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http://www-tech.mit.edu/V127/N66/hacking.htmlBy Angeline WangThe TechFebruary 4, 2008After students were found exploring the MIT Faculty Club by the Campus Police late on a Saturday night and found themselves facing felony charges, MIT found itself struggling to define exactly how it valued the hacking community. The result of MITs soul-searching, a statement and a set of guidelines to be included in the student handbook, was drafted throughout 2007 with input from students.In a recent draft of the revised read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 293 days ago
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In every job that must be done there is an element of funA former worker at a nanny agency has been charged with hacking offences.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 285 days ago
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http://www.news.com/8301-10789_3-9873864-57.htmlBy Robert VamosiDefense in DepthFebruary 17, 2008WASHINGTON -- Two security researchers at ShmooCon demonstrated on Saturday how a laptop connected to a VoIP telephone could, in some cases, expose a business' internal network to outsiders.John Kindervag, senior security architect for Vigilar, said that public waiting areas in hospitals, conference rooms, and hotel rooms are particularly vulnerable to this attack since often there is no IT staff around. Appear read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 284 days ago
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http://books.slashdot.org/books/08/02/20/1439224.shtmlAuthor: Jon EricksonPages: 472Publisher: No Starch PressRating: 9Reviewer: David MartinjakISBN: 1-59327-144-1Summary An informative, and authoritative source on hacking and exploit techniques."Hacking: The Art of Exploitation is authored by Jon Erickson and published by No Starch Press. It is the anticipated second edition of Erickson's earlier publication of the same title. I can't think of a way to s read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 284 days ago
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http://www.business24-7.ae/cs/article_show_mainh1_story.aspx?HeadlineID=2605By Ryan Harrison Emirates Business 24/7 February 20, 2008Investment in anti-hacking technology is growing exponentially in the UAEs banking sector as the move towards global e-commerce increases the threat of security breaches, say analysts.It is estimated that resources allocated to information security have risen by more than 200 per cent year-on-year since 2005.Greater awareness of the threat among UAE banks is driving the surg read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 283 days ago
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Quebec provincial police conducted raids on Wednesday, breaking up a hacking ring that police say is responsible for an estimated CDN$45 million (US$44.3 million) in damage to computer systems. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 283 days ago
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Kewl for catsInfamous hacking group the Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) has published a tool that searches for vulnerabilities and private data using carefully-selected Google search queries.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 282 days ago
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p strong CanSecWest organizers are urging hackers to fire code execution exploits at the three biggest desktop operating systems. strong p ...Free Embedded Linux Webinars 5 free embedded Linux webinars from Timesys. Topics include Toolsets, Boot-Up, Filesystems & more. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 279 days ago
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Self-titaltion blamedA state judge in Oklahoma has publicly accused reporters covering a high-profile murder trial of hacking into her computer and stealing a secret ruling she issued in the case.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 273 days ago
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http://cryptome.org/hack-power.htmhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/coldwarcomms/message/12951To: coldwarcomms@privateFrom:Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 10:40:46 -0800 (PST)Subject: [coldwarcomms] Re: Terrorists hacking power systems [was RE: Genset from AT&T siteHello All:I need to weigh in here. Address a couple points. Sorry this is not so much comms related. Somehow I missed "the" video, could someone point me to it. [Video]- I am a Chief Powerplant Operator at a mainstem Columbia River dam, in the read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 273 days ago
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-new-trier_01mar01.htmlBy Lisa BlackTribune staff reporterMarch 1, 2008A student hacked into the New Trier school district's computer system and obtained grades and ACT scores, apparently to determine the class rank of other students, according to a memo sent to parents Friday.After discovering the breach of computer security a week ago, school officials reported their suspicions to Winnetka police and "have been involved in a very intense investigation since then,&quo read more »
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