Latest Computer hacking Stories
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A virus on a computer can be bad enough, possibly leading to hacked accounts and even broken hardware. A virus on your car’s computer however, could be downright dangerous. As our world progresses, so too does our desire to computerize everything, and our cars have become quite advanced. Staying one step ahead, the McAfee team at Intel Corp has been working away in a very unusual office for computer programmers and hackers: a...
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Steven Hacker, CAE, the long-time president of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE), will begin the next stage of his professional career as a columnist and resident association management expert for Association News magazine. Hacker, who will leave the organization on September 30, will make his debut as "The Association Doctor" in the October issue of Association News. "In the next chapter of my career, I want to...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online In an ongoing attempt to protect our country from cyberthreats, the U.S. government has adopted the old adage, “If you can’t beat them, join them,” as they look to recruit hackers to carry out attacks on their enemies. According to a report in the Guardian, the U.S. could be responsible for hiring hackers to carry out attacks against islamist terrorist organizations in the future. Likening this choice to hiring German rocket...
After years of use and abuse by hackers, Pastebin is taking a stand by vowing to purge improper use from its servers. The site was originally created in 2002 to host small amounts of text and was intended for programmers looking to store bits of code and configuration information. More recently, the site has been attracting activity from hacker collectives like Anonymous and LulzSec. These hackers have used Pastebin for more dubious and often illegal purposes, including the dumping of...
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Metaforic today announced that it will showcase its next-generation security software at RSA Conference 2012 in San Francisco. This security hardening software enables software creators and open source users to build more secure networks, information systems, and software infrastructure. Enterprises, utilities, and government agencies put their...
It is believed that hackers, based in China, gained access to America’s top business-lobbying group, the US Chamber of Commerce. It is not known when the initial break-in occurred but security officials from the Chamber quietly shut the breech down in May of 2010, Nicholas Wadhams of Bloomberg reports. The hackers gained access to everything stored on its systems, including information about its three million members, and was one of the boldest known infiltrations in what has become a...
ATLANTA, Nov. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Do you know if your computer is vulnerable to hackers? If you can't answer that question, AmIHackerProof.com, a service and now Android App of Hi-Tech Crime Solutions (OTC: SPFM) is right for you. Every six seconds a personal computer is hacked. In the past year, we have seen major international corporations such as Google, Sony, Domino's Pizza, even the NASDAQ targeted by hackers. We have also seen in recent news one of the world's...
ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CyberPatriot IV's Open Division completed their first preliminary round this past weekend, with more than 400 high school teams registered to play the role of systems administrators. Competitors learned how to prevent cyber intrusions and fortify computer networks. Established by the Air Force Association (AFA), CyberPatriot is the nation's largest high school cyber security challenge. This unique competition was designed to...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Imperva, a pioneer and leader of a new category of data security solutions for high-value business data in the data center, announced today the release of the "The State of Hacker Forums Report", the sixth in the Hacker Intelligence Initiative research series. The report takes an in-depth look at the underbelly of cybercrime through analyzing the content and activities of one of the largest active hacker forums, with about 250,000...
The Civil War — already considered the deadliest conflict in American history — in fact took a toll far more severe than previously estimated. That's what a new analysis of census data by Binghamton University historian J. David Hacker reveals. Hacker says the war's dead numbered about 750,000, an estimate that's 20 percent higher than the commonly cited figure of 620,000. His findings will be published in December in the journal Civil War History. "The traditional estimate...
