Tags: hacker, united states

News (157)

• 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.

• NASA hacker loses legal challenge

  UK resident Gary McKinnon has lost his legal challenge against extradition to the US to face charges of hacking NASA and military installations.

• NASA hacker loses extradition ruling

  Accused hacker Gary McKinnon has lost a crucial battle in his fight to avoid prosecution in the United States after a British judge ordered his extradition to America.

• Rootkit worm linked to hacker group in Middle East

  Security sleuths at FaceTime Communications say they have linked a group of hackers operating in the Middle East to a worm that began spreading last month via America Online's Instant Messenger service.

• Chinese hackers declare war over

  Honkers, a group of Chinese hackers, has called a truce to the US-China 'cyberwar' after boasting they'd defaced 1,000 Web sites.

Features and Case Studies (33)

• Is the world ready to fight cybercrime?

  Cybercrime poses a growing threat to companies and governments around the world, yet experts are concerned law makers and judicial systems are still not equipped to provide an adequate response.

• Exposed server--magnet for hack attacks

  The amount of hacking activity on the Internet has been revealed after one company set up an anonymous 'dummy test' server--and found it was maliciously attacked 467 times within 24 hours of being installed.

• Hackers: Under the hood

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

• AFP's high-tech unit let Rome burn

  The "Anonymous" hacker group gave Australia's police forces a month's warning that it was going to attack the Federal Government. Why didn't the Australian Federal Police's electronic crimes unit do anything about it?

• Making the security ROI model work

  Chief Security Officers face a challenging quandary at budget-time because the traditional return on investment (ROI) model falls apart when it is applied to security products but as that is the only language budget-approvers speak, what is a CSO to do?

Reviews (5)

• Mobile phone hacking set to spread: AU experts

  United States-based security company @stake (atstake.com) has released a security advisory detailing a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the Nokia 6210 GSM mobile phone, and although the flaw isn't serious it could be a sign of worse things to come.

• Linux kernel makes Xbox appearance

  The Xbox Linux Project, a volunteer effort aimed at running the Linux operating system on Microsoft's Xbox gaming console, said it has succeeded in booting the Linux kernel--a small but important step forward.

• Wireless crackdown

  The spread of convenient wireless LANs has delighted hackers, who find many WLANs vulnerable. Managing and securing a wireless network is therefore vital, but rarely done well. ZDNet Australia compares the offerings from AirDefense and AirMagnet.

• Security Visionary: The future is cybersecurity

  Howard Schmidt is convinced that post-Sept. 11, cybersecurity will transform the information technology world--for better or for worse. Do you agree?

• The laptops that come in from the cold

  For those organisation who lose hundreds of thousands dollars worth of laptops to thieves each year, the humiliation of the loss is possibly as infuriating a burden to bare as the financial costs associated with it. However these organisations can assuage some of their distress knowing that their problems are shared by one of the world's most powerful law enforcement agencies. In May, thieves reduced the size of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation's laptop fleet by 182, in one operation. If the FBI can't keep its laptops safe from thieves who can?

• Just In

• Most Popular

• Most Discussed

Reader Services

Popular Topics

Essentials