iPhone cellular unlock promised by hacker this week
Ace iPhone hacker George Hotz, know as Geohot, is planning a release this week of new code that promises to let users run their iPhone on the GSM cellular network of their choice.
Ace iPhone hacker George Hotz, know as Geohot, is planning a release this week of new code that promises to let users run their iPhone on the GSM cellular network of their choice.
A British hacker who broke into U.S. government computer systems seeking evidence of alien life has failed in his latest efforts to block extradition to the U.S. to face trial.
A secure Web mail company that challenged hackers to break into the company's Web mail system is paying out a US$10,000 prize, just days after launching the contest.
In an effort to draw attention to an long-standing security problem in Apple's Mac OS X operating system, a security researcher has posted attack code that exploits the flaw.
Casual hacking is almost as established a part of teen life as downloading music to an iPod, a new survey of the age group has claimed.
An emerging network of intelligent power switches, called the Smart Grid, could be taken down by a cyberattack, according to researchers with IOActive, a Seattle security consultancy.
Hackers have taken down two high-profile targets as they continue their ongoing web attacks in support of Palestine, defacing websites run by the US Army and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).
According to a study by internet security company TippingPoint, hack attacks in New Zealand are second only to the UK.
Fear of Chinese and other foreign hackers has prompted New Zealand government cyber-spooks to clamp down on equipment containing components manufactured outside of certain approved countries.
Security experts are voicing their doubts about suggestions that China tried to hack New Zealand government IT systems, saying it is technically very difficult to identify the point of origin of such attacks.
The New Zealand Police e-crime unit is investigating the first local “bot-herders”, who have developed and operated botnets from New Zealand, says Barry Foster, head of the Police e-crime lab in Auckland.
With tension mounting between the US and China over hacking allegations, two New Zealand organisations report they may have been subject to online attacks by a foreign government, while one says it has been the victim of a likely “cyber-terrorist” incident.
A combination of simple dictionary and brute-force attacks in combination with Google-hacking enabled a criminal pair to break into VoIP-provider networks and steal US$1 million (NZ$1.3 million) worth of voice minutes, says one of the duo who has pleaded guilty to his crimes.
Scientists are reverse engineering the galaxy. So why is it illegal to reverse engineer a DVD player or the iPhone?
A law firm is suing IBM, claiming that the computing giant is responsible for a 2005 attack on its email server.