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RSS hackersHackers claim to have cracked latest Firefox flaw
News However, criminal hackers are unlikely to be far behind the researchers in working out a mode of attack, security experts said. However, security researchers and hackers are actively working on this issue. [14 Sep 2005]
Leader: Hackers should be hired - sometimes
Leader The hiring of accused Sasser virus writer Sven Jaschan by a German IT security vendor has once again reopened the debate about whether convicted or known hackers and virus writers can ever be trusted to work in... [23 Sep 2004]
News in View: Hackers get inside jobs
News Hackers are alive and well - and hard at work within your company. This comes on the back of news last week that a group of high-profile hackers had teamed up to form a 'legitimate' IT security company. [24 Apr 2000]
Hackers seek venture capital
News Ten of the world's most talented hackers are teaming up to launch a company dedicated to information security, according to leading Web activist Kent Browne. The hackers have become deeply frustrated by... [14 Apr 2000]
Hackers 'unlock' Windows XP
News Hackers around the globe are exchanging tips over the internet on how to 'unlock' Windows XP software for copying. Just five days after the over-hyped billion-dollar launch, hackers - who specialise in... [31 Oct 2001]
Hackers could force ransom victims to do 'dirty work'
News Hackers could try to ransom PC users' data in an attempt to draw then into their schemes and force them to do the thieves' 'dirty work' according to analyst house Gartner. But Gartner said thieves may find it difficult... [01 Jun 2005]
Hackers find security hole in wireless Windows
News A Windows feature that automatically searches for wi-fi connections can be exploited by hackers, a security researcher has warned. Loveless claimed hackers can take advantage of the feature to include a... [17 Jan 2006]
Hackers foil Windows security check
News Microsoft's efforts to curtail counterfeiting hit a snag when hackers discovered a new way to bypass its Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA), only days after the anti-piracy software's official debut. The representative... [01 Aug 2005]
Hackers' code exploits Sendmail flaw
News A group of four Polish hackers published code to an open security mailing list on Tuesday that can take advantage of a major vulnerability in the Sendmail mail server. For many years, security researchers and... [05 Mar 2003]
Hackers hit wireless encryption system
News Hackers are storming wireless networks with AirSnort, a new program designed to attack one of the most established wireless standards on the market. AirSnort allows hackers to capture data transmitted... [24 Aug 2001]
Hackers resorting to password theft
News Hackers are increasingly resorting to social engineering techniques to obtain confidential passwords as businesses become better at locking down and patching their computer networks. He said that social engineering... [22 Oct 2003]
Hackers get anonymity boost
News Hackers intent on anonymously sending data across the internet have a new tool. A program called NCovert uses spoofing techniques to hide the source of communications and the data that travels over the network - a... [01 Aug 2003]
Hackers release exploit code: industry poised for attack
News The warning came Friday, after hackers from the Chinese X Focus security group forwarded source code to several public security lists. Few details were available to hackers and security researchers about... [28 Jul 2003]
Hackers coveting online video - McAfee
News Security vendor McAfee has predicted the increasing popularity of video on the web will make it a future target for hackers. As people become more reluctant to open email attachments from anonymous sources,... [04 Dec 2006]
Hackers turn to dictionary to invade Cisco WLANs
News But the problem with LEAP let hackers greatly reduce the number of possible password matches, thus making the dictionary attacks faster and easier, said Joshua Wright, a security expert who alerted Cisco to the... [15 Apr 2004]
