Researchers find vulnerability in Windows Vista - Computerworld Australia

November 20, 2008

An Austrian security vendor has found a vulnerability in Windows Vista that it says could possibly allow an attacker to run unauthorized code on a PC. The problem is rooted in the Device IO Control, which handles internal device communication ...

Showing entries for Category: hacker - San Francisco Examiner

November 20, 2008

According to Newsweek , Barack Obama's resident technology experts discovered campaign headquarters computers had been hacked during the summer. At first they thought the invasion was a phishing attack, the type that steals passwords or credit card ...

Showing entries for Category: campaign-hacker - San Francisco Examiner

November 20, 2008

According to Newsweek , Barack Obama's resident technology experts discovered campaign headquarters computers had been hacked during the summer. At first they thought the invasion was a phishing attack, the type that steals passwords or credit card ...

China’s Cyber-Militia - NationalJournal.com

November 20, 2008

Computer hackers in China, including those working on behalf of the Chinese government and military, have penetrated deeply into the information systems of U.S. companies and government agencies, stolen proprietary information from American ...

British PM comments on NASA hacker Gary McKinnon - CNET News

November 20, 2008

British prime minister Gordon Brown spoke on Thursday (at least indirectly) about the future of Gary McKinnon, a 42-year-old UFO enthusiast accused of hacking into several U.S. military sites. It was the prime minister's first public comments on the ...

Kidnapped Hacker Found in Turkey, Arrested - Wired

November 20, 2008

A Turkish computer hacker and informant who'd been allegedly kidnapped and tortured by a notorious ATM swindler was arrested this week, according to a report from the Turkish press. Turkish police arrested Mert Ortac on computer hacking charges on ...

Dog drives van into coffee house - WTHI

November 20, 2008

ST. JAMES, N.Y. (AP) - A dog left inside a running van put the vehicle in drive, causing it to crash into a Long Island coffee house. Suffolk County police said no one was injured in the incident, which damaged the glass window and some patio ...

Brown urged to intervene in ‘hacker’ extradition case - Herald

November 20, 2008

Gordon Brown was yesterday urged to intervene in proceedings to extradite an alleged computer hacker to the United States. Gary McKinnon, from Wood Green, north London, faces up to 70 years in prison if he is found to have hacked into and damaged 97 ...

Quantum Leap In Network Security - BusinessWeek

November 20, 2008

Researchers in Europe are getting close to commercializing a dramatically different and more secure way of transporting sensitive data sent over networks. Among the first customers will be big phone companies, which are expected to offer the new type ...

Coupon Hacker Defeats DMCA Suit - Wired

November 19, 2008

A California online coupon generating company is dropping its Digital Millennium Copyright Act lawsuit against a man sued for posting commands allowing users to print an unlimited number of valid coupons. John Stottlemire was sued last year after ...

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