March 18, 2010

'hacking' Tag Index

SSDs Improve Password Cracker

According to Objectif Sécurité, the use of SSDs, along with optimized rainbow tables, speeds up the process by a factor of 100.
Tags: security, CPU, news, hacking, password

Aussie Government Calls Journalists Hackers

The journalists simply accessed a publicly viewed Web site.
Tags: government, hackers, documents, hacking, website

Attack Code Attributed to Chinese Programmer

A new report ties last December's attacks on Google and other compaies to an unnamed Chinese security consultant.
Tags: Google, hacking, Chinese, researchers, exploit

Wiretapping the Internet: Legal and Dangerous?

Technology built into routers from 15 vendors could enable an attacker to wiretap anyone, but there are fixes to be had.
Tags: IBM, Cisco, security, hacking, wiretapping

Warrant Issued for Cyclist over Lab Hack

French anti-doping authorities have accused Floyd Landis of hacking into a lab computer in order to discredit test results.
Tags: data, hackers, database, news, hacking

McKinnon Granted Further Judicial Review

The Pentagon hacker's possible extradition will be delayed until at least April.
Tags: extradition, international, hackers, UK, hacking

Ex-Prisoner Sentenced for Hacking Prison Network

Francis G. Janosko has been given an 18 month sentence for accessing personal data on 1,100 prison employees.
Tags: identity theft, hacking, personal data

CA Predicts More Malvertising, Mac Attacks in 2010

The software developer's security team also thinks another big computer worm outbreak like Conficker is possible.
Tags: malware, security, Apple, social networks, hacking

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