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LulzSec Hackers Plead Guilty to Hacks on Nintendo, Sony, More
2013-04-09 19:34:28| PC Magazine Security Product Guide
Three members of LulzSec today pleaded guilty to a computer hacking campaign that targeted many high-profile firms.
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LulzSec hackers plead guilty to attacks on Sony, Nintendo, more
2013-04-09 18:44:45| CNET News.com
Ryan Ackroyd, Jake Davis, and Mustafa al-Bassam all admit to plotting to hack Sony, 20th Century Fox, Nintendo, and other organizations in 2011. [Read more]
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Trusteer Ventures Into the Chinese Hackers' Den
2013-04-08 18:59:00| TechNewsWorld
China has a reputation as a center for international hacking, so why would a U.S. security company want to set up shop there? Before hackers launch their international escapades, they typically cut their teeth in their local markets, explained Rakesh Loonkar, president of Trusteer, which announced last week that it was opening an office in China.
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Tibet-Documentary Filmmakers Draw Ire of Chinese Hackers
2013-04-01 18:25:40| TechNewsWorld
Members of a film crew working on State of Control, a documentary about Tibet, are convinced that the Chinese government is behind cyberattacks on their computers. They've been faced with unknown parties taking external control over a computer's cursor; abrupt log-offs; at least one fried operating system; and DDoS attacks.
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Automakers Facing Threat of Hackers Turning Cars into Weapons of Mass Destruction
2013-03-31 01:35:21| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
SITUATION: A driver participating in a test sees that his speedometer has dropped from 60 miles per hour to zero, right as the horn honks endlessly. The engine has been killed and the driver is locked in his car! University researchers are testing out cyber security hacker attacks that will scare the daylights out of drivers. Guess what? There are hackers out there losing interest in taking over Department of Defense computer networks with the prospect of making vehicles weapons of mass destruction. Vehicle electronics systems and onboard computers have become remarkably sophisticated in recent years, and connected car technologies up the ante. A study by University of California San Diego and University of Washington is showing that hackers are gaining more power over public safety. SIGNIFICANCE: Connected cars are rapidly expanding in popularity and offerings such as Toyotas Touch, Fords Sync, and Chryslers Uconnect systems. Hacker attacks are not a pressing issue today, but in the next years, we will have to discuss the issues that could come up, said Dirk Hoheisel, a board member at Bosch. Safety is the top issue cited by Google, government agencies, and law enforcement in the autonomous, driverless test runs being tried out in Nevada and California. The harsh irony is that hackers could reverse the good fortune achieved through these amazing cars. Carmakers have begun probing their vehicles for cyber security issues. One major global automaker has set up an in-house team that focuses entirely on vehicle IT security, and outsources external audits to test its vehicles for vulnerability to hackers. Click here to read more about this ominous, threatening scenario that global automakers are being forced into dealing withThe Article Automakers Facing Threat of Hackers Turning Cars into Weapons of Mass Destruction appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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