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13 indicted in $2M gas station card-skimming scheme

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Pump-mounted devices used Bluetooth chips that allowed the thieves to retrieve the data without having to physically connect to the devices, prosecutors allege.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 27, 2014

Why I did it: Former hacker Mitchell Frost explains his motivation

In 2006, Mitchell Frost, then a 19-year-old college student at the University of Akron, used the school's computer network to control the botnets he had created. Authorities say between August 2006 and March 2007, Frost launched a series of denial of service (DDOS) attacks against several conservative web sites, including Billoreilly.com, Anncoulter.com and Rudy Giuliani's campaign site, Joinrudy2008.com.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 23, 2014

China's Great Firewall directs millions to open door to free surfing

It's believed that human error caused a glitch in the country's firewall, sending people to a company that sells anti-censorship technology to Chinese citizens.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 22, 2014

NSA hacking tools will find their way to criminals eventually

The U.S. National Security Agency has reportedly developed technology to commandeer computers even when they are off the Internet, and security experts warn it's only a matter of time before similar tools become part of cybercriminals' toolbox.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 21, 2014

Spy agencies around the world use radio signals to tap data from targeted systems

Reports this week that the National Security Agency uses radio signals to collect data from tens of thousands of non-U.S. computers, some not connected to the Internet, is sure to fuel more acrimony towards the U.S. spy agency.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 16, 2014

Teen Reported to Police After Finding Security Hole in Website

A teenager in Australia who thought he was doing a good deed by reporting a security vulnerability in a government website was reported to the police.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 10, 2014

OpenSUSE forums hack raises vBulletin zero-day exploit possibility

A compromise of the community forums for the openSUSE Linux distribution Tuesday sparked concern that hackers have access to a previously unknown exploit for the popular vBulletin Internet forum software.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 09, 2014

Snapchat hack affects 4.6 million users

The usernames and phone numbers for 4.6 million Snapchat accounts have been downloaded by hackers, who temporarily posted the data online.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 02, 2014

7 sneak attacks used by today's most devious hackers

Millions of pieces of malware and thousands of malicious hacker gangs roam today's online world preying on easy dupes. Reusing the same tactics that have worked for years, if not decades, they do nothing new or interesting in exploiting our laziness, lapses in judgment, or plain idiocy.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 31, 2013

Report: NSA intercepts computer deliveries to plant spyware

A special hacking unit of the U.S. National Security Agency intercepts deliveries of new computer equipment en route to plant spyware, according to a report on Sunday from Der Spiegel, a German publication.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 30, 2013

Researchers publish Snapchat code allowing phone number matching

After having its security disclosure go ignored since August, Gibson Security has published Snapchat's previously undocumented developer hooks (API) and code for two exploits that allow mass matching of phone numbers with names and mass creation of bogus accounts.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 26, 2013

Hackers find cloud servers easy prey

How long would it take to hack into an average Web-based server - the kind a company might rent from the likes of Amazon Web Services?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 23, 2013

Unique malware evades sandboxes

Malware utilized in the attack last month on the developers' site PHP.net used a unique approach to avoid detection, a security expert says.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 19, 2013

The Future of Car Hacking

The future holds a lot for the motor vehicle, with the beginnings of 3D printing already taking root in households, plenty of Bluetooth gadgets allow greater connectivity with our mobile devices, and new painting coatings provide less work when cleaning. Let's take a look at how you'll be able to hack your car to do even more in the near future.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 18, 2013

Hackers Target Playstation 4 and Xbox One

Even though the newest gaming systems have just been released a few short weeks ago, hackers are already targeting the Playstation 4 and the Xbox One.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 17, 2013

Zero-day exploits: Separating fact from fiction

Zero-day exploits strike fear into the heart of computer security pros. An active attack, unrecognized by antimalware software and without a ready vendor patch, is harder to deal with than your run-of-the mill security bug. You can't just run a scanner, slap on a patch, high-five your friends, and call it a day.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 13, 2013

Anonymous Hacker Ordered To Pay $183K Fine For One-Minute Attack On Koch Industries

A Wisconsin man who joined an Anonymous hacker attack for one minute has been sentenced to two years of federal probation and ordered to pay $183,000 in restitution to Koch Industries.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 10, 2013

Study finds zero-day vulnerabilities abound in popular software

Subscribers to organizations that sell exploits for vulnerabilities not yet known to software developers gain daily access to scores of flaws in the world's most popular technology, a study shows.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 06, 2013

Shadow IT is undermining your security

Once upon a time, not so long ago, the IT admin chose exactly what hardware and software would be used by employees. Recent trends like the consumerization of IT and BYOD (bring your own device) have shifted the balance of power, but IT still has to maintain some degree of control over the applications used and where sensitive data is stored.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 05, 2013

Researchers discover database with 2M stolen login credentials

Researchers have unearthed an online database full to the brim of stolen account information from popular services including Facebook, Yahoo, Twitter, and Google.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 04, 2013

Linux Hacks & Cracks - Page 36

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