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Researchers devise DoS attack filter 

Researchers devise DoS attack filter

In Hackers - By Nick Farrell, 2 October 2009 7:59 AM
Developing traffic authentication smarts.
China miffed at US hacker allegations  

China miffed at US hacker allegations

In Hackers - By Nick Farrell, 25 November 2008 9:55 AM
China is furious that a US congressional report has accused it of developing sophisticated cyber warfare and militarising its space programme.
Privacy breaches causing business instability 

Privacy breaches causing business instability

In Risk - By Nick Farrell, 18 November 2008 9:38 AM
Report warns that losses could be the tip of the iceberg
Yahoo Mail has huge hole 

Yahoo Mail has huge hole

In Messaging - By Nick Farrell, 2 October 2008 12:15 PM
Yahoo's Zimbra client has a security hole so big you can fly an entire Borg collective through the middle of it and not worry about the cubes touching the sides.
Child gymnast exposed by hacker 

Child gymnast exposed by hacker

In Risk - By Nick Farrell, 22 August 2008 12:02 PM
China's dual gold medal winning gymnast He Kexin is under aged and should have been banned from competing at the Olympics.
Security outfits helping hackers 

Security outfits helping hackers

In Applications - By Nick Farrell, 30 July 2008 10:42 AM
Hackers are getting quicker at taking advantage of publicly-disclosed security holes, new research shows.
Google Trends hacked again 

Google Trends hacked again

In Web/client - By Nick Farrell, 18 July 2008 10:34 AM
Google has had its Hot Trends system hacked for the second time.
New Zealand hacker walks free from court 

New Zealand hacker walks free from court

In Hackers - By Nick Farrell, 16 July 2008 9:59 AM
A teen hacker who admitted taking down a US university's computer, was allowed to walk free from court yesterday.
Chinese hackers blamed for power cuts 

Chinese hackers blamed for power cuts

By Nick Farrell, 4 June 2008 9:58 AM
Cyber war games are now getting out of hand, with US government spinners being prepared to blame everything on the Chinese.
22 arrested in hacking ring 

22 arrested in hacking ring

By Nick Farrell, 30 May 2008 10:05 AM
Inspector le Knackeur swoops
Internet broken in Sydney 

Internet broken in Sydney

By Nick Farrell, 6 May 2008 9:03 AM
THOUSANDS of punters in Sydney lost their Internet, phones and cable telly after someone managed to carry out one of the most basic hacks in Christendom.
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