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Pro-Palestine hackers spraypaint gov training quango
A government training organisation - the National Skills Academy - has had its home page hacked and replaced by a message supporting Palestine.…
Apple kills Jailbreakme Mac bug
Apple has purged Mac OS X of a browse-and-get-hacked vulnerability that first came to light three weeks ago, when the popular Jailbreakme service used it to root fully patched versions of the iPhone.…
Wikileaks publishes secret CIA memo
Wikileaks posted a classified CIA memo on Wednesday, three weeks after the Pentagon warned the self-described whistleblower website to return a huge cache of of unpublished documents believed to be in its possession.…
Pentagon confirms attack breached classified network
The Pentagon has opened the kimono on what it described as the “most significant breach of US military computers ever,” in which a flash drive in 2008 was used to infect large numbers of computers, including those used by the Central Command overseeing combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan.…
Home Office unveils new UK passport
The Home Office has said that new UK passports with 'strengthened security features' will be issued from October.…
Firefox, uTorrent, and PowerPoint hit by Windows DLL bug
A day after Microsoft confirmed a vulnerability in Windows applications that executes malicious code on end-user PCs, the first exploits have been released targeting programs including the Firefox browser, uTorrent BitTorrent client, and Microsoft PowerPoint.…
Firefox, uTorrent, and PowerPoint hit by Windows DLL bug
A day after Microsoft confirmed a vulnerability in Windows applications that executes malicious code on end-user PCs, the first exploits have been released targeting programs including the Firefox browser, uTorrent BitTorrent client, and Microsoft PowerPoint.…
Firefox, uTorrent, and PowerPoint hit by Windows DLL bug
A day after Microsoft confirmed a vulnerability in Windows applications that executes malicious code on end-user PCs, the first exploits have been released targeting programs including the Firefox browser, uTorrent BitTorrent client, and Microsoft PowerPoint.…
Skeletal scanner would ID terrorists from 50 meters
Scientists are developing an identity verification system that would spot terrorists and pedophiles by scanning their skeletal features and comparing them against a database of stored images.…
Microsoft ID guru slams 'duplicitous' Apple
Microsoft chief architect of identity Kim Cameron has insisted that the "non-personal information" collected by Apple can be used to personally identify you – despite angry counterarguments from at least one Jobsian fanboi.…
Alleged bad Appler stashed $150,000 in shoeboxes
The Apple manager accused of accepting kickbacks in exchange for company secrets had $150,000 stashed in shoeboxes when authorities searched his home, according to news reports.…
McAfee re-issues fake visa waiver virus warning
Proving there's not much new under the sun, McAfee is warning travellers to the US to be aware of the danger of fake visa waiver websites.…
McAfee re-issues fake visa waiver virus warning
Proving there's not much new under the sun, McAfee is warning travellers to the US to be aware of the danger of fake visa waiver websites.…
McAfee re-issues fake visa waiver virus warning
Proving there's not much new under the sun, McAfee is warning travellers to the US to be aware of the danger of fake visa waiver websites.…
Microsoft confirms code-execution bug in Windows apps
Microsoft on Monday warned of a vulnerability in Windows applications made by third-party developers that allows remote attackers to execute malicious code on end-user PCs.…
Nokia Siemens slammed for supplying snoop tech to Iran
An Iranian journalist imprisoned in that country without trial since June 2009 is suing telecommunications concern Nokia Siemens for allegedly providing the surveillance equipment that led to his capture.…
<i>Halo: Reach</i> leaked to net 3 weeks before release
The latest installment in the highly lucrative Halo game series for the Xbox 360 has been leaked to the internet three weeks before its official release date by fans who hacked a hair-brained method Microsoft used to secure review copies.…
Cops cuff man who exposed holes in 'perfect' voting machines
Indian authorities have arrested a computer scientist for refusing to divulge the source of an electronic voting machine that he and a team of researchers used to expose holes in the country's election system.…
Yemeni assassin hits York man with spam death threat
A software engineer form York has been left nonplussed after a group of hired guns from the Yemen Arab Republic claimed to have been contracted to "terminate" him with extreme prejudice.…
Yemeni assassin hits York man with spam death threat
A software engineer form York has been left nonplussed after a group of hired guns from the Yemen Arab Republic claimed to have been contracted to "terminate" him with extreme prejudice.…