Hacking articles

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  Researchers create synthetic iris that can defeat eye-scanning security systems

  By Evan Rodgers on July 26, 2012 02:22 pm + 4 comments

  A team of researchers at the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (UAM), Spain, are claiming to have Continue reading…

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  Power Pwn: a DARPA-funded hacking terminal disguised as a powerstrip

  By Evan Rodgers on July 20, 2012 06:23 pm + 19 comments

  Be wary of any rogue power accessories you might come across — they could be cleverly disguised Continue reading…

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  At HOPE, spies and the hackers who spy on them

  By Joshua Kopstein on July 20, 2012 01:57 pm + 6 comments

  With a plethora of provocatively-titled talks like "Twitter Revolution Meets Surveillance State: Now Continue reading…

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  3D printed key used to open handcuffs

  By Andrew Webster on July 16, 2012 05:26 pm + 40 comments

  3D printers can do plenty of good — like creating dinosaur bone replicas or blood vessel networks Continue reading…

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  Google Nexus Q hack turns the streamer into a 'Pong' machine

  By Andrew Webster on July 14, 2012 01:37 am + 29 comments

  It didn't take very long for developers to start hacking Google's Nexus Q to run games, but mobile Continue reading…

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  Little Printer hackday shows what the tiny printer can do

  By Andrew Webster on July 2, 2012 11:53 am + 40 comments

  While we're still anxiously awaiting the arrival of Little Printer, creator BERG recently held a Continue reading…

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  Researcher hijacks aerial drone using GPS spoofing vulnerability

  By Evan Rodgers on June 29, 2012 04:04 pm + 15 comments

  Professor Todd Humphreys and his team at the University of Texas at Austin have successfully taken Continue reading…

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  Hacker sentenced to 3 years in prison for selling cable modem hacking tools

  By Evan Rodgers on June 28, 2012 07:10 pm + 32 comments

  29-year-old Oregon resident Ryan Harris has been sentenced to three years in prison for enabling Continue reading…

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  Anonymous: from 4chan to the faceless visage of political activism

  By Evan Rodgers on June 28, 2012 11:55 am + 16 comments

  Anonymous has garnered plenty of attention lately, but understanding exactly who and what Anonymous Continue reading…

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  Google Nexus Q hack lets it start games, but not play them

  By Andrew Webster on June 28, 2012 10:47 am + 39 comments

  Now that Google's Nexus Q is in the hands of some developers, people are already playing with the Continue reading…