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"Fourth of July" hacker jailed after hospital hack

Chuck Miller July 02, 2009

A Dallas hospital guard was ordered to jail following his arrest on charges of breaking into computers, planting malicious software and planning a massive distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on the Fourth of July.
 

iPhone hacker reveals SMS vulnerability

Dan Kaplan July 02, 2009

A security researcher on Thursday unveiled a new iPhone SMS vulnerability, according to reports out of the SyScan Conference in Singapore.
 

Spam increased in Q2, despite 3FN takedown

Angela Moscaritolo July 02, 2009

During the second quarter of 2009, the amount of spam was up 53 percent from the first quarter, according to Google.
 

Rolling Stone magazine hacker arrested

Chuck Miller July 01, 2009

A disgruntled software developer has been charged with launching attacks against Rolling Stone and Radar Magazine.
 

Malicious server used to propagate Zbot shut down

Angela Moscaritolo July 01, 2009

Cybercriminals might be looking for a new home after their malicious server in the Cayman Islands was shut down Tuesday.
 

Juniper pulls researcher's Black Hat ATM talk

Dan Kaplan July 01, 2009

Black Hat is still a month away, but it is already making news after a planned presentation, which would have shown how to force ATMs to give cash, was pulled.
 

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 officially released

Chuck Miller June 30, 2009

After a prolonged beta period, Mozilla has officially released its new version of Firefox.
 

Appellate court affirms that Zango can't sue Kaspersky

Dan Kaplan June 30, 2009

An appeals court has upheld a ruling that Kaspersky Lab did nothing wrong when it blocked users' access to Zango programs.
 

"Iceman" hacker pleads guilty, faces 60 years

Angela Moscaritolo June 30, 2009

A hacker who went by the alias "Iceman" pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Pittsburgh to charges of wire fraud and now faces up to 60 years in prison.
 

Trojans are fastest-growing data-stealing malware

Chuck Miller June 29, 2009

Most of the rise in cybercrime can be linked to data-stealing malware, and trojans are the fastest growing category.
 

Latest Product Reviews

ACTAtek Combination Model

June 01, 2009  |  ACTAtek Combination Model
The ACTAtek Combination Model is a Linux, web-based biometrics and RFID smart card system for access control, time attendance and payroll systems.
 

DigitalPersona Pro

June 01, 2009  |  DigitalPersona Pro
DigitalPersona Pro is a system that integrates fingerprint-based authentication into an already existing Microsoft Active Directory database.
 

L-1 Identity Solutions V-Station 4G

June 01, 2009  |  L-1 Identity Solutions V-Station 4G
The V-Station gets a brand new look and new features with the latest version. The V-Station 4G is a device that controls access to secure areas through fingerprint scanning.
 

Sensible Vision FastAccess Enterprise

June 01, 2009  |  Sensible Vision FastAccess Enterprise
FastAccess Enterprise from Sensible Vision offers users the ability to use a webcam on their computer for facial recognition-based authentication.
 

ACTAtek TimeSheet

June 01, 2009  |  ACTAtek TimeSheet
ACTAtek TimeSheet is a standalone solution providing time clocking to payslip, or the tool can be employed as part of the ACTAtek total solution, which includes ACTAtek2, an access control and time attendance system.
 
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