Code-Breakers Look to Devices Other Than iPhone
Los Angeles — Computer hacker Will Strafach had no trouble seizing control of the original iPhone. Same went for later generations over the next five years. But by now, Apple Inc. has introduced so many layers of protection inside its flagship device that Strafach and others have moved on. As the frenzied hacking has subsided, publicly shared solutions to crack iPhone security are becoming harder to come by. The frustration he and...
Pentagon Seeks Computer Hackers
Washington — The Pentagon is looking for a few good computer hackers. Screened high-tech specialists will be brought in to try to breach the Defense Department’s public Internet pages in a pilot program aimed at finding and fixing cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Defense officials laid out the broad outlines of the plan Wednesday, but had few details on how it will work, what Pentagon systems would be tested and how the hackers would be...
Security Tool Takes Pictures Of Those Trying to Hack You
Have you ever gotten an email warning that someone is trying to hack into your account and wondered: Who is doing this to me? A password manager called LogMeOnce now gives you the option to take a picture of whomever is trying to access the accounts you’ve registered with its service. It does this by hacking the hacker’s camera, whether on a computer or a mobile device, and secretly taking a photo. The feature, called Mugshot, also...
Market Cheaters Upgrade From Sex to Hackers
Washington — Insider traders have long shelled out millions in bribes, manipulated friendships and even traded sex for market tips. Now, they’ve found a new way to get the data they need: employing computer hackers. “With the ubiquity of hackers now, you can find people online who’ll do what you want for a pizza,” said Slade Griffin, founder of Knoxville, Tennessee-based Cyphoss Security LLC. “You combine the financial brilliance of...
Editor’s Note: Once More Unto the Breach
How in the name of Alan Turing did we get to this point? On the one hand, we’re busily uploading every detail of our lives onto an ever-changing multitude of digital platforms. Teens and 20-somethings post images of themselves that are, quite literally, revealing and might, quite literally, haunt them for the rest of their lives. Grownups, who should know better, blithely announce to the Facebook world that they will be on vacation...
