Human bodies are “genetically diverse,” in that viruses that affect one won … effectively giving computers the same genetic diversity as humans and making them less susceptible to attack. DARPA is also working on a program called PROCEED (Programming …
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Gawker was hacked six months ago, say sources close to Gnosis — Server was cracked using ‘local file inclusion’ weakness and hacking group then worked through system to access passwords and source code, sources say … Hackers had access to the gossip site Gawker’s content management system …
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 18 (UPI) — Personal data of nearly 107,000 students, potential students and employees were hacked, the University of North Florida said. The hacker, possibly from overseas, gained access Sept. 24-29 to a university server …
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… such attack … proclaimed “VIRuS—Ra3ch was here,” and included a warning in code: “W3 C4n’t H4ck A4y Thing ~ But W3 H4ck Wh4t W3 W4nt & your Security Information Has Been Passed Off,” as well as an e-mail address and website. In Colorado …
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