A survey of the hackers attending this month's Defcon 17 conference turned up these rather interesting results: About 81% of the hackers say they're more active during the winter holidays. READ»
On Thursday night, Facebook was attacked by hackers for the fourth time this month. Who is behind the attacks isn't known, but the malefactors appear to be using several old tricks--phishing, malware downloads, and other ...READ»
The Nokia 1100 is a nondescript cell phone first released in 2003. At its peak, the monochrome candybar phone sold for around $150. Now hackers are reportedly paying $32,000 for models built in a particular Nokia factory in Germany. ...READ»
The digital-powered smart grid will have to overcome a lot of challenges before it's reality, and Andrew Tang, senior director of energy giant PG&E's Smart Energy Web, discussed those issues and what he's doing about them at ...READ»
We've made a tacit agreement with the Internet to let it handle our business transactions, shopping, and daily communications, and yes, we've also agreed to accept the risk that our online lives could be disturbed by hackers. But ...READ»
When connecting your computer to the Internet, anti-virus software is an absolute must. Viruses, trojans, worms and other harmful attachments can destroy your computer, and even your life. Threat levels range from spam and pop-up ...READ»
Last week, the Department of Justice cracked the biggest case of credit card and identity theft in U.S. history. Oh, snap. Last Tuesday, Federal prosecutors charged 11 hackers with the theft and sale of more than 40 million credit and ...READ»
Inside the shadowy underworld where rogue employees sell holes in their companies' software. The buyers: security firms, mobsters, and -- surprise -- the U.S. government. READ»
