NBC News: Hacker attack cripples al-Qaida web communications (Pete Williams/msnbc.com)
Pete Williams / msnbc.com:NBC News: Hacker attack cripples al-Qaida web communications — Digital assault is similar to one last year linked to UK government — Below: — WASHINGTON — Computer hackers shut down al-Qaida’s ability to communicate its messages to the world through the Internet …
Hacker group say Apple developer site susceptible to phishing hacks – Ars Technica
A group that calls itself YGN Ethical Hacker Group has identified potential security holes in Apple’s website for Mac and iOS developers. Those security holes could allow malicious hackers use the Apple Developer Connection in phishing attacks to gain …
Hacker Ryan Cleary charged with five computer crime offences – Wired.co.uk
Ryan Cleary, the 19-year-old hacker who was arrested by FBI and Scotland Yard officers earlier this week, has been accused of launching DDoS attacks at websites, and has been formally charged with five computer … That’s a network of virus-infected …
AT&T IPad Hacker Pleads Guilty (Robert McMillan/PC World)
Robert McMillan / PC World:AT&T IPad Hacker Pleads Guilty — A 26-year-old man who last year helped hackers publish personal information belonging to about 120,000 iPad users pleaded guilty to fraud and hacking charges in a New Jersey court Thursday. — Daniel Spitler pleaded guilty in federal court to two felony charges …
Academy of Computer Education (ACE) Awarded Top Ethical Hacker Course Award – PRLog (free press release)
The Academy of Computer Education (ACE) is designated as the top CEH provider in the world and uses instructors previously employed by the U.S. Military to teach all security courses to individuals, government agencies, and corporations. CEH is one of a …
ICANN names computer hacker as security chief – FederalNewsRadio.com
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Jeff Moss, a prominent computer hacker who founded the annual Black Hat and DefCon security conferences in Las Vegas, has been hired as the chief security officer for the organization that coordinates names of the world’s Web sites …
ICANN names computer hacker as security chief – USA Today
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jeff Moss , a prominent computer hacker who founded the annual Black Hat and DefCon security conferences in Las Vegas,has been hired as the chief security officer for the organization that coordinates names of the world’s Web sites …
ICANN names computer hacker as security chief – AP – msnbc.com
Jeff Moss, a prominent computer hacker who founded the annual Black Hat and DefCon security conferences in Las Vegas, has been hired as the chief security officer for the organization that coordinates names of the world’s Web sites. The organization, the …
Appeals Court: No Hacking Required to Be Prosecuted as a Hacker (David Kravets/Threat Level)
David Kravets / Threat Level:Appeals Court: No Hacking Required to Be Prosecuted as a Hacker — Employees may be prosecuted under a federal antihacking statute for taking computer files that they were authorized to access and using them in a manner prohibited by the company, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Computer hacker sent to prison for 24 months – YAHOO!
… hacker was sentenced to 24 months behind bars on Friday for launching a virus that infected approximately 100,000 computers worldwide and directed them to attack media outlets that carried stories about him, federal prosecutors said. The sentencing of …
