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  • Defcon subway hackers can talk

    The three Massachusetts Institute of Technology students who have been barred by a court order from discussing subway card vulnerabilities are now free to say what they want.

  • Judge halts Defcon hacking speech

    A federal judge on Saturday in the US granted the Massachusetts transit authority's request for an injunction preventing three MIT students from giving a presentation about hacking smartcards used in the Boston subway system.

  • Student hacks into Xbox

    A graduate student in the US claims he has found a way to circumvent the security system for Microsoft's Xbox video game console, opening the way for hackers to use it to run competing software.

  • DVD cracking case back in court

    The film industry and a hacker publication are in a wrangle over the right to publish the DeCSS code for cracking DVDs.

  • Cybernarks - Who's hunting the Hackers?

    Like the rest of the world, Australia has to remain vigilant to the dangers posed by hackers and other Internet criminals. ZDNet Australia spoke to the country's leading online constabulary about their mission to keep the peace on the mean streets of cyberspace.

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  • Social engineering: Threat to IT?

    You've implemented a firewall and locked down your systems, but someone could still trick employees into revealing critical information. See how social engineering threatens IT.

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