McKinnon loses more appeals on U.S. extradition   31 Jul 2009 22:44 GMT
Gary McKinnon, the Briton who allegedly hacked into 97 NASA and Defense Department computers, has lost even more pleas to avoid extradition to the U.S., Wired reports. Despite McKinnon's arguments that he suffered from Asperger's syndrome and could be at risk for psychosis, the judge ruled there was...
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Ridiculous lawsuit against Amazon   31 Jul 2009 14:04 GMT
Don't like DRM and Amazon's ability to access your Kindle? The solution is easy: Don't buy a bloody Kindle! The blogosphere and regular news outlets are buzzing again with a rekindled pun definitely intended story of the young man who lost summer work when Amazon deleted his...
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Nasa hacker loses bid to avoid extradition   31 Jul 2009 11:50 GMT
Gary McKinnon now has 28 days to launch an appeal to avoid being sent to the U.S. to face charges for allegedly breaking into 97 U.S. government computers and intentionally causing damage. Gary McKinnon has lost his high court bid to avoid extradition to the US for hacking...
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Adobe Flash player update hassles   31 Jul 2009 09:14 GMT
OK, here's an update that you really need to install on all your systems. The new Flash player update patches up around a dozen security vulnerabilities in the software, including one that hackers are actively exploiting. Annoyingly, you might need to install this update more than once. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
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News to know: Microsoft; Motorola; BIOS 'rootkit'   31 Jul 2009 09:00 GMT
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Researchers find insecure BIOS 'rootkit' pre-loaded in laptops Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting 2009: Mary...
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Researchers find insecure BIOS 'rootkit' pre-loaded in laptops   30 Jul 2009 20:18 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- A popular laptop theft-recovery service that ships on notebooks made by HP, Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba, Gateway, Asus and Panasonic is actually a dangerous BIOS rootkit that can be hijacked and controlled by malicious hackers. The service -- called Computrace LoJack for Laptops -- contains...
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Ending DNS abuse with European open source   30 Jul 2009 19:34 GMT
Secure domain name abuse is one of the main tools hackers have for getting past security systems, and making domains tougher to forge is something that is devoutly to be wished. The announcement of OpenDNSSEC follows an Internet Engineering Task Force meeting in Sweden. by Dana Blankenhorn
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Novell aims to tighten cloud security   30 Jul 2009 14:48 GMT
Novell demonstrated an advanced prototype of its Cloud Security Service, which is due for release to enterprise organisations as a product early in 2010. Novell has unveiled a cloud-computing identity and access management service, designed to extend corporate security policies to hosted facilities. On Wednesday, Novell...
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Researchers take control of iPhone via SMS   30 Jul 2009 11:58 GMT
Two security researchers have discovered a way to take complete control over an iPhone simply by sending a text message. Researchers have discovered a way to take complete control over an iPhone simply by sending special SMS messages. An attacker could exploit the hole to...
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Researchers exploit SSL and domain flaws   30 Jul 2009 11:51 GMT
Weaknesses in the way SSL is implemented in browsers and domain name certificates are granted could allow attackers to trick browsers into presenting a site as legitimate. Two researchers have independently uncovered flaws in the way domain names are verified on the internet, which could allow attackers to impersonate...
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