Computer Crime

Black Hat Las Vegas Day 1

zdnet.com     08-Aug-2008          

Well, this is well late, but here's my recap of Black Hat Day 1. Sorry for the delay, but I've been terribly busy finishing up preparations for my Day 2 talk. The first talk I went to see, "Pointers and Handles, A Story of...                    

Researchers: There's Gold in Them Thar Hacks

darkreading.com     08-Aug-2008          

Black Hat presentation shows some simple methods hackers have used to get rich or die trying By Tim Wilson Site Editor, Dark Reading LAS VEGAS – Black Hat 2008 – Wondering how you can make a few bucks -- or a few hundred...                    

Defcon's Hackers TURN OFF pacemaker remotely!

reddit.com     09-Aug-2008   6 related          

conference is the wild and woolly version of Black Hat for the unwashed masses of hackers. Kevin Fu, an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and director of the Medical Device Security Center, said...                    

Compliance Coach Announces Partnership with Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) to Combat...

techwhack.com     08-Aug-2008          

Compliance Coach Partners with ITRC to Raise Awareness among the Business Community of the Upcoming Red Flags Rule Compliance Deadline of November 1, 2008 and to Jointly Promote Each Other’s Services Compliance Coach Inc., a...                    

Starfall v0.3: Wii System Menu hacks

wiiha.info     08-Aug-2008   1 related          

A few days ago we reported on a video posted by Wiibrew developer Crediar that showed off a hack that unlocked the Wii’s services to become region-free. The hack had several other things it unlocked in the Wii that was rather...                    

Researchers Crack Medeco High-Security Locks with Plastic Keys

wired.com     08-Aug-2008   14 related          

LAS VEGAS -- Life takes Visa, says the credit card company's catchy and ubiquitous TV ads. And now, according to a group of security researchers speaking at the DefCon hacker conference Friday in Las Vegas, Medeco high-security...                    

Black Hat: A Good, Healthy Scare

darkreading.com     08-Aug-2008          

AUGUST 8, 2008 | 3:45 PM -- LAS VEGAS – Black Hat USA 2008 – If you (or your management) ever feel as though the IT security problem has been largely resolved, you need to take a trip to Vegas. Here in the crowded halls of the...                    

Summarizing Zero Day's Posts for July

ddanchev.blogspot.com     08-Aug-2008          

Different audience provokes different approach for communicating a particular event. In case you aren't reading ZDNet's Zero Day, where I blog next to Ryan Naraine and Nathan McFeters - join us. Also, consider subscribing...                    

Facebook and MySpace: Walking the security-social networking line

zdnet.com     08-Aug-2008   38 related          

Security–actually insecurity–is a very social thing. Get a cute malware infested email and forward it along to your contact list. See a site that’s interesting–but is really just a phishing expedition–and you get hit with a...                    

Black Hat USA 2008: A report from Day 1

infoworld.com     08-Aug-2008   131 related          

Day 1 at the Black Hat 2008 conference was anchored by Dan Kaminsky's talk on the latest DNS vulnerability, but the session topics went far beyond DNS. SSL VPNs, phishing, and social engineering were all presented, with plenty...                    

               

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