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Archive for the ‘Hacking’ Category

UK retailers ‘unprepared’ for TK Maxx-style hack: “UK retailers are woefully unprepared for the kind of attack that was
perpetrated on the US-based owner of the discount clothing chain TK Maxx,
security experts said today.”

(Via Tech and Web from Times Online.)

Chaos aims to crack China’s firewall: “Environment, science & technology: Danny Bradbury on how a group of hackers is working to bypass the Great Firewall of China”

(Via Latest news, sport, business, comment and reviews from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk.)

Only ‘unlawful threats’ would invalidate McKinnon extradition: “

Ordinary threats not enough

Analysis The Law Lords have published their reasons for rejecting the extradition appeal of accused Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon.…

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(Via The Register - Public Sector.)

Gary McKinnon, British computer hacker, loses appeal over US extradition: “Gary McKinnon stands accused of becoming the most accomplished computer hacker
in history by crashing the United States army network, but claims only to
have been pursuing a fascination with aliens.”

(Via Tech and Web from Times Online.)

‘Hacktivism’ threatens world of nations: “

DDoS gets political

Usenix Politically motivated computer attacks like the one last year that crippled network traffic in Estonia for weeks are likely to increase, and there’s not much victims can do to stop them, a security researcher says.…

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(Via The Register - Public Sector.)

Hacker Sentenced to Two Years For MySpace Cyber Stalking: “Jeffrey Robert Weinberg, aka V.I.P., is shipped off to a California state prison after being arrested for allegedly trying to extort phone sex from a teenage internet video star.

(Via Wired News.)

UK rapped over hacking laws: “

Mark Ballard the Inquirer, Thursday 10 July 2008. 17:22:00

Ireland and Greece also nursing sore knuckles

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION has blown a raspberry at the UK for not bringing its computer law up to date, even though it has been beset by large-scale security failures that have damaged the government’s reputation…

(Via The Inquirer.)

Hackers Hijack Critical Internet Organizations: “Turkish hackers on Thursday defaced the official sites of the international organizations that oversee the Internet’s critical routing infrastructure and regulate domain names.

(Via NYT > Technology.)

Ankle-biting hackers storm net’s overlords, hijack their domains: “

IANA and ICANN succumb to NetDevilz

The websites of two of the net’s most critical oversight organizations were hijacked by Turkish hackers who sent visitors to rogue pages that challenged the overseers’ authority.…

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(Via The Register - Comms.)

Jail sentence for botnet creator: “A malicious hacker who hijacked hundreds of PCs will serve almost four years in jail for his crimes.”

(Via BBC News.)