Sony suspended 93,000 user accounts on several of its gaming and entertainment networks after unauthorised login attempts on those accounts, it said Wednesday. The attempts occurred on the PlayStation Network, Sony Entertainment Network and Sony Online Entertainment, and the company says that bulk login information likely acquired from other sources…
Gadget Lab Podcast: PlayStation Phone, Android Hacks, Mac Malware
In this week’s Gadget Lab podcast, the crew talks shop about the new PlayStation phone, a popular Android mod, a lame patent troll exploiting app programmers and the state of Macintosh viruses. Mike Isaac kicks off the show with his take on Sony-Ericsson’s Xperia Play, an Android phone with a…
Facebook hacking tool hacks hackers
A case of criminal irony: Tools built to help hackers break into Facebook accounts have been found hiding malware that infects the computers of the would-be criminals who download them. View full post on hacking tools – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security Gregory Evans…
Ex-employee hacks US military contractor’s computer systems
At the Bikinis Sports Bar and Grill in Austin, Texas, you can get burgers and beer served to you by cute waitresses wearing denim shorts and bikini tops. And if you’re David Palmer, a recently fired IT worker, you can also log on using their WiFi, break into a US…
The 10 scariest hacks from Black Hat and Defcon
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Anonymous Hacks BART Police Website, Releases Personal Information of 100 Officers
Anonymous Hacker group Anonymous tweeted this morning that someone had hacked into the BART Police Officer’s Association website, releasing the addresses, e-mail addresses, and passwords of 102 BART p View full post on anonymous hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Admin hacks drug company virtual machines from McDonald’s
Logging in from a McDonald’s restaurant, a former employee of a US pharmaceutical company was able to wipe out most of the company’s computer infrastructure earlier this year. Jason Cornish, 37, formerly an IT staffer at a subsidiary of Japanese drug maker Shionogi, pleaded guilty Tuesday to computer intrusion charges…