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  • Hacker exploits MS server flaw

    'Dark Spyrit' has posted a program designed to exploit a security hole revealed days ago by Microsoft. It gives almost anyone the ability to completely control a Windows 2000 server.

  • Fedora reboots updates after hack

    The Red Hat-supported Fedora Project has started issuing updates to its Linux distribution again, after a hiatus of several weeks caused by a hacker break-in.

  • Don't broadcast Windows servers info to hackers!

    A hacker who wants to attack your systems will start by trying to gather information about them. Here are some tips to help you safeguard your Windows server information.

  • Alleged US hackers charged

    Eleven people have been charged with hacking major US retailers, including TJX, and compromising the credit- and debit-card details of over 40 million people.

  • DNS disaster: first attacks reported

    The first attacks that are likely to have stemmed from a serious Domain Name System flaw have been reported.

  • Georgian president suffers cyberattack

    The website of the Georgian president was the subject of a distributed-denial-of-service attack over the weekend.

  • South American hacker exposes privacy flaws

    An anonymous hacker has posted six million details of Chilean residents online in a bid to highlight data-protection problems in the country.

  • Bluetooth security vulnerabilities ignored

    Former White House cybersecurity adviser Howard Schmidt has warned of the dangers of flaws in Bluetooth protocols, claiming these vulnerabilities are unrecognised.

  • HYDRA Web server claims to be invulnerable

    Bodacion Technologies claims that the HYDRA server is completely secure against hacker intrusions, viruses, and other attacks. It even offered cash to hackers to try to crack it. Here's a look at product features.

  • Microsoft fails Slammer's security test

    Microsoft's policy of relying on software patches to fix major security flaws has been questioned after a series of internal e-mails revealed that the software giant's own network wasn't immune from a worm that struck the Internet last weekend.

  • Howard 'hacker' off the hook: AFP

    The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has confirmed it will not be pursuing the so-called "Howard hacker" -- but it has been helping the political parties better secure their Web sites.

  • Public info kiosk running Citrix hacked in demo

    A consultant from McAfee Foundstone has shown how to map the internal network on a public kiosk running Citrix XenApp.

  • Government targets itself with phishing attack

    Governments have had to target themselves with phishing attacks in order to highlight weak points in their security and protect national secrets from espionage, according to a report published this week by Sans.

  • Net worm attacks Linux servers

    An Internet worm cobbled together from generally available hacking tools has compromised hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Linux servers.

  • WordPress blog server hacked

    An intruder has compromised a WordPress server and added a remote control tool to downloadable versions of the widely used blogging software.

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