17 posts and columns on hack

Carrier IQ: How to Hack Back Your Phone

in Mobile on December 2, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Worried about smartphone software that tracks your keystrokes? Here’s what to do.
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Gawker Password Mess Spreads to World of Warcraft, and Apparently to Yahoo

in Enterprise on December 14, 2010 at 12:43 pm PT

The residual effects of the Gawker password kerfuffle continue to spread to other sites. The lesson in all this? Don’t re-use passwords!

The Top 50 Gawker Media Passwords

in News on December 14, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Readers of Gizmodo, Lifehacker and other Gawker Media sites may be among the savviest on the Web, but the most common password for logging into those sites is embarrassingly easy to guess: “123456.” So is the runner-up: “password.”

Nick Denton "So Very Sorry" About Giant Gawker Media Hack

in Media on December 13, 2010 at 10:56 am PT

It takes something pretty catastrophic for Nick Denton to apologize in public. So mark this one down: The Gawker Media owner says he’s “so very sorry” about the hacking attack that exposed some 1.5 million of his readers’ passwords.

And Now a Few Words of Happy Reassurance from National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair

in News on February 4, 2010 at 12:01 pm PT

Coming as it does after Google’s revelation that its network was compromised by malicious hackers, Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair’s warning that the United States is not yet able to guard its national networks against cyber attacks seems to be, well, stating the obvious. That said, it’s well worth noting, because the sophistication of the attacks against Google obviously does not bode well for national security.

The Twitterhack Is Cloud Computing’s Wake-Up Call: Time for Security That Works

in Media on July 15, 2009 at 5:51 am PT

One downside of being the world’s most talked-about start-up: You become an irresistible target for hackers. And now someone’s made off with a pile of Twitter’s corporate documents, apparently with Google’s unwitting assistance. Time to for a realistic solution to the cloud computing security problem.
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Conficker and What Really Confounded Silicon Valley

in News on April 10, 2009 at 3:38 am PT

There are computer hacks, and then there are REAL hacks, like of the saw variety. Silicon Valley got a wake-up call in the latter variety Thursday, when vandals hacked into fiber-optic cables beneath the ground, knocking parts of three California counties offline.

Sequoia's Voter Consternation Drive

in News on October 24, 2008 at 2:52 pm PT

Fantastic. Here we are, just two weeks before the 2008 presidential election and the integrity and accuracy of some of the electronic voting machines that will determine its outcome are in question. Again.

Sequoia’s Voter Consternation Drive

in News on October 24, 2008 at 2:52 pm PT

Fantastic. Here we are, just two weeks before the 2008 presidential election and the integrity and accuracy of some of the electronic voting machines that will determine its outcome are in question. Again.

Hi Dad. The Palin Email Hack? … Yeah, I've Heard About It …

in News on September 19, 2008 at 7:14 am PT

Pinpointing the person responsible for hacking Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s Yahoo Mail account may turn out to be as easy as hacking the account itself. Tennessee State Rep. Mike Kernell acknowledged today that his son, David Kernell–a University of Tennessee-Knoxville student–is among those believed to be responsible for the hack.

Hi Dad. The Palin Email Hack? … Yeah, I’ve Heard About It …

in News, September 19, 2008 at 7:14 am PT