I can see more than one wireless network, am I being hacked? [Humor]
Yes, these people do exist in the world.
Tag Archives: hacking
Facebook and Microsoft start the HackerOne project
Internet has never been pristine and flawless. However error-free it can be made, there will always be bugs impeding the flow of the internet and applications associated with it. In order to make the internet immaculate, tech firm...
“They’re hacking my computer! Right now!” [Humor]
Paranoia is a bad thing. Unless you are right. Too bad this lady isn't.
China puts spy chips in consumer appliances such as irons and kettles, according to report
China is well known (accused) for its hacking and spying ways, but who would have thought that the country would go this far? (The NSA, probably, because I wouldn’t doubt if they did the same — but lets not get off top...
Fox News homepage vandalized, blames it on “internal production problem”
The homepage of Fox News’ website appeared to be temporarily vandalized today. The featured headline was changed to “WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE,” followed with the blurb, “STUFF YO.” Other articles...
12-year-old boy hacked Montreal police, gave info to Anonymous in exchange for video games
A boy who lives in the Notre-Dame-de-Grace suburb of Montreal has just pled guilty to hacking websites and costing about $60,000 worth of “damage”. In a story that sounds somewhat similar to the beginning of the old 90...
14 people who caused PayPal to crash in 2010 may get plea deal
The PayPal 14, as they have come to be known, are a group of loosely connected people who are being charged after they (allegedly) participated in a protest against PayPal and others. They have recently been given a plea deal, but...
NSA hacked into Google and Yahoo data centers, according to new leaked documents
It appears that the NSA’s foothold into the world of digital communication is not just phone taps on cellphones. On the contrary, there is evidence to support the claim that the NSA also has links in Yahoo and Google. Meaning user...
Hacking spree targets US army, NASA, and other government agencies
Think the NSA’s site was the only one attacked or hacked recently? Think again. According to Ars Technica, there has been a hacking spree on US government websites and databases and it’s been going on for over a year. Accused of t...
Hacking scandal trial starts this week for former News of the World staff
Rebekah Brooks, who used to work for News Corp as an executive, as well as some of her former colleagues on News of the World, are going to trial this week for the phone hacking scandal they were hit with a few years ago. The form...
President Obama’s Twitter links hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
There have been a string of government site hackings lately, the most recent is President Obama’s own Twitter account. The account is used by the president’s Organized for Action (OFA) campaign and was recently the victim of foul ...
Hackers have acquired data from 38 million Adobe customer accounts
If you’re an Adobe customer, you might want to change your password today. Following up an initial report earlier this month where Adobe said hackers acquired data from 3 million customer accounts, the company is now saying ...
Belkin baby monitor can be hacked and used as bugging device
Now there are many in the world who claim that as technology is evil and is separating us more and more in a community sense, despite the fact that for humanity to have gotten anywhere, even the Bronze Age, required the use of som...
Expert warn system to track ships out at sea can be hacked
Experts are saying that the system used to track sea vessels is outdated and can be easily hacked, according to BBC News. The technology under investigation is the Authentic Identification System, or AIS for short. It is used to t...
AVG and Avira antivirus websites are hacked by Palestinian hacktivists
The websites of web and PC security software manufacturers AVG and Avira were hacked by Palestinian hactivists earlier this day, courtesy of a major DNS breach into Avira and AVG. When users visited the websites of both of these s...