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Romanian accused of hacking NASA-JPL computers

(AP) -- The Los Angeles U.S. attorney's office says a federal grand jury has indicted a Romanian citizen on charges he hacked into 25 climate-research computers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Symantec urges users to disable pcAnywhere

Symantec is recommending that users of its pcAnywhere software disable the product following the theft of source code from the US computer security firm.

Technology / Software

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hewlett-Packard offers fix for printers susceptible to remote hacks

Hewlett-Packard released a firmware update Friday that it says will fix a susceptibility in some of the Palo Alto, Calif., company's popular LaserJet printers that researchers said could allow hackers to remotely take control o ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Job-seeking Hungarian pleads guilty to hacking

A Hungarian man pleaded guilty Wednesday to hacking into the computer systems of the Marriott hotel chain and threatening to reveal confidential information unless he was given a job.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

FBI, DHS dismiss report of water plant hack

US investigators have dismissed a report that computer hackers were behind the failure of a water pump at a plant in the midwestern US state of Illinois.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Staggering surge in Android gadget viruses: Juniper

The arsenal of malicious code aimed at Android-powered gadgets has grown exponentially, with criminals hiding viruses in applications people download to devices, according to Juniper Networks.

Technology / Software

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Facebook users get graphic images in spam attack

Facebook said Tuesday that a "coordinated spam attack" was responsible for graphic images appearing in the news feeds of some members of the world's largest social network.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Public Wi-Fi convenient, but risky

It seems you can surf the Internet and check your email from virtually anywhere these days - in coffee shops, hotel lobbies, airport terminals and airplane cabins.

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Science fiction-style sabotage a fear in new hacks

When a computer attack hobbled Iran's unfinished nuclear power plant last year, it was assumed to be a military-grade strike, the handiwork of elite hacking professionals with nation-state backing.

Technology / Other

created Oct 23, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 21

SU professor uncovers potential issues with apps built for Android systems

Wenliang Du, professor of computer science in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), has had his paper accepted to be presented at the 27th Annual Computer Security Applications Conference, on potential ...

Technology / Software

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microsoft busts spam network

Microsoft on Tuesday said it struck another blow in its battle against cyber crooks by busting a spam-sending network of virus-infected computers.

Technology / Software

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 8

Intel-McAfee preview new rootkit weapon

(PhysOrg.com) -- Letting everyone know that today's computing is no longer about running good anti-virus software, McAfee this week presented a new technology approach in computer protection called DeepSAFE, ...

Technology / Software

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 12 | with audio podcast report

First XXX domain names available for purchase

XXX now officially marks the spot for dirty sites on the Internet.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hacker gets 6-year sentence for 'sextortion' case

(AP) -- A Southern California man was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday for infiltrating computers belonging to women and teenage girls where he found sexually explicit photos and threatening to put ...

Technology / Internet

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Cyber attack on Seoul's Unification Ministry

The South Korean ministry which handles relations with North Korea has been targeted by hackers in the latest of a series of online attacks on government and corporate websites, an official said Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0