hacker 
47 posts and columns on hacker
Voices
Yes, It’s Possible to Be Confident About Mobile Security
By 2014, mobile computing will be more secure than traditional desktops.
LivingSocial Hack Update: Investigation Ongoing, While Emails Out to 50 Million Users
On the bright side … actually, there is no bright side.
Voices
Slacker Hacker Hack (Comic)
Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.
Voices
Lawyers Get Vigilant on Cybersecurity
As hackers step up attacks on law firms, attorneys are being forced to master a subject few of them studied in law school: Cybersecurity.Voices
FBI’s “Sabu” Hacker Was a Model Informant
As soon as he was caught, an influential computer hacker agreed to become a government informant and “literally worked around the clock” to help federal agents nab an elusive collective of alleged cyber criminals who have launched online attacks against companies, governments and individuals.Exclusive: Randi Zuckerberg Leaves Facebook to Start New Social Media Firm (Resignation Letter)
Randi Zuckerberg, who is director of marketing at Facebook and also the sister of CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg — is leaving the company. IMHO, Facebook just got 100 percent less fun.
News Byte
Sued Playstation Hacker and iPhone Unlocker Joins Facebook
George Hotz, the young hacker who unlocked the iPhone and jailbroke the Sony PlayStation 3, has taken a job at Facebook, reports iPhone Download Blog. Known as “GeoHot,” Hotz was sued by Sony for copyright infringement and violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and settled with the PS3 maker in March.Gawkergate Password Mess Was Two Years in the Making
The weaknesses of Gawker’s password system were pointed out clearly in 2008, although nothing was ever done about it. You know how that turned out.
The Gawker Hack Ripple Hits LinkedIn
Gawker Media is still cleaning up the mess left by a hacker attack this weekend, but now other sites have their own work to do. Today’s example: LinkedIn temporarily disabled the accounts of users whose email accounts were exposed during Gawkergate.Nick Denton "So Very Sorry" About Giant Gawker Media Hack
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.
Partner Advertisement
