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News (41)

• Hackers could soon face a life sentence

  A bill has been overwhelmingly approved in the US that would allow for life prison sentences for malicious computer hackers.

• Alleged Palin hacker indicted

  A 20-year-old college student suspected of hacking into one of US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's email accounts was indicted Tuesday in the US, a district court announced.

• Local e-tailer bags employee hacker

  Disgruntled employees have always posed dangers for businesses, but in the information age, that hazard has become far more sinister. One leading Australian e-tailer learned this the hard way after its systems were violated by a trusted worker.

• NASA hacker pushes for UK jail term

  The solicitors of self-confessed NASA hacker Gary McKinnon have formally requested that the US give assurances that he serve any prison term in the UK.

• Schoolboy hacker kills himself

  A 13-year-old American schoolboy has hanged himself just hours after being suspended for hacking into his New Jersey school district's computer system.

Features and Case Studies (3)

• Hackers: Under the hood

  Mudge, Kevin Mitnick, Adrian Lamo, Jericho and Raven Alder speak to ZDNet Australia about the making of a hacker.

• Mitnick's return: The hacker is back

  Kevin Mitnick, one of the world's best-known hackers, is back--with a book and a business. Now he's advising corporations on how to secure their networks.

• How to recover lost passwords

  Passwords increase security, but they can also increase your headaches if they're lost. When a password goes missing, don't panic: just use the techniques and software detailed here to recover it.

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