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Article | 28/07/2011 'War texting' lets hackers unlock car doors via SMS
Software that lets drivers unlock car doors and even start their vehicles using a mobile phone could let car thieves do the very same things, accordin...
Article | 11/03/2011 Security conference dives into SAP coding problems
The Black Hat Europe conference in Barcelona next week will feature a keynote on cyberwar from Bruce Schneier, and presentations on security flaws in ...
Article | 29/07/2010 ATM hack gives cash on demand
Barnaby Jack hit the jackpot at Black Hat on Wednesday. Twice.
Article | 22/07/2010 New 'Kraken' GSM-cracking software is released
The GSM technology used by the majority of the world's mobile phones will get some scrutiny at next week's Black Hat security conference, and what the...
Article | 20/07/2010 Black Hat talk to reveal analysis of hacker fingerprints
Looking deeper within malware yields fingerprints of the hackers who write the code, and that could result in signatures that have a longer lifetime t...
Article | 16/07/2010 Researchers: Password crack could affect millions
A well-known cryptographic attack could be used by hackers to log into Web applications used by millions of users, according to two security experts w...
Article | 6/05/2010 Hacker develops multi-platform rootkit for ATMs
One year after his Black Hat talk on Automated Teller Machine security vulnerabilities was yanked by his employer, security researcher Barnaby Jack pl...
Article | 16/04/2010 Fireshark plugin decodes the malicious Web
A computer security researcher has released a plugin for Firefox that provides a wealth of data on Web sites that may have been compromised with malic...
Article | 16/04/2010 Researchers find bugs in archive file formats
Researchers have found ways to hide malicious software in commonly used archival formats that went undetected until recently by most antivirus program...
Article | 12/04/2010 Hacker conference to address emerging Web threats
The Black Hat security conference will kick off next week in Barcelona, with training sessions and briefings from some of the most talented security r...
Article | 5/02/2010 Researcher reveals how IE flaw can turn your PC into a public file server
In a live demonstration Wednesday at the Black Hat DC conference, a security consultant showed how it's possible to exploit a flaw in the Microsoft In...
Article | 4/02/2010 How Wi-Fi attackers are poisoning Web browsers
Public Wi-Fi networks such as those in coffee shops and airports present a bigger security threat than ever to computer users because attackers can in...
Article | 5/02/2010 Apple iPhone security, privacy claims exaggerated, researcher says
Apple's claims about iPhone privacy and security are exaggerated, according to software engineer and security expert Nicolas Seriot, who gave a presen...
Article | 5/02/2010 Black Hat's most notorious incidents: A quiz
A look back at previous Black Hat conferences reveals why it's such a big draw – presenters continue to deliver briefings that shock, amaze and amuse....
Article | 3/02/2010 At Black Hat, a search for the best response to China
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Google's revelation last month that attacks out of China resulted in the theft of some of its data drew attention to the broader que...

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