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The Legal Risks Of Computer Pests And Hacker Tools
White Papers Computer Pests are malicious programs that go beyond typical viruses. Although many don't think about it, it is common sense that managers should have a legal responsibility to police what is happening within their computer systems.
[August 14, 2003, 16:19]
A Year Ago: Mitnick Signs Plea Agreement
News Computer hacker Kevin Mitnick, whose exploits put him on the FBI's most-wanted list until agents nabbed him four years ago, has signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, his attorney has confirmed.
[March 20, 2000, 6:26]
Microsoft Discloses Denial Of Service Bugs
News A flaw found in two major Microsoft business applications could allow a malicious computer hacker to crash a company's Web site or disable its email system. David Litchfield, a security expert with @Stake and an experienced bug finder in Microsoft...
[March 6, 2001, 14:44]
Are They 'hackers'? Or 'crackers'?
News Raymond, lexicographer of the "New Hacker's Dictionary" -- it's really a repackaged, updated MIT jargon file -- doesn't want you to use "hacker" to refer to a computer criminal. See also: hacker, Computer Emergency Response Team, Trojan Horse...
[April 5, 2000, 15:03]
A Year Ago: Hacker Endangered Astronauts On Mission To Mir
News A computer hacker endangered the lives of space shuttle astronauts in 1997 by interfering with the communications system linking the shuttle to Nasa, Monday night's Panorama is expected to reveal. The shuttle was docking with Russian space station...
[July 2, 2001, 6:28]
Hacker Endangered Astronauts On Mission To Mir
News A computer hacker endangered the lives of space shuttle astronauts in 1997 by interfering with the communications system linking the shuttle to Nasa, Monday night's Panorama is expected to reveal. The shuttle was docking with Russian space station...
[July 3, 2000, 15:48]
Hackers Target BT Over ADSL Delays
News BT's Web servers were defaced at the weekend by a computer hacker angry at the delayed rollout of ADSL across the UK. The hacker posted a message to BT's public Web site begging to know when ADSL will made available throughout the UK.
[April 2, 2001, 11:55]
Hacker Mitnick Back Online
News Notorious computer hacker Kevin Mitnick went back online on Tuesday for the first time in nearly a decade. Mitnick spoke with Lieberman when the former hacker testified in front of Congress in March 2000.
[January 22, 2003, 14:50]
British Hackers: Spotty Teenagers They Ain't
News One Brit hacker -- turned computer security consultant -- believes the stereotypical hack profile is way off. Harlequin agrees and points to the slower rate of technology development in the UK, cheap Net access, greater bandwidth and a willing...
[July 16, 1999, 11:50]
VCard Security Hole Leaves Outlook Users Exposed
News Computer security experts have issued warnings about a vulnerability affecting Microsoft's Outlook 2000 email client that could allow a hacker to take control of a user's machine. A malicious computer hacker could create a vCards attachment capable...
[February 26, 2001, 11:17]
Biggest Hacking Fraud Ever
News A malevolent computer hacker claims to have pulled off the greatest information technology heist in history after temporarily posting credit-card numbers stolen from a large US e-commerce firm. The hunt is now on for the computer hacker behind this...
[January 12, 2000, 9:19]
Secret Security Holes Released To Public
News A self-proclaimed hacker claims to have stolen three unreleased security advisories from a corporate computer and posted them to a public mailing list. Hernan had suggested that the information could have been stolen by a hacker.
[March 20, 2003, 10:25]
TrojanShield
Downloads If a hacker tries to break into your computer, TrojanShield will intercept the attempt and notify you immediately. TrojanShield will then allow you to take action against the hacker. From the developer: "TrojanShield will prevent hackers from...
[February 2, 2003, 0:17]
Email From 'Citibank' Conceals Trojan
News An email purporting to be from Citibank carries a Trojan virus that plants a back door on an infected computer, allowing a hacker to use the machine as a channel for other activities on the Internet. After activation, this Trojan copies itself to...
[November 12, 2003, 10:30]
Hacker Fear Scares US Government Agency Offline
News The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) suffered another security embarrassment on Thursday when it shut down its Web site because of fear of computer hacker attacks. However, the EPA site has been known to be vulnerable to hacker attacks...
[February 18, 2000, 11:25]
Backdoor.Palukka (Symantec)
White Papers Backdoor.Palukka is a backdoor Trojan horse that can give a hacker access to the computer. Like many other backdoor Trojans, Backdoor.Palukka is controlled by the hacker using IRC channels. This particular backdoor Trojan provides a great deal of...
[April 23, 2004, 0:00]
Lovesick Hacker Hits Microsoft
News Earning a footnote in the annals of computer vandalism, a lovesick hacker known as "flipz" on Tuesday became the first person known to have defaced one of Microsoft Corp.s Web sites. The love notes that "flipz" left on two of the defaced sites...
[October 27, 1999, 8:30]
Backdoor.DSNX (Symantec)
White Papers Backdoor.DSNX is a backdoor Trojan horse that can give a hacker access to your computer. This means that the hacker can chat with the Backdoor Trojan that is running on the infected computer. The Backdoor Trojan not only provides information about...
[April 27, 2004, 0:05]
Cyberterrorism: The Real Risks
News In 1998, a 12-year-old hacker broke into the computer system that controlled the floodgates of the Theodore Roosevelt Dam in Arizona, according to a June Washington Post report. A hacker did break into the computers of an Arizona water facility...
[August 27, 2002, 11:03]
Microsoft Stomps On Media Player Bug
News Microsoft is warning people that a series of flaws in its Windows Media Player could allow a malicious hacker to hijack people's computer systems and perform a variety of actions. In the most severe exploit of a flaw, a hacker could take over a...
[June 28, 2002, 8:54]
