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RSS hackerHacker attacks snooping laws
News The world's most notorious hacker has slammed laws proposed by the US to increase web and email monitoring. Kevin Mitnick, who was convicted for hacks on a number of US telephone companies back in 1999, said the proposed... [22 Oct 2001]
Hacker publishes credit card numbers on the Web
News Online retailers are still reeling this morning after a hacker broke into music store www.CDuniverse.com and stole 25,000 credit card numbers. In what could be the largest recorded credit card fraud on the Internet, the... [10 Jan 2000]
Hacker's vigilante efforts deemed inadmissible in court
News A US federal judge has ruled that law enforcement officials went too far when they tried to use evidence gathered by a known hacker to convict someone of possessing child pornography. The Virginia judge suppressed... [15 Nov 2002]
Hacker urges e-tailers to secure sites
News Another hacker has taken a bite out of a credit card database and posted the information publicly on a Web site chat forum, according to US wires today. Going under the name 'Curador' the hacker obtained... [02 Feb 2000]
Hacker 'Gigabyte' angered by stereotypes
News Teenage Belgian hacker Gigabyte has answered comments made by Sophos anti-virus expert Graham Cluley, who yesterday hit back at a .exe piece of malware she wrote which ends up depicting him being hit by coconuts at a... [17 Jul 2003]
Hacker contest aims for better security
News The game was created and is officiated by the hacker group Ghettohackers. Others have maintained that you can't trust hackers, but Cowan stressed that it's all about the ethics of the hacker. An ethical... [05 Aug 2003]
Hacker who bought Gates viagra escapes jail
News Welsh hacker Raphael Gray has received a psychiatric community order after he hacked into a number of computer systems, including those of Seattle giant Microsoft. The teenage hacker, who pleaded guilty... [06 Jul 2001]
Hacker mag closure spells bad news for security
News Notorious hacker magazine Phrack is to close its doors after almost 20 years serving the darker side of the internet and communications community. However, its popularity was also a bonus for those involved in the war... [11 Jul 2005]
Hacker steals Nasa shuttle plans
News It has emerged that a hacker last week broke into Nasa's network and stole detailed designs for future space craft. A hacker, known as Rafa, uploaded the files to an FTP site and then showed them to a... [13 Aug 2002]
Hacker group uses BitTorrent for breaches
News Experts at FaceTime's security unit reported on Thursday that the hacker group has seized control of at least 17,000 computers across the globe. There is a chance that the hacker band may control other... [18 Nov 2005]
Hacker tries to patch it up with Sony over disco dog
News The hacker, known as Aibopet, published software code on his website, aibopet.com, which allows Sony's robo dog Aibo to dance to music, but Sony threatened legal action against the hacker saying he had... [09 Nov 2001]
Gary McKinnon: Hacker 'damages' are exaggerated
News Businesses are exaggerating the amount of damage done by hackers according to a man with more than a little vested interest in the issue - the so-called 'Nasa hacker' Gary McKinnon. Although McKinnon has a clear interest... [27 Apr 2007]
Hacker faces Thai prison
News Former hacker Kim 'Kimble' Schmitz has been arrested in Thailand and charged with insider dealing. Schmitz is accused of using insider knowledge to buy shares worth $375,000 to sell them for $1.5m as a part of his... [21 Jan 2002]
Hacker flick 'fires up' England squad
News As part of their preparation for the World Cup in Japan and Korea, England's footballers are being encouraged to watch specially selected DVDs - including panned hacker film Swordfish. Although the film was lambasted by... [20 May 2002]
Nasa hacker's extradition gets Reid's rubber-stamp
News Gary McKinnon, the so-called 'Nasa hacker', is to be extradited to the US within the next two weeks, the Home Office announced on Thursday. In May, McKinnon lost his appeal against extradition and has been waiting for... [07 Jul 2006]
