Hacking articles

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  How Rockstar betrayed its fans in 'Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' modding scandal

  By Kimber Streams on November 30, 2012 05:57 pm + 26 comments

  Eurogamer has taken a look back at the notorious "Hot Coffee" scandal surrounding the launch of G Continue reading…

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  Should white hat hackers disclose their work to governments, companies, and the media?

  By Kimber Streams on November 30, 2012 03:45 pm + 14 comments

  Following his recent conviction for identity fraud and conspiracy in the AT&T iPad security breach, Continue reading…

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  The provocations of notorious internet troll 'weev'

  By Ben Kersey on November 28, 2012 04:40 am + 14 comments

  Notorious internet troll Andrew Auernheimer — better known as weev — may have been found guilty Continue reading…

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  US Government uses virtual 'CyberCity' as a training ground against online attacks

  By Nathan Ingraham on November 27, 2012 03:13 pm + 3 comments

  US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta recently said that criminal attacks through the internet "could Continue reading…

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  University's Cyber Corps program trains America's hacker spies of the future

  By Sam Byford on November 24, 2012 08:02 pm + 12 comments

  US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta hasn't pulled any punches when describing the threat that attacks Continue reading…

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  284 Pakistani domain names reportedly hijacked, affecting Google, Apple, and Microsoft

  By Louis Goddard on November 24, 2012 12:31 pm + 38 comments

  More than 280 popular ".pk" domain names, including that of the Pakistani Google homepage, have Continue reading…

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  Security researcher found guilty of conspiracy and identity fraud in 'hackless' AT&T iPad hack

  By Jeff Blagdon on November 20, 2012 09:40 pm + 86 comments

  The trial surrounding Goatse Security’s 2010 collection and disclosure of AT&T iPad users’ Continue reading…

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  Access Denied: why Android’s broken promise of unlocked bootloaders needs to be fixed

  By Joshua Kopstein on November 20, 2012 11:00 am + 405 comments

  Remember when mobile hardware manufacturers like HTC and Motorola promised to help customers unlock Continue reading…

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  Microsoft patches bug that left Skype accounts open to attack (update)

  By Aaron Souppouris on November 14, 2012 04:42 am + 99 comments

  Russian hackers have discovered a security hole in Skype's password recovery tool that allows a Continue reading…

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  'Quadrilateral Cowboy' brings your cyberpunk hacking fantasies to life

  By Andrew Webster on November 9, 2012 01:37 pm + 23 comments

  “One of the ulterior motives of the game is to get people interested in learning very basic Continue reading…