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RSS hackers hackHackers breach Guardian Jobs site
News The Guardian Jobs site has suffered a hack that could have exposed the sensitive data of some users. Personal details included in users' job applications may have been accessed by the hackers, according... [26 Oct 2009]
'Wi-fi hack makes plan to ban file-sharers unfair'
News As a result, Heaney said, millions of people could potentially have their connections hijacked by hackers for the purposes of illegal file-sharing and could therefore risk having their internet access cut off unfairly. [19 Oct 2009]
MI5 plugs website flaw that left site open to hack attack
News However, the government service insisted the website had been secured quickly, and that at no time had any intelligence operatives been exposed by the hack. The website suffered a cross-site scripting vulnerability that... [30 Jul 2009]
Why you should hack your own systems
Comment If you want to make sure your systems are safe from hackers, you've got to test, test, test, says Quocirca's Fran Howarth. Sometimes also known as ethical hacking, penetration tests are proactive, authorised attempts to... [22 Apr 2009]
Protecting the Beijing Olympics from hackers
News The Atos Origin system used multiple servers to correlate unexpected incidents on the system to spot both fast and staggered attempts to hack the network. H is for Hackers Honey traps were also used to... [30 Oct 2008]
Oyster card security vulnerabilities uncovered
News In the wake of his team's publication of the hack details, Jacobs said, the implication for Oyster card administrators at Transport for London (TfL) was that public confidence in the travelcards could be undermined, and... [08 Oct 2008]
UK at risk from repeat of US hack attack?
News UK shoppers credit card details could be at risk from the same wireless hack technique that snared more than 40 million people's details in the US, according to security experts. They are accused of stealing more than 40... [06 Aug 2008]
Stolen ePassports 'worth £20m' on black market
News The presence of so many potentially strong false identities would have a very high black market value - perhaps in the range of £20m - and so a criminal enterprise would easily justify making the investment to hack the... [29 Jul 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News Some users have also complained about the necessity of carrying the device with them, leading one user to hack PINsentry to send new access codes to his mobile phone via SMS. H is for Hackers These chip... [18 Jul 2008]
TechNet Webcast: Why I Can Hack Your Network in a Day! [A Live Demonstration of Techniques and Tools Used by Hackers to Compromise Your Network](Level 300)
White Paper This webcast presents a live hacking demonstration that exposes the tools and techniques used by hackers today to attack a Windows-based network. Everybody talks about security, but only few people know what can really... [11 Apr 2008]
BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole
News The BBC has issued a fix for a loophole that allowed hackers to download unrestricted content from its iPlayer online TV service. Hackers have been exploiting the loophole to download content stripped of... [13 Mar 2008]
'Tamper-proof' chip and PIN terminals hacked
News Saar Drimer and Steven Murdoch, overseen by Professor Ross Anderson, managed to hack two widely used PIN terminals: the Ingenico i3300 and the Dione Xtreme. In a research paper seen by silicon.com's sister site ZDNet UK,... [27 Feb 2008]
Linux, Leopard and Vista: The ultimate hack contest
News H is for Hackers Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus B is for Botnets Apple Mac, Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems are to be pitted against each other in an... [08 Feb 2008]
CPS hack attack guidelines: 'Confused'
News H is for Hackers Guidelines published this week by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on how to interpret amendments to the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) have been branded "confused" by a renowned security expert. [04 Jan 2008]
Hack forces Fasthosts to change user passwords
News H is for Hackers UK web-hosting company Fasthosts has reset customer passwords after a hacker breached one of its servers. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus [03 Dec 2007]
