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Hacking
Hacking is the fuction performed by a hacker. Wiki: Hacker is a term applied often to computer software or computer hardware programmers, designers and administrators, and especially those who are perceived as experts or highly... [more]
Hacking is the fuction performed by a hacker.
Wiki:
Hacker is a term applied often to computer software or computer hardware programmers, designers and administrators, and especially those who are perceived as experts or highly accomplished. A hacker is also someone who modifies electronics, for example, ham radio transceivers, printers or even home sprinkler systems for extra functionality or performance. The term usually bears strong connotations, but may be either favorable or denigrating depending on cultural context. A hacker is also an individual who circumvents security to gain access to a place that is secure.
Last week, we noted that an attempt to let hackers crack e-voting machines in Brazil failed, but Slashdot points out that someone did use some Van Eck phreaking to figure out who people voted for. While that's not quite the same as hacking the results of an election, it could lead to questions about privacy and how anonymous voting really is. Of course, to some extent, this has always been a risk with e-voting systems, but it hasn't received...
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After he heard the latest news about one of his players and Twitter, we're sure that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, from his towering New York office building, gave out a great barbaric yawp: "I told you so!" According to Mashable, New York Jets wide receiver David Clowney has had his Twitter account hacked within the past 24 hours. Unlike when hackers took over a number of high-profile celebrity accounts...
From switched.com
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- NFL Player Has Twitter Account Hacked With Embarrassing Consequences (feedburner.com)
- David Irving’s website and email hacked (yourish.com)
The New York Jets say wide receiver David Clowney's Twitter account has been hacked, and a series of expletive-filled tweets are not being written by him.
The Jets issued a statement Monday night alerting fans that a "rogue tweeter" was sending out vulgar messages under Clowney's account. Clowney, who has more than 6,700 followers, was not available for comment.
Clowney, a frequent poster, has had previous Twitter-related trouble.
From msn.foxsports.com
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- Ouch: MBTA Transit Police Twitter account hacked (universalhub.com)
- Verified Twitter account hacked (vnunet.com)
- Britney Spears Twitter Account Hacked Again (bloggersblog.com)
A leading climate change scientist whose private e-mails are included in thousands of documents that were stolen by hackers and posted online said the leaks may have been aimed at undermining next month’s global climate summit in Denmark.
Kevin Trenberth, of the US National Center for Atmospheric Research, in Colorado, said he believes the hackers who [...]
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From stoptheaclu.com
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Protracted extradition proceedings have turned UFO hacker Gary McKinnon into a nervous wreck who is on medication to quell his suicidal tendencies, his mother, Janis Sharp, told MPs yesterday.
From computerweekly.com
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- MPs back hacker's extradition fight (independent.co.uk)
- Home secretary considers Nasa hacker extradition case (story.malaysiasun.com)
- Hacker's extradition put on hold (megite.com)
A team of unidentified hackers has managed to steal "confidential" global warming data after breaking into the e-mail server of a prominent, British climate-research center and posted them online - showing that climate scientists conspired to overstate that man has caused climate change.
Kevin Trenberth, of the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research, in Colorado, told the Associated Press that he believes the hackers did this to fuel...
From hackinthebox.org
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- Hackers Unlock New 'Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' Multiplayer Modes? (multiplayerblog.mtv.com)
His 'precarious state of mental health' makes it an unfair move, they sayThe powerful Home Affairs Select Committee of MPs has called for Nasa and Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon not to be extradited to the US.
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From computerworlduk.com
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