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  • 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.

  • Mitnick cleared after customs scare

    Since being released from prison eight years ago, Kevin Mitnick's brushes with the law have consisted of a few parking tickets and a citation for driving without a front license plate - that is, until he returned from a trip to Colombia two weeks ago.

  • UK Home Office admits to database breaches

    The Home Office has admitted that the security of its ID and passport service database has been compromised several times, but denied that remote hackers were responsible.

  • Is Real's hacking of iPod legal?

    Code-crackers risk fines and prison time when they defeat copy-protection technology, but such draconian rules likely don't apply in the case of RealNetworks and its iPod "hack," legal experts said.

  • Microsoft Hack: The world according to Mitnick

    Infamous hacker Kevin Mitnick is skeptical about some claims surrounding the Microsoft attack, including one that Microsoft itself was watching the hacker. Was there something fishy going on?

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Features and Case Studies (4)

  • Hackers: Under the hood

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

  • RFID round-up: Still in the trough

    Despite its clear benefits in stock tracking and the success of early, isolated pilot tests in tracking high-value assets, RFID technology is still spinning its wheels as ongoing high costs and unclear return on investment continue to keep once-enthusiastic customers away in droves.

  • 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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