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March 4, 2012

Sunday, March 04, 2012 11:27 PM/CST

NASA Repeatedly Attacked, Jet Propulsion Lab Compromised

The Office of the Inspector General briefly described the attack against the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in which intruders gained full control over the network. NASA has seen over 5000 attacks in the past two years.

January 24, 2012

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 10:36 PM/CST

HP TippingPoint Zero Day Initiative Modifies Pwn2Own Rules

Pwn2Own hacking contest has been modified to drop mobile devices and to make it a fairer competition than the previous winner-takes-all model.

November 7, 2011

Monday, November 07, 2011 8:16 PM/CST

Should I Change My Password? Yes!

Instead of looking up accounts on Pwnedlist.com or ShouldIChangeMyPassword.com, users should just go ahead and change passwords, security researchers say.

August 16, 2011

Tuesday, August 16, 2011 4:20 PM/CST

Data Analysis of myBART Info Reveals Weak Passwords

An analysis of the myBART.org data dump from Anonymous revealed that users were still using generic words for passwords that could possibly be re-used on other Websites.

August 3, 2011

Wednesday, August 03, 2011 3:29 AM/CST

Facebook Joins Google, Mozilla, Barracuda in Paying Bug Bounties

Facebook is the latest cloud computing company to implement a bug bounty program that offers a cash reward to encourage researchers to report vulnerabilities in the social network's Web site and applications.

August 2, 2011

Tuesday, August 02, 2011 8:04 PM/CST

Security Tips to Not Get Hacked at Black Hat

How to keep ahead of the hackers at Black Hat

June 20, 2011

Monday, June 20, 2011 11:21 AM/CST

BitCoins Heist Worth $8.75 Million

An unknown thief pulled off an audacious heist involving BitCoins worth approximately $8.75 million. The virtual currency is also targeted by malware.

May 31, 2011

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 1:47 PM/CST

PBS.org Hacked With Fake Tupac News Story

A group of hackers who didn't like the Frontline WikiLeaks documentary hacked PBS.org and defaced pages, posted a fake news story about Tupac Shakur being alive, and compromised several servers.

May 27, 2011

Friday, May 27, 2011 2:07 PM/CST

LinkedIn Cookie Flaw Lets Attackers Login

A researcher has uncovered a flaw in the LinkedIn cookie that would let attackers login to the user's account without a password

May 12, 2011

Thursday, May 12, 2011 10:38 PM/CST

Google Chromebook Poses Cloud Security Concerns

A Kaspersky expert thinks Chromebooks will make it easier for criminals to steal user data because all the information is just one password away.

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