Reuters:
China urges tighter Internet security after hacking attacks — (Reuters) – The Chinese government is working with domestic Internet search engines like Baidu Inc and Sohu.com, and financial institutions to prevent phishing attacks on unsuspecting Chinese web users.
Jim Finkle / Reuters:
Symantec: 2006 hacking led to source code theft — (Reuters) – Symantec Corp, the world’s biggest maker of antivirus software, said that hackers breached its networks in 2006, stealing source code to its flagship security programs and three other products. — Unknown hackers obtained …
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Charities may pay price for holiday hacking of security firm
KHOU Computer security experts interpreted the news release as an indication there's a rift in the loose coalition of hackers that's recently staged heavily publicized breaches of computer security systems. “As a media source, Stratfor's work is protected … Questions About Motives Behind Stratfor Hack |
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Researchers publish open-source tool for hacking WiFi Protected Setup
Ars Technica Within a day of the discovery, researchers at a Maryland-based computer security firm developed a tool that exploits that vulnerability, and has made a version available as open source. WiFi Protected Setup, a standard created by the WiFi Alliance, … |