Hacker articles

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  Cracking Kinect: the Xbox One's new sensor could be a hardware hacker's dream

  By Andrew Webster on May 31, 2013 01:21 pm + 116 comments

  One of the biggest upgrades to Microsoft's recently unveiled Xbox One console is the new and Continue reading…

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  LulzSec hackers sentenced to between one and three years in prison by UK court

  By Adi Robertson on May 16, 2013 10:53 am + 17 comments

  Four UK hackers have been sentenced for their role in online attacks conducted under the banner of Continue reading…

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  Federal court questions whether using a bug to beat a video poker machine is hacking

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on May 1, 2013 08:49 pm + 48 comments

  A US District Court is questioning whether taking advantage of a computer bug is considered hacking Continue reading…

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  Malware and ice cream: the story of a Chinese government hacker

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 13, 2013 02:06 pm + 5 comments

  There has been a wave of cyber attacks on the United States stemming from China, but much about Continue reading…

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  The perverted world of webcam hackers

  By Aaron Souppouris on March 11, 2013 07:55 am + 27 comments

  Right now, thousands of computers are infected with malware that hands hackers almost complete Continue reading…

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  Notorious UK cyber criminal allowed into prison IT class, predictably causes chaos

  By Chris Welch on March 4, 2013 04:32 pm + 62 comments

  Nicholas Webber's rap sheet should have instantly disqualified him from joining an IT class at HMP Continue reading…

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  Foreign hackers steal more than a terabyte of data per day in ongoing cyberwar

  By Greg Sandoval on February 27, 2013 11:08 am + 53 comments

  Two decades after computer security began generating billions by selling expertise and software Continue reading…

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  Over 1,000 days without a trial: Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks, and the culture of secrecy

  By Jesse Hicks on February 26, 2013 03:47 pm + 231 comments

  You could be forgiven if you’ve forgotten Bradley Manning. Even before his arrest in May 2010, Continue reading…

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  Cyber criminals exploit Java vulnerability to hack Apple, Facebook, and Twitter

  By Bryan Bishop on February 19, 2013 08:19 pm

  Twitter, Facebook, and Apple have all been the victim of recent attacks by hackers. While US Continue reading…

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  Apple says it was attacked by hackers, will issue malware removal tool today

  By T.C. Sottek on February 19, 2013 01:17 pm + 139 comments

  In a statement provided to The Verge, Apple says that hackers infected a "small number" of its Continue reading…