[ad] It makes sense really, the paranoia that quickly infected every corner of the ‘Western’ world had to be cashed in on by somebody, tada! The security industry of course. During the Cold War, Canada’s National Optics Institute developed a system to detect which type of enemy tank or fighter jet was approaching. After the […]
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AT&T Hack Exposes 19,000 Identities
[ad] Ah another huge hacking resulting in a large loss of confidential information, companies really need to start getting more pro-active about aggresively testing their corporate networks and web based applications. Information including CREDIT CARD numbers sadly. AT&T on Tuesday said hackers broke into one of its computer systems and accessed personal data on thousands […]
The Biggest Web Defacement Ever
[ad] A Turkish hacker using the handle iSKORPiTX was able to breach the security of a group of web servers, containing more than 38.500 web sites in less than a day! Iskorpitx is believed to be 45 years old, sometimes being helped for minor defacement activities by another Turkish “senior cracker” (42) going by the […]
P*rn Database Hacked – Buyers Exposed!
Haha, well serves them right, get out and get laid guys. Online payment company iBill on Thursday said a massive cache of stolen consumer data uncovered by security experts did not come from its database. “I’m the first person that would have taken this to the FBI and the first person to have gone on […]
Is Open Source Really More Secure?
Is Open Source more secure? That’s a question that can be answered with both yes and no. Not only that, but the reasons for the “yes” and the “no” are fairly much the same. Because you can see the source the task of hacking or exploiting it is made easier, but at the same time […]