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FBI Investigating NBC Twitter Hack
PC Magazine
By Chloe Albanesius The FBI is now investigating a Friday hack of the NBC News Twitter account, which falsely tweeted about an attack at Ground Zero. At this point, the FBI is gathering information and has provided no additional details, according to ...
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Ford, Bug Labs Want You to Hack Your Car
PC Magazine
In a related "hack" at the TechCrunch Hackathon over the weekend, Ford showed off a partnership with Spotify to bring its service to the car as well. For more from Mark, follow him on Twitter @MarkHachman. For the top stories in tech, ...
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GlobalSign Plans to Reopen Tuesday Despite Web Server Hack
PCWorld
Fox-IT already has experience of this kind of investigation: It was hired by DigiNotar to discover how its servers were hacked. DigiNotar's servers had been used to issue hundreds of fake SSL certificates, including one for the domain google.com. ...
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Hack!
Wall Street Journal
Hackathons, which first appeared in the late 1990s as a vehicle for open-source software developers to organize their collective computer-coding efforts, started to get more notice when Yahoo Inc. launched its Hack Day in December 2005. ...
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Researchers create AR.Drone that can hack into wireless networks
SlashGear
I am surprised that it has taken so long for us to see hacks that use the AR.Drone for things that are potentially nefarious. Hackers have created an AR.Drone that can hack into wireless networks while flying. The creators of the hacked flying toy ...
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SlashGear
Linux Foundation down after hack
TG Daily
The Linux Foundation has closed its websites for maintenance after discovering a security breach late last week - despite the common belief that sites running on Liunux are near-impossible to hack. The Foundation says it believes the attack is linked ...
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Google picks point person for KC-area Internet project
Kansas City Star
By SCOTT CANON Google has chosen Rachel Hack, the president of the Software and Information Technology Association of Kansas, as the chief point person for the plan to bring ultra-fast Internet connections to the Kansas City market. ...
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Four hacked to death in Sorsogon
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines – Four persons, including two children, were hacked to death in Sorsogon on Monday morning, police said. Chief Inspector Gregorio Villanueva of Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) Sorsogon said Geraldine Villanueva and Corazon ...
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Google Web History vulnerable to new Firesheep hack
Macworld UK
Two researchers have shown how a modded version of the Firesheep Wi-Fi sniffing tool can be used to access most of a victim's Google Web History, a record of everything an individual has searched for. The core weakness discovered by the ...
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Macworld UK
Syndicate to hack PS3, Xbox 360, PC in 2012
Punch Jump
EA Inc. this week said it will release Syndicate to Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3, Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360, and the PC in 2012. Syndicate, a tactical action franchise released in 1993, will be reinvented by Starbreeze Studios in an action espionage ...
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NBC News Twitter Account Hacked
eSecurity Planet
"The hack appears to have been carried out via a precisely-targeted spear-phishing attack -- only three people are beleived to have known the password to the account," Woollacott writes. "The FBI is believed to be investigating."
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Guardian pratfall swaps homepage for US insurance firm
Register
Although rumours initially swirled that it might have been a hack, it turns out it was just slip on the keyboard by a web gopher. "It hasn't been hacked," the Guardian press office told us. "It was just the result of an error that was made; ...
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Blasphemy! Hacker Defaces Irish Catholic Newspaper Website
SecurityNewsDaily
The combination of sarcastic humor and watchdog mentality on display in this hack is similar to the exploits of Lulz Security (LulzSec). Along with several malicious online attacks (Fox Broadcasting Company, the US Senate, PBS), the freewheeling ...
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Got "Goggles"?
Voice of America (blog)
Once again, the morning headlines are bringing new – if slightly ominous – stories of increased hack attacks. In today's case, two different stories: the first, a growing series of Internet hacks designed to fool people about the websites they're ...
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Voice of America (blog)
NO DATA PLAN, NO PROBLEM: This App Offers Unlimited Web Browsing With A Clever ...
Business Insider
We're big fans of anything that helps us beat metered data rates, and a new Android app called Smozzy does this in a clever way, reports IntoMobile. Cloning the look and feel of the Android browser, Smozzy sends requests for webpages via SMS. ...
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Cars and 'smart' homes vulnerable to hacker attacks -survey
The Voice of Russia
McAfee experts say it won`t cost much effort to hack these systems since their producers had not worried much about the vulnerability of microchips. Hacking cell phones and smartphones is no longer a problem. "I do not think we should expect mass ...
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The Voice of Russia
US lawmaker: China 'drunk' with economic might
AFP
"They hack our government computers daily and intimidate our friends in the Pacific rim," said the chairman. "Any historian worth his salt knows that massive military build-ups and chest-thumping speeches about national destiny is a dangerous ...
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AFP
10 Hackers Who Made History
Gizmodo Australia
As a master of social engineering, Mitnick didn't just hack computers; he hacked the human mind. In 1979, at the age of 16, he hacked his way into his first computer system and copied proprietary software. He would often engage with admin personnel, ...
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Comodo Hacker, TurkGuvenligi … out for lulz or breaking the internet?
The Conversation
This hack was detected and disclosed early and its consequences were limited. At the time, the hacker was identified as a 21-year-old Iranian national from information that he released. The hacker wanted to impress the world with his skill, ...
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The Conversation
Google issues warning to Iranian Gmail users
Monsters and Critics.com
San Francisco - Google has issued a warning to Iranian users of its Gmail system in the aftermath of a digital certificate hack, which could have allowed a hacker to mimic Google's email system in Iran. 'While Google's internal systems were not ...
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Dumb for their age
Weekly Volcano
By Volcano Staff on September 12, 2011 In every issue of this fine rag my hack team of wannabe journalists and I tackle some of the most laughable criminal acts that have recently happened in our area. Then - if we're doing our job - we write about ...
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Government beefs up Web security
Taipei Times
By Huang Wei-chu / Staff Reporter Following remarks by military leaders that Chinese hackers have been trying to hack into Republic of China official Web sites, the government announced that it would spend NT$1.8 billion (US$612 million) to create an ...
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Runaway dog on Bayonne Bridge rescued, reunited with owners
The Jersey Journal - NJ.com
By Charles Hack/The Jersey Journal A runaway dog found padding through treacherous traffic and heavy rain on the Bayonne Bridge toward Staten Island last Tuesday night has been reunited with its Bayonne family, authorities said. ...
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The Jersey Journal - NJ.com
Md. Politics: Cummings presses for 9/11 inquiry of News Corp.
Baltimore Sun (blog)
Elijah E. Cummings joined seven other Democrats in renewing their call for an investigation into whether Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. tried to hack telephones of those killed in New York and Washington. More than a dozen people have been arrested as ...
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Fires Taking Toll On Air Quality, Health
KSAT San Antonio
"It's been quite the struggle, you just cough and hack it out while you go," said Catherine Austin, who braved the smoke to run on Wednesday. Running in the smoke can be tough on your lungs and Austin, who also owns Run Wild Sports, said many of her ...
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Monday's girls' tennis roundup — updated at 7 pm
Times Herald-Record
Halie Brennan 6-1, 6-4; Sarah Hack (K) d. Dulari Patel 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: Ashlee Boughton-Aimsley Pilz (K) d. Dominique Scarvafava-Ramsha Sheikh 6-2, 4-6, 6-2; Alex Lobianco-Logan Brennan (K) d. Tamara Walrond-Paramprete Kaur 6-2, 6-1; ...
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Cyber Security Should Consider Human Emotion and Social Engineering
IT Business Edge (blog)
That news made the actions of the Script Kiddies even more alarming than the usual hack attacks. On Friday, the hacking group allegedly broke into the NBC News Twitter feed to announce "breaking news" of a terrorist attack on the Ground Zero site. ...
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The Fifth Official Cooking up a storm
ESPN
Had I managed to hack his account I'd have ensured his online existence was now a festival of spam mail encouraging him to have a penis enlargement or to fax his bank details to a Nigerian con man. Still, Cook does leave the club in rude health, ...
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ESPN
Not So Massively: Diablo III faces competition as it enters closed beta
Joystiq
With Diablo III's imminent release, fans of online action RPGs have been looking for more games to satiate their needs for hack-and-slash gameplay. Path of Exile by Grinding Gear Games is true to its Diablo-inspired roots, with procedurally generated ...
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Apple's faith-based security taking a hammering
TechEye
In June, the hack started to get worse and Jobs' Mob emails to customers actually came close to admitting that the money was being taken from customer accounts without permission. However Apple will only refund money once, and customers that are hit ...
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TechEye
Two Wight: Calling A Truce On A Split Island
Ventnor Blog (blog)
With the Boundary Commission releasing details on Tuesday of how they propose to divide the Isle of Wight into two voting constituencies, we're grateful to Retired Hack for sending us this piece – a tongue in cheek view of potential obstacles from the ...
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Ventnor Blog (blog)
Give Your Low WiFi Signal a Beer-Boost
MedIndia
by Tanya Thomas on September 12, 2011 at 11:10 PM Boosting WiFi signals with a parabolic antenna made from a beer can and slipping it over the wireless router's own antenna has become the latest 'remarkably simple' DIY cellphone hack which has become ...
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Blogs17 new results for hack
 
Hack your car with OpenXC, a platform for modding Ford car ...
By Dean Takahashi
Ford and Bug Labs announced today they are creating a platform that will encourage users to modify computers in the automaker's future cars, bringing together the creativity of computer hackers and car tinkerers.
VentureBeat
World clock simulates night and day - Hack a Day
By Mike Nathan
[Justin] always wanted a GeoChron clock, but since they run in the range of several thousand dollars apiece, he was pretty certain he would never have the chance to own one.
Hack a Day
Ford and Bug Labs want you to hack your cars with OpenXC ...
By George Wong
When people talk about tuning up or playing around with their cars – it usually involves chop shops and modifications [...]
Ubergizmo
How to hack EEG toys with arduino
By frenzy
i had heard a few years back about the ability of hooking up toy EEGs so you can interface them with your computer. I was reminded of this for a pro...
Recent Instructables
DROID Bionic WiFi tether hack for rooted users [Courtesy of XDA]
By Robert Nazarian
DROID Bionic WiFi tether hack for rooted users [Courtesy of XDA] · Tweet. A lot of you were able to root your Bionic, but found that you couldn't WiFi tether. It looks like Verizon and Motorola have stepped up their efforts in preventing your from ...
Android News, Rumours, and Updates
Ford And Spotify Team Up For SYNC Hack @PSFK
Ford's SYNC AppLink allows hands-free use of smartphone apps in its vehicles.
PSFK
The Mac Security Blog » DigiNotar Certificate Hack: What Happened ...
By Peter
This was the work of a lone hacker, "Comodohacker," an Iranian who shared the results of his hack with others in Iran, leading to possibility that some Iranians had their e-mail compromised. Google advised Iranian Gmail users to change their ...
The Mac Security Blog
Avecto says Apple co-founder's Twitter hack highlights need for ...
By Avecto
Reports that the Twitter account of Steve Wozniak – the co-founder of Apple – has been hacked may sound amusing, but the potential for disaster (...)
Global Security Mag Online
NBC News' Twitter Account Hack & Ground Zero Tweets Invite FBI ...
By ravimandalia@itproportal.com (Ravi Mandalia)
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced that it is probing the hacking of the NBC News twitter...
Latest ITProPortal news
Bionic Blast: WiFi Tether Hack, Signal Issues, Cheap Batteries, and ...
By Kellex
All about Android and the DROID lineup of phones, Rooting, Apps, Reviews and Videos.
Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog
How to Hack Facebook
By admin
How to Hack Facebook. Facebook is a global social networking website that is operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. Users can add friends and send them messages, and update their personal profiles to notify friends about ...
Internet, business, online marketing...
Los Angeles Mobile Hack Days Dials Up The Competition « lalawag
By Mollie Vandor
Los Angeles Mobile Hack Days Dials Up The Competition. → by Mollie Vandor. ∴. at 5:44pm Sep 12, 2011. Los Angeles Mobile Hack Days Dials Up The Competition. Tweet. Better start charging your phones and flexing your fingers, because ...
lalawag
How to run a hack day « BioMed 2.0
By Anirvan Chatterjee
Science Hack Day San Francisco We're considering running a half-day event for campus developers and webmaster to learn about and tinker with UCSF Profiles' open APIs and OpenSocial development platform. Whether you call it a hack ...
BioMed 2.0
Forum User Passwords Possibly Stolen In Bitcointalk.org Bill Cosby ...
By Kit Dotson
The hacker introduced some annoying JavaScript to the entire site suggesting the hack was more of a prank. The JavaScript generated Bill Cosby related pop-ups, offered to change Bitcoins into Cosbycoins, simulated uploading wallet.dat, ...
SiliconANGLE
On Your Mark, Get Set, Hack!: … | AdvancingWomen.com
By admin
On Your Mark, Get Set, Hack!: Hackathons, once an obscure corner of the computer programming world, are beco... http://t.co/op4QnvE.
AdvancingWomen.com
Is Google Being Anti-Competitive?
By Joe Brockmeier
It's not new to suggest that Google is too big, too influential, or trying to glom onto too many important bits of the Web. But some recent discussions ...
ReadWriteWeb
The Towson Hack: The mystery of vanishing iTunes – Maui Apple ...
By John Philpin
MY thanks to John Hardin for flagging this one. I hadn't heard of this hack before I read the article. It SEEMS to center round starting with a gift card – and then exploiting a loop hole that connects your iTunes account back to your iTunes ...
Maui Apple User Society

Web1 new result for hack
 
How to root and hack your Android phone | News | TechRadar UK
How to root and hack your Android phone Customise anything running Google's mobile OS : TechRadar UK.
www.techradar.com/.../how-to-root-and-hack-your-android-p...


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