Security
DISH Says News Corp Hired Hacker for Corporate Espionage
by Tom Corelis - DailyTech
News Corp claims hackers only assisted in internal network security.
The world’s “second best hacker” says he was hired under the table by media conglomerate News Corp, which owns the Wall Street Journal, MySpace, Fox News, and DirecTV.
Christopher Tarnovsky, testifying in Echostar v. NDS, says he was paid $20,000 — mailed inside […]
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HP ships USB sticks with malware
by Liam Tung - CNET.com
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Hewlett-Packard has released a batch of USB keys for numerous Proliant server models which contain malware that could allow an attacker to take over an infected system.
The worms contained on the 256MB and 1GB USB drives have been identified as W32.Fakerecy and W32.SillyFDC. The worms […]
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MacBook Air hacked in security contest
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by Tom Krazit
CNet.com - A team of security researchers has won $10,000 for hacking a MacBook Air in two minutes using an undisclosed Safari vulnerability.
IDG News Service is camped out at CanSecWest in lovely Vancouver, Canada, and has chronicled the exploits (gotta love security puns) of Charlie Miller, Jake Honoroff, and […]
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