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Infrastructure security flaws alarm security experts

...person present even more cause for alarm, an expert said at the Black Hat conference on Wednesday. "Scada (supervisory control and data acquisition) systems are... Read more

30 July, 2010 by Elinor Mills

Security guru demonstrates ATM machine hack

...security testing at Seattle-based IOActive, hacked an ATM machine at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, forcing the machine to spew out its... Read more

30 July, 2010 by Declan McCullagh

Laptop batteries pose security risk, researcher says

...people's laptops comes from its battery, a security researcher at the Black Hat conference has said Read more

5 August, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

Demo highlights holes in industrial control systems

A researcher at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas has demonstrated vulnerabilities in programmable logic controllers... Read more

4 August, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Pirate Bay plans to put its servers on drones

...Security researchers showed off a DIY spy plane at last year's Black Hat conference, and others are working on an amateur satellite system in... Read more

19 March, 2012

Researchers warn of Scada systems listed on Google

...because they openly list their details on Google search, researchers at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas warned on Tuesday. In a demonstration, researcher... Read more

3 August, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Researchers hack security system to unlock car

...Expert Don A Bailey will be showing his findings publicly at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas starting on 30 July, along with the... Read more

27 July, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Security researcher claims feds 'fishing' with detention

...US on an international flight on Thursday. Moxie Marlinspike, pictured at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas in 2009. Photo credit: Elinor Mills Moxie... Read more

19 November, 2010 by Elinor Mills

Adobe to release emergency Reader fix

...for a critical hole in Reader that was publicly disclosed at the Black Hat conference on 25 July. The flaw, which could be exploited to... Read more

6 August, 2010 by Elinor Mills

Smart-meter makers embark on common standards push

...is better than that achieved using traditional meters. At this week's Black Hat conference, experts expressed fears over the security of Scada (supervisory control... Read more

30 July, 2010 by David Meyer

Adobe to let partners in early on security flaws

...vendors before the companies release security updates, the companies announced at the Black Hat conference on Wednesday. Microsoft launched its Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP... Read more

29 July, 2010 by Elinor Mills

What colour is my trilby? The ethics of hacking by hacks

Three French journalists have been thrown out of the Black Hat conference for sniffing their fellow hacks. Apparently, sitting in the press... Read more

8 August, 2008

Xerox printers said to contain security hole

The Black Hat conference has heard that Xerox's WorkCenter printers may need patching... Read more

4 August, 2006 by Graeme Wearden
Hacker Mitnick may sue AT&T over data breach

Hacker Mitnick may sue AT&T over data breach

After Kevin Mitnick's mobile account was breached, AT&T allegedly said it was not at fault, and that it plans to drop his contract and not compensate for damages. Now he may sue Read more

21 August, 2009 by Elinor Mills

Microsoft issues emergency patch for IE

In rare out-of-cycle security update, Microsoft has fixed a hole that put IE users at risk of attacks via ActiveX and other controls Read more

29 July, 2009 by Elinor Mills

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