Security News

Payback time! How to catch a hacker
2002-01-31 10:08

Forwarded from: security curmudgeon I'm sure everyone will remember hackerwatch.org from last year, when they were the victim of an embarassing defacement. Commentary:...

Accused Los Alamos hacker freed, barred from using computers
2002-01-30 09:42

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/232587p-2233872c.html SAN JOSE, Calif. (January 29, 2002 9:44 p.m. EST) - A former Los Alamos National Laboratory computer specialist accused of hacking...

Web hackers hit US via Taiwan
2002-01-11 18:41

http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2002/01/11/story/0000119478 Friday, January 11th, 2002 WORLDWIDE CRIME: A Pakistan-based group of hackers claims to have obtained top-secret data from Web sites in...

Instant Messenger flaw fixed; hackers criticized for little warning
2002-01-04 11:03

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/209997p-2027064c.html By D. IAN HOPPER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (January 3, 2002 1:07 p.m. EST) - As AOL Time Warner engineers opened their presents...

Hacker targets Globe website
2001-12-25 08:51

http://www.inq7.net/brk/2001/dec/24/brkinf_1-1.htm Posted: 7:20 PM (Manila Time) | December 24, 2001 By Joey G. Alarilla INQ7 ONE of the local hackers who claimed responsibility for defacing...

Re: Hackers face life imprisonment under 'Anti-Terrorism' Act
2001-09-28 12:24

Forwarded from: Vern Waltman I don't know about you all, but to me this statement has a very wide reaching effect on all who are in the computer security arena. All of the open source posts of...

FBI operation penetrates hacker underground
2001-09-17 09:03

Forwarded by: Jeff Moss http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO63711,00.html By DAN VERTON September 11, 2001 The FBI has gained a foothold in the hacker underground thanks to an...

Defense agency, Veridian to pinpoint foreign hackers
2001-08-30 05:40

http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO63380,00.html By DAN VERTON August 28, 2001 WASHINGTON -- The Defense Intelligence Agency said it plans to award a contract to security firm...

Legal system, ALP will deal with hackers: Carr
2001-08-08 08:36

http://it.mycareer.com.au/breaking/2001/08/07/FFXE8GFK2QC.html Tuesday 07 August, 2001 NSW Premier Bob Carr said any Labor MP caught computer hacking at State Parliament would be dealt with by the...

Hackers penetrate America Online's ICQ Web servers
2001-06-27 06:56

http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47-68-84-88_STO61694,00.html By JENNIFER DISABATINO June 26, 2001 Two servers for the instant messaging service ICQ were cracked yesterday, defacing...