Hacking articles

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  Cyanogenmod 9 for quad-core HTC One X released, most hardware features supported

  By Nathan Ingraham on April 29, 2012 12:01 pm + 35 comments

  If you love the powerful hardware, excellent screen, and beautiful design of the HTC One X, but Continue reading…

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  From nukes to hacks: US and Russia to create a 'red phone' secure hotline for cyber attacks

  By Jeff Blagdon on April 29, 2012 01:59 am + 8 comments

  The Nuclear Risk Reduction Center (NRRC) was established in 1988 by the US State Department to Continue reading…

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  'How I hacked Hollywood,' a cautionary tale

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 26, 2012 06:55 am + 29 comments

  Four years ago, Chris Chaney was jobless, depressed, and browsing the web when he fell upon a Continue reading…

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  VMware source code leaked, more files could be forthcoming

  By Bryan Bishop on April 25, 2012 07:57 pm + 15 comments

  Source code from VMware's ESX software product was posted on the internet, the company has confirmed Continue reading…

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  TapLogger Android app can read your password based on motion sensor data

  By Andrew Webster on April 20, 2012 06:13 pm + 8 comments

  Mobile phones present a number of potential security risks, and researchers at Pennsylvania State Continue reading…

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  US appeals court rejects government attempt to prosecute improper computer use as 'hacking'

  By Adi Robertson on April 11, 2012 12:04 pm + 3 comments

  The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has shot down hacking charges against a man accused of Continue reading…

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  Facebook, Dropbox login credentials vulnerable to theft on iOS and Android

  By Ellis Hamburger on April 6, 2012 09:28 am + 44 comments

  Security researcher Gareth Wright "stumbled into" a way to make one iOS or Android device think it's Continue reading…

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  Sky News admits to hacking emails 'in the public interest'

  By Adi Robertson on April 5, 2012 03:11 pm + 30 comments

  In the latest hacking news to come out of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, Sky News has admitted that its Continue reading…

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  LulzSec hacker pleads guilty in Sony Pictures security breach case

  By Adi Robertson on April 5, 2012 02:25 pm + 21 comments

  An accused member of Anonymous offshoot LulzSec has pleaded guilty to participating in an extensive Continue reading…

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  Proposed EU law makes possession of hacking tools a criminal offense

  By Andrew Webster on April 4, 2012 12:35 pm + 22 comments

  European Union legislators have approved a draft law that would make cyber attacks on IT systems a Continue reading…