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Woz recalls his hacking pranks and online shenanigans

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Woz recalls his hacking pranks and online shenanigans

09.28.2013 2:15 PM

In his keynote address at a security conference, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak admitted he has enjoyed many adventures in hacking often for the sake of pranks, especially in his college days and the early years of working on computers and the Internet.

Java called favorite target for hack attacks this year

09.29.2013 6:33 AM

Java was the most targeted development platform for exploit attacks during the first half of the year, and attacks have increasingly shifted to zero-day vulnerabilities, according to F-Secure's new threat report.

 

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Hackers target social media, step up mobile attacks

09.29.2013 9:18 AM

Hackers are exploiting the lack of security basics among social media, mobile devices and even in business, reports an IBM X-Force analysis

Microsoft wins $304,994 in Australian software piracy case

09.29.2013 9:47 AM

The Federal Circuit Court of Australia has awarded Microsoft $304,994.95 in damages after Paul McLane, trading as Software Paul, was caught selling counterfeit Microsoft software.

Ad injectors replace website ads on major sites, study says

09.29.2013 10:39 AM

Rogue web plug-ins that inject their own content over the top of legitimate ads are still in widespread use by unscrupulous advertisers, and several major networks are keeping them in business, according to a recent study.

Smart spear phishing could kill the power grid, experts warn

09.29.2013 11:00 AM

While the energy industry may fear the appearance of another Stuxnet on the systems they use to keep oil and gas flowing and the electric grid powered, an equally devastating attack could come from a much more mundane source: phishing.

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