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Cyber crime heads to the cloud
News Rivner said the fraudsters usually split their roles between the "harvester", the hacker who writes and deploys the malware to steal the details, and a "cash-out" criminal who will handle the money. Fraud-as-a-service is... [31 Oct 2008]
Home Office turns down Nasa hacker's appeal
News McKinnon's recent diagnosis with Asperger's Syndrome, a condition on the autistic spectrum, had not changed home secretary Jacqui Smith's decision that the self-confessed Nasa hacker be extradited, said McKinnon's... [14 Oct 2008]
World Bank hit by cyber intrusion epidemic?
News It's much better that you find them before a criminally minded hacker does. The World Bank Group was first notified of the intrusions by the FBI in September 2007, when the bureau was investigating another cyber crime... [13 Oct 2008]
Oyster card security vulnerabilities uncovered
News We deliberately tried to stay away from the hacker community. Details of vulnerabilities in the chipset used in London's Oyster travel smartcard have been released by Dutch researchers. The details were made public at... [08 Oct 2008]
iPhone hacker claims device captures all
News The iPhone is recording everything users see and do on their devices for caching purposes, an iPhone hacker says. The device records screenshots of a user's most recent action so it can achieve the effect of applications... [12 Sep 2008]
Nasa hacker's last legal challenge fails
News Gary McKinnon has lost his legal challenge against extradition to the US to face charges of hacking Nasa and military installations. McKinnon had applied to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for it to hear an appeal against his... [28 Aug 2008]
Will Nasa hacker be granted European court appeal?
News Gary McKinnon, the man accused of hacking US military systems, has been granted a short stay of extradition. Last month McKinnon lost his battle in the House of Lords against extradition to the US to face charges of hacking various... [12 Aug 2008]
Nasa hacker loses extradition appeal
News Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon has lost his fight to block his extradition to the US where he faces a possible life jail sentence. McKinnon, aka "Solo" (the tag he used at the time of the Nasa hacks), claims that he is "a... [30 Jul 2008]
Tech-savvy recruited for organised crime
News Security vendor Trend Micro told ZDNet.co.uk that it has also seen hacker recruitment in universities, including in China. Soca said that, while it was "not willing to go into specific detail about which techniques"... [23 Jun 2008]
Corporations riddled with security holes
News Roy Hills, technical director at NTA said in a statement: "A hacker could also gain entry to the corporate network and change users' passwords or delete files, which could wreak corporate havoc. Poor corporate IT... [19 Jun 2008]
Nasa hacker fights extradition
News Gary McKinnon, the Briton who has admitted hacking into Nasa systems, is due to fight his extradition to the US in the House of Lords on Monday. Hearing his appeal will be the Law Lords, a group of senior judges. [13 Jun 2008]
Insider security risks exposed
News Malicious Malfoy is the external hacker who exploits security vulnerabilities to steal information and disrupt corporate networks. Vipin Samar, VP of database security at Oracle, said: "You see a whole range of people... [10 Apr 2008]
Don't forget to secure your BlackBerry, companies told
News Roy Hills, technical director at NTA, said in a statement: "A hacker could potentially use this back channel to move around inside an organisation undetected. Companies are being warned to make sure they correctly... [10 Mar 2008]
Hack forces Fasthosts to change user passwords
News 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 B is for Botnets [03 Dec 2007]
Nasa hacker granted Law Lords appeal
News Gary McKinnon, the Briton who has admitted hacking into Nasa's computer systems, has been given leave to appeal against extradition to the US. McKinnon was granted leave late last week to appeal to the Law Lords on the grounds of the... [16 Oct 2007]
