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Source: Wired - Posted by Dave Wreski
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Before smartphones and iPads, before the internet or the personal computer, a misfit group of technophiles, blind teenagers, hippies, and outlaws figured out how to hack the world’s largest machine: the telephone system. The following is an excerpt from the new book Exploding the Phone written by Philip D. Lapsley and published by Grove/Atlantic, which tells the story of the “phone phreaks.” |
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Source: Network World - Posted by Dave Wreski
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Hackers behind a recently detected email attack campaign are exploiting a vulnerability in a Yahoo website to hijack the email accounts of Yahoo users and use them for spam, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor Bitdefender. |
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Source: Wired - Posted by Dave Wreski
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Following a string of revelations this week from several media companies who announced they had been recently hacked, Twitter announced on Friday that it had also been the target of a sophisticated attack.
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Source: NY Times - Posted by Dave Wreski
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For the last four months, Chinese hackers have persistently attacked The New York Times, infiltrating its computer systems and getting passwords for its reporters and other employees. |
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Source: H Security - Posted by Dave Wreski
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During an IP scan of all possible IPv4 addresses, Rapid7, the security firm that is known for the Metasploit attack framework, has discovered 40 to 50 million network devices that can potentially be compromised remotely with a single data packet. |
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Source: Forbes - Posted by Dave Wreski
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Digital video recorders have revolutionized home and business security, making it possible to easily store and play back hundreds of hours of surveillance camera footage. But a few design flaws in their software, it seems, can quickly turn the watchers into the watched. |
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Source: Sydney Morning Herald - Posted by Dave Wreski
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The University of NSW has been the target of a “concerted effort” to hack its systems in December and January forcing the shutdown of 25 of its servers, a spokesman confirmed.
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Source: Sophos - Posted by Dave Wreski
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Serial Java fault-finder Adam Gowdiak has embarrassed Oracle yet again.
Gowdiak hit the headlines last year when he reported a vulnerability, waited for Oracle's response, and then upped the ante with a comeback vuln. |
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Source: Forbes - Posted by Dave Wreski
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We all know we should be careful transacting online, but are you thinking about cyber-security when you’re watching TV or driving your car? |
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Source: Technabob - Posted by Dave Wreski
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If you work in an office that uses the popular CiscoUnified IP Phone 7900 Series, prepare to feel violated. A couple of security researchers have published details on a security vulnerability that allows a nefarious hacker to turn the phones into eavesdropping devices. The hack allows people to listen in on private phone calls as well as to nearby conversations. |
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