iHackSan Francisco is home to some of the smartest and most tech-savvy inventors — and hackers. Federal authorities arrested Daniel Spitler, a San Francisco resident, on suspicion of stealing and distributing the e-mail addresses of more than 120,000 iPad owners. Spitler, 26, and Andrew Auernheimer, a Fayetteville, Ark. resident, were…
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Ex-Haitian dictator faces accusations PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier was hauled into court to answer questions Tuesday as a legal case was opened against him nearly 25 years after he was ousted from power in a popular uprising against what was widely regarded as a brutal…
Stuxnet attack more effective than bombs
While failing to say who developed the attack, the New York Times reports a joint Israeli-U.S. team tested Stuxnet’s impact on Iran’s uranium enrichment efforts At a classified installation in Israel, an operational mock-up of Iran’s nuclear program helped Israeli and U.S. military design ways to sabotage the Islamic nation’s…
San Francisco Hacker Charged with Stealing E-mail Addresses from iPad Owners
iHack?San Francisco is home to some of the smartest and most tech-savvy inventors — and hackers. Federal authorities arrested Daniel Spitler, a San Francisco resident, on suspicion of stealing and distributing the e-mail addresses of more than 120,000 iPad owners. Spitler, 26, and Andrew Auernheimer, a Fayetteville, Ark. resident, were…
Stuxnet attack more effective than bombs
While failing to say who developed the attack, the New York Times reports a joint Israeli-U.S. team tested Stuxnet’s impact on Iran’s uranium enrichment efforts At a classified installation in Israel, an operational mock-up of Iran’s nuclear program helped Israeli and U.S. military design ways to sabotage the Islamic nation’s…
Oracle quarterly patch process raises concerns
Oracle issues security updates too infrequently and too slowly to address the volume of vulnerabilities in its software, researcher says Oracle delivered its quarterly montage of patches and updates this week. The quarterly release cycle — like Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday — is designed to provide some stability and predictability…
Oracle quarterly patch process raises concerns
Oracle issues security updates too infrequently and too slowly to address the volume of vulnerabilities in its software, researcher says Oracle delivered its quarterly montage of patches and updates this week. The quarterly release cycle — like Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday — is designed to provide some stability and predictability…
Wireless Network Card And Hacking Threats Heighten Awareness to Increase Mobile Device Security
ShareThis Email PDF Print Wireless Networking Card And Hacking Threats Miami, FL (PRWEB) January 19, 2011 Enterprise Risk Management, a leading risk management consulting firm, is set to host a mobile security device event that will exhibit aspects of using a wireless networking card as well as hacking issues that…
Wireless Network Card And Hacking Threats Heighten Awareness to Increase Mobile Device Security
ShareThis Email PDF Print Wireless Networking Card And Hacking Threats Miami, FL (PRWEB) January 19, 2011 Enterprise Risk Management, a leading risk management consulting firm, is set to host a mobile security device event that will exhibit aspects of using a wireless networking card as well as hacking issues that…
Hacking Cars with Keyless Systems Feasible and Practical, Swiss Researchers Say
As I noted last year, the security of modern cars is about the same as that of your average PC. Swiss security researchers at ETH Zurich University have again reinforced that point, at least according to this article in MIT’s Technology Review two weeks ago. Apparently, the researchers have shown that it…