Tag Archive for: hacking

European Council: Creating hacking tools should be criminal across EU – The Register

“The term botnet indicates a network of computers that have been infected by malicious software (computer virus),” the Council statement said. “Such network of compromised computers (‘zombies’ may be activated to perform specific actions such as attacks …
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Making of hacking tools should be criminal across Europe, say ministers – Out-Law

“The term botnet indicates a network of computers that have been infected by malicious software (computer virus),” the Council statement said. “Such network of compromised computers (“zombies” may be activated to perform specific actions such as attacks …
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Appeals Court: No Hacking Required to Be Prosecuted as a Hacker (David Kravets/Threat Level)

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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.

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Patch smartphones to avoid compromises: Pure Hacking – Computerworld Australia

Security patching must move beyond the computer to the smartphone as … “There is not one anti-virus system on the marketplace that can ward off a persistent hacker and phishing attack,” he said. “I cannot emphasise that enough to organisations and …
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