criminals to hack into the wireless …

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Hackers Strike At Black Hat Security Conference
Infopackets, Canada - 1 hour ago
The victims of the hacking were using a separate network set up for the media, which attendees must agree not to attack. However, it looks as if either one …

Source: Will O'Brien

AP Technology NewsBrief at 6:33 pm EDT
TMCnet - 5 hours ago
Judge keeps gag order in subway hacking caseSAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Three college students who discovered a way to hack into the Boston subway system's payment …

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AP Technology NewsBrief at 5:56 pm EDT
TMCnet - 1 hour ago
Judge keeps gag order in subway hacking caseSAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Three college students who discovered a way to hack into the Boston subway system's payment …

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Dexterra Pioneers Security Solution for Mobile Business Applications
TMCnet - 2 hours ago
Dexterra plans to provide mobile security solution to facilitate assured security capabilities for wireless carriers' and enterprises' mobile applications, …

Source: Will O'Brien