Aaron Swartz suicide sparks Anonymous to hack US Government Sites
- Jan
- 27
Hackers working under the name of the Anonymous hacktivist collective hit a U.S. government website on Saturday, replacing its home page with a 1,340 word text detailing its frustrations with the way the American legal system works and a threat to release “secrets” gathered from U.S. government websites. The website of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, […]
read more‘Andyhave3cats’ is a better password than ‘Shehave3cats,’ study finds
- Jan
- 25
A password made up of a phrase or short sentence may be more secure than a carefully constructed long one, countering the recommendations of some security experts.
read moreFormer Anonymous members jailed in U.K. for PayPal, Visa DDoS attacks
- Jan
- 25
Three men were sentenced Thursday in the U.K. for their roles in a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks launched against financial and music industry organizations in 2010 by the Anonymous hacktivist collective.
read moreThe Real Hunt for Red October
- Jan
- 21
A Russian security company, Kaspersky Labs, detected and identified a new spyware dubbed, ‘Rocra’ meaning ‘Red October’. The Red October (Rocra) campaign, was designed to steal—including encrypted files and from mobile devices—and has successfully infiltrated government, diplomatic and scientific agencies. Rocra is a new kind of virus, that goes undetected for long periods of time […]
read moreLightweight ‘Kite’ tablet runs Ubuntu 12.04
- Jan
- 17
There’s no shortage of Android tablets in the marketplace today, but devices that run Ubuntu Linux are still much harder to come by. Canonical’s own mobile plans are still a work in progress, of course, but on Monday an intriguing new contender popped up on Notebook Italia and then Engadget. Specifically, the new “Nibbio,” or […]
read moreFedora Linux Lets You Choose Your Own GUI Adventure
- Jan
- 15
Linux fans hope that the interface changes in Windows 8 will drive more users to Linux. But the open source operating system is facing interface challenges of its own. Part of the problem is that — after so much controversy within the Linux community — there are so many interfaces to chose from. But the […]
read more‘The Book of GIMP’ Leaves No Detail Behind
- Jan
- 15
The Book of GIMP: A Complete Guide to Nearly Everything combines a step-by-step approach to learning how to use this epic graphic image-manipulation program with a handy reference manual supplemented with very useful appendices. Whether you are a GIMP beginner or a veteran user, this book will save you hours of trial and error when editing graphics files.
Swartz suicide shines light on federal anti-hacking law
- Jan
- 15
The suicide of Internet activist and pioneer Aaron Swartz has focused attention on what some activists say is the overzealous use of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act anti-hacking statute.
read moreDiplomatic and government agencies targeted in years-long cyberespionage operation
- Jan
- 14
Unidentified attackers stole sensitive information from hundreds of diplomatic, government, research and military organizations from around the world as part of a newly uncovered cyberespionage campaign that started nearly six years ago. The operation …
read moreThe Curious Case of Adobe’s Almost-Good Move
- Jan
- 14
Well, CES has come and gone for another year, and not a moment too soon! One more new phone announcement, and Linux Girl’s head would have surely exploded. There’s no doubt it was a mad, mad week — so wild, in fact, that a curious event occurring outside CES could have escaped the notice of more than a few observers.