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• Hacker alert possible following NYC plane crash

  International anti hacker organisation X-Force says it will raise its AlertCon serious threat rating if the American Airlines crash in New York today is linked to terrorism. X-Force, which has 110 counter intelligence security experts based in countries around the world, including Australia, operates a four-level AlertCon system to measure cyber terrorism threats.

• Google: We've fixed desktop search tool flaw

  Google has fixed a flaw that allowed hackers to search the contents of a PC running its desktop search tool.

• The 'homeless hacker' talks

  The past two years have been a wild ride for Adrian Lamo: The 22-year-old has publicly taken credit for tunnelling into networks belonging to Yahoo, Microsoft, Excite@Home and WorldCom.

• DOJ indicts alleged hacker

  The US Department of Justice indicted Tuesday a British man who allegedly hacked into military computer systems and shut them down in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

• All eyes on virus protection at Athens Olympics

  Terrorism isn't the only security threat officials are worried about at this summer's Olympic Games in Athens. They're also concerned about viruses and worm attacks that could cripple the Olympics' data network.

• US bill will treat all hackers as terrorists

  A major anti-terrorism bill now being considered by the US government has been criticised for disproportionately targeting low-level computer intruders, making small crimes punishable by a penalty of life in prison.

• Shades of Grey - hacking on the edge of the law

  Why is it that "Gray hat" hackers, neither corporate pros nor havoc wreakers, are increasingly falling on the wrong side of the law?

• Deciphering the hacker myth

  Going beyond popular hacker stereotypes, Symantec's Sarah Gordon says cyber-rebels aren't evil--they're just misunderstood.

• New weapons in the war against DoS attacks

  Industry watchdog groups are warning that denial of service attacks are becoming more destructive each year. Learn about some new tools you can add to your arsenal of DoS defenses to help safeguard your enterprise.

• Report: Hackers hit New York Times

  Computer hackers calling themselves "Hacking for Girliez," or HFG, disabled the New York Times Web site for hours Sunday in what appears to be an act of revenge against a Times reporter.

• Lithuanian websites hacked by Russians?

  Last weekend, several hundred Lithuanian websites were defaced with pro-Soviet and anti-Lithuanian slogans, according to The New York Times.

• Hacker penetrates NY Times' network

  Adrian Lamo--the curious hacker who has hit such high-profile companies as Yahoo, Microsoft and Excite@Home--has struck again, this time gaining access to The New York Times' internal operations network.

• UK researchers fine-tune picture passwords

  Researchers at England's Newcastle University have developed graphical passwords for mobile devices, and hope to expand the uses of the software.

• New BIND flaw poses hacking threat

  Yet another vulnerability has been found in BIND, the domain name server (DNS) software distributed by ISC, according to an advisory released by a Brazilian research organization, CAIS.

• Rudd risks data leaks with sex and drugs screening

  Federal government ministerial staff have been asked to file details of their personal sexual history and drug habits as a measure to protect them from blackmail, leaving the government vulnerable to data leaks and hacking according to privacy advocates.

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