They should have stuck with “no comment”, writes Jesse Brown
How an improbable hack got some awkward media coverage
Gmail and Hotmail users should probably update their passwords. Hackers have managed to steal 400,000 Yahoo passwords, as well as information about users of other services like Gmail, AOL, MSN and Live sites.
Why in the world would one target such a boring site? Tweeters across the net give their two cents
You’d never guess it, but some hackers care about quality and consensus building
French security firm Vupen is teaching law enforcement how to spy through Chrome
TRENDnet’s SecurView cams allowed strangers to access a live feed of very private images
North Korean hackers are raking in cash to fund their government’s nuclear ambitions
Anyone with the right software and a 3D printer can do it
Aaron Crayford was a high school hacker who attacked the Pentagon’s computers, got caught by the FBI, and wasn’t allowed to touch a computer for a decade. His digital exile ended a few years ago, and now he makes a chat app called Mighty. Last week he offered some advice on TechCrunch to the new generation of hackers, those high-profile no-goodniks of Anonymous and LulzSec. His message: don’t hack ’em, join ’em. In his words:
A rash of high-profile thefts reveals just how unsafe the Internet we depend on has become
Sure, we all feel uneasy about sharing sensitive data. Just not enough to stop doing it.