All the stories tagged with hackers
HP LaserJet printers are open to hacker attacks according to researchers [Updated]
11/29/2011, So as far as the general public is concerned, our printers pretty much do one thing which is to print our documents, so it would never really occur to the layman that hackers could actually hack into our printers for [...]
Steam hacked: credit card and personal information compromised
11/10/2011, Earlier this week, Steam’s forums were hacked and they were taken offline in the guise of being under maintenance. However, it turns out that the hackers did more than just breach the forums. According to a statement from Gabe Newell, [...]
Stuxnet worm could allow hackers to open maximum security prison doors remotely
11/10/2011, Not too long ago the Stuxnet worm was discovered, and it seems that according to security analysts, if not dealt with quickly the Stuxnet worm could be exploited by hackers and allow them to remotely open the doors of maximum [...]
Microsoft YouTube channel hacked, did not get Sesame Street treatment
10/24/2011, Unlike Sesame Street’s YouTube channel which was hacked recently and saw pornography uploaded which could potentially scar the minds of little ones for years to come, Microsoft’s experience is far less risque. In fact, while Microsoft reported that their YouTube [...]
Sony Reader PRS-T1 hacked to run Android apps
10/17/2011, Do you own the Sony Reader PRS-T1? As you may be aware, it’s running on a heavily modified version of Android, much like how Amazon’s Kindle Fire will be like, but what that means is that by right you should [...]
Sesame Street YouTube channel hacked with porn
10/17/2011, I knew that Big Bird was more than just an innocent moniker – and someone else thought the same, too, with Sesame Street’s YouTube channel being hacked yesterday – where the standard issue of family-friendly content was removed, while pornographic [...]
Cheap graphics cards help crack passwords
10/05/2011, Do you happen to be in possession of some rather nifty hacking knowledge, and also a £30 graphics card lying around the basement somewhere? If you answered “Yes” on both accounts, then good – chances are you are already equipped [...]
Anonymous: September 24 is day of vengeance in US
09/22/2011, Brace yourselves for a new slew of cyber attacks from hacktivist group Anonymous as they have just announced in a press release that the collective and “other cyber liberation groups” will “peacefully yet forcefully” protest all over the United States [...]
Paypal Hack: Javascript hacking intercepts PayPal information
09/21/2011, It seems that there is a new JavaScript hacking tool hanging around that is capable of intercepting your PayPal account, not to mention other supposedly “secure” sessions. This coming Friday, two security researchers will work to deliver a hacking tool [...]
Xbox 360 claimed to be permanently hacked
09/01/2011, Great news for folks who are keen on using the Microsoft Xbox 360 for homebrew purposes. Last week, some hackers announced that they’ve been able to bypass the Xbox 360 security system to inject and execute their own code. The [...]
Apple hires iPhone hacker, Comex
08/25/2011, Not too long after Apple hired Peter Hajas, it looks like the company is on the hunt for more iOS developers/hackers again. This time, a hacker who goes by the name of Comex (real name Nicholas Allegra), has been selected [...]
Insulin pump maker ignores hacker’s warnings
08/25/2011, Remember the diabetic hacker, Jay Radcliffe, who exposed the security vulnerabilities of the insulin pump at the recent Black Hat computer security conference earlier this month? Well, Radcliffe thought he’d do the public a favor by informing the manufacturers of [...]
Engineer hacks Kindle for his little sister with cerebral palsy
08/24/2011, Who says hacking can’t be used for good? A prime example would be in the case of Glenn who is an electrical engineer, who hacked Amazon’s eReader, Kindle, and modified it in such a way that made it easier for [...]
