Security News

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...

Cyber Ethics contest will join Hacker Jeopardy
2001-06-26 16:53

shameless self-promotion: Cyber Ethics contest will join Hacker Jeopardy and Spot the Fed at DefCon. By Kevin Poulsen May 31, 2001 4:59 PM PT

Witnesses: Teen hacker intended to disable Internet sites
2001-06-14 06:25

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/26327p-470291c.html MONTREAL (June 13, 2001 09:48 p.m. EDT) - Witnesses told a sentencing hearing Wednesday that a 16-year-old computer hacker illegally...

European 'safer Internet' site hit by hackers
2001-06-08 07:44

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61171,00.html.html By JORIS EVERS IDG NEWS SERVICE June 07, 2001 Hackers embarrassed the European Commission this week by identifying and...

Eighteen months for 'White Hat' Hacker
2001-05-22 05:12

http://www.securityfocus.com/news/207 By Kevin Poulsen May 21, 2001 7:00 PM PT San Jose, Calf.--Computer security researcher and former FBI informant Max Butler was sentenced Monday to 18 months...

Hackers Deface Web Sites; FBI Issues DDoS Warning
2001-05-08 02:15

http://www.internetnews.com/wd-news/article/0,,10_760451,00.html By Ryan Naraine and Michael Singer May 7, 2001 Web page defacement attacks by hackers have escalated dramatically in the last 24...