Information of U.S. federal employees exposed - Computerworld
28 May 2012, 2:03 am
IDG News Service - A hack in July last year of a computer used by third-party services provider Serco to support the Thrift Savings Plan run by the U.S. Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board resulted in unauthorized access to the personal ...

Hack in the Box 2012 Amsterdam Video Overview - Softpedia
24 May 2012, 6:07 pm
We’re in Amsterdam attending the 2012 edition of the Hack in the Box security conference. It’s a great atmosphere down here, so we have decided to make a video overview of the event to show everyone what’s happening at the Okura hotel. The day ...

The Hack That Wasn’t: Sec. Clinton and Operation AdWords - Wired News
23 May 2012, 6:58 pm
When news outlets recently quoted U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton claiming that State Department operatives hacked the websites of al-Qaida affiliates in Yemen, we didn’t know whether to be proud of the feds’ leet skills or appalled ...

Anatomy of a hack: 6 separate bugs needed to bring down Google browser (Updated) - Ars Technica
22 May 2012, 5:12 pm
An exploit that fetched a teenage hacker a $60,000 bounty targeted six different security bugs to break out of the security sandbox fortifying Google's Chrome browser. The extreme lengths taken in March by a hacker identified only as Pinkie Pie ...

Hack My Trip - My Name Is Scottrick, and I’m a Credit Card Affiliate - USA Today
22 May 2012, 1:02 pm
I knew this day would come eventually, just not so soon. When I published my first post on January 7, I thought in a few months’ time I might have some Google AdSense ads, perhaps earning just a couple hundred a year–enough to pay for my hosting services.

Despite Chinese Hack, Google Still Uses Microsoft Windows - Wired News
21 May 2012, 11:54 pm
In the wake of the late-2009 attack on Google’s internal systems that saw Chinese hackers pilfer proprietary software code, the rumor was that the search giant was dumping Microsoft Windows. According to one unnamed Google employee, the FT ...

HoopIdea: No more Hack-a-Whoever - ESPN
21 May 2012, 2:43 pm
Some key moments of Game 4 between the Clippers and Spurs were not basketball at all. And with bricklayers like DeAndre Jordan and Reggie Evans parading to the line, it was a decent reason to change the channel. "I hate it," says Gregg Popovich, the Spurs ...

Hack My Trip - Review: Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa - USA Today
21 May 2012, 12:48 pm
I included several pictures and some description of the Hyatt Regency Maui in my earlier trip report. However, I think every hotel really needs an exclusive review that focuses on the property and its employees without getting distracted by other elements ...

London police ‘hack’ suspects’ phones: A major blow to human rights - ZDNet
18 May 2012, 12:52 pm
Summary: London’s police service will soon be allowed to ‘hack’ into phones of suspected criminals. This criminologist examines how dangerous this move is for ordinary citizens. London’s Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has sparked ...

Hit By Penguin? Google Query Hack To Confirm? - Search Engine Roundtable
17 May 2012, 11:56 am
Here is one more crazy thing for the Penguin Igloo - a search hack that may show you if you were hit by the Penguin update! The news came from a WebmasterWorld thread this morning by a Junior Member who was hit by Penguin codenamed Martin Ice Web.