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    An anonymous college student is one of a handful of programmers who have been releasing versions of popular file-swapping programs with the 'adware' and 'spyware' stripped out.

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    At Defcon, the annual capture-the-flag tournament captivates players and spectators with a new back story, snazzy graphics and a tougher scoring system.

  • Google hacking trend expected to boom in 2005

    Security experts are predicting a massive increase this year in so-called "Google hacking", whereby malicious Internet users or worms use the search engine to discover resources that are not intended for public consumption.

  • Unpatched VoIP hole cracked at Black Hat

    Researches have demonstrated a vulnerability in VoIP software which they claim allows a the hacker to take control of a victim's computer.

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    Curious programmers may have set multimedia hardware maker Diamond Multimedia Systems back a few steps in its legal battle with the giants of the music industry.

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