Security News

Cylant: Another hack challenge, bigger carrot!
2002-01-21 08:24

Back in May of 2001 the folks at Cylant were doing a little guerilla marketing offering $500 to anyone that could "0wn this box" [1]. Since then Cylant has been purchased by another company, and...

Hack attack targets Verizon, AT&T wireless users
2001-07-31 07:31

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO62673,00.html.html By ASHLEE VANCE IDG NEWS SERVICE July 30, 2001 Verizon Wireless Inc. and AT&T Wireless have started investigating a...

Mass web banking hack probed
2001-07-09 08:23

http://www.securityfocus.com/news/222 By Kevin Poulsen July 6, 2001 12:00 AM PT The FBI is investigating a June computer intrusion into a web banking company that may have compromised customer...

California hack points to possible IT surveillance threat
2001-06-13 05:55

http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO61313,00.html By DAN VERTON June 12, 2001 The revelation that hackers broke into computer systems owned by California's primary electric power...

Think tank warns that Microsoft hack could pose national security risk
2000-12-28 09:24

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO55656,00.html?OpenDocument&~f By DAN VERTON December 27, 2000 Although Microsoft Corp. has denied that the hacker who penetrated its network...