Computer Hacking
In the term's original, benign sense, a hacker is a computer enthusiast who enjoys computer programming, problem-solving with computers, trying to expand a computer's capabilities, learning all the details of a particular piece of software, and so on. The term hacker is sometimes applied to a person who gains unauthorized access to computer systems, particularly with some malicious intent. A true hacker considers this an offensive misuse of the term. "Cracker" is the preferred name for such a person. The articles below provide information on computer hacking, history of hacking and cracking, hacker culture, cryptography, hacking programs and software tools, hackers, crackers, phreaks, coders and their world.
Yahoo Messenger Invisible Hack
This article describes the infamous yahoo messenger invisible hack. The article guides you on how to see the status of a person who may seem to appear offline but can be actually in an invisible mode. Note: The article is meant only for learning purposes.
Breeds of Hackers and Ethical Hacking
This article describes on what is ethical hacking and what are the different breeds of hackers in today's digital age.
Large-Scale Hacking Discovered at State Department
The Associated Press has learned that the State Department is in the process of recovering from the damage done by hackers who broke into computers worldwide over the last few weeks.
New York Hacker Hits Pay Dirt
Some of the wealthiest and most powerful individuals in the country became the unwitting victims of a New York computer hacker.
Hacker Posts Data of 6 Million Chileans
Personal details posted in the internet by a Chilean hacker might include information about the president's daughter
Hackers Attack Pro-tibetan Websites
Cyber strikes are believed to emanate from computer servers in Taiwan
Teenager Accused of Leading £12.5m Cyber Crime Team
Hackers infiltrated more than a million computers· Eight charged so far in crackdown by FBI
China: The Great Red Cyber Army
These days the computer hacking has become almost an institutionalized resource in an information war that is being waged by nations at the highest political levels.
Cover-up Allegation Over Chinese Hackers
Ministers were accused yesterday of trying to cover up the extent of Chinese cyber-attacks on Whitehall and urged to adopt a more robust approach to Beijing about the incidents.
Titan Rain - How Chinese Hackers Targeted Whitehall
· Foreign Office among departments hit· Military involvement suspected
China Denies Hacking the Pentagon
Newspaper report says People's Liberation Army broke into computers and stole files.
Computer Hackers Attack Root Servers of Internet
Hackers last night mounted the most significant attack since 2002 on the computers that direct traffic on the internet, it emerged today.
Cycling: Landis Team Denies Links Computer Hackers
After computer hackers attacked France's anti-doping laboratory, its director says there may be a link with Floyd Landis' positive drugs test.
Cycling: Hackers Attack Top Doping Lab
Computer hackers have broken into a French anti-doping lab's computers and sent out letters and emails in an attempt to discredit the clinic.
Hacker's Sidestep Lets Ipod Play Tracks Not Bought From Itunes
Apple may be forced to look again at security for the iPod after a renowned hacker claimed to have found a way of bypassing the copy protection on its market-leading music player.
Search Engines like Google turned into Hacking Tool!
How do the hackers use search engines as a free hacking tool?
Hacking Trail Leads to Swedish Teen
A Swedish teenager is being questioned over a daring internet attack that penetrated thousands of computer systems in the US, including military and Nasa websites, the FBI said yesterday.
Hacker Offers to Shut Putin's Website
In the spirit of the free market computer hackers in Russia have put their services up for sale, offering to "take out" any website for a price. Several hackers have posted a menu of services on the internet. The most popular is a Direct Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, in which a website...
Cyber-terror Crackdown Sparks Civil Rights Fears
Singapore has enacted draconian legislation allowing the government to give unspecified authorities power to take unlimited pre-emptive action against suspected cyber-terrorists and computer hackers. Free speech activists yesterday strongly condemned the amendment to the Computer Misuse...
US Giant Puts Up $5m to Trap Hackers
The FBI and Microsoft combined forces yesterday against the shadowy teenage world of the computer hacker by offering $500,000 (£300,000) bounties for information on the creators of MSBlast and SoBig viruses. Microsoft executives said the bounties, part of a $5m fund earmarked for...
Hackers Find Way for Porn Sites to Hijack Computers
Hackers, possibly based in Russia, have hijacked the computers of unsuspecting internet users for pornographic websites. Researchers believe more than 1,000 computers have been taken over. Internet users are accustomed to junk emails which are now sent out from hijacked internet addresses...
8m caught in US credit card fraud
A computer hacker has gained access to the credit card details of more than 8m Mastercard, Visa, American Express and Discover holders in the US, sparking fears of fraud on a potentially massive scale.
Teenage hacker beats Hollywood clamp on DVDs
Hollywood's biggest film studios were defeated yesterday in their effort to punish a Norwegian teenage computer hacker for DVD piracy.
US seeks extradition of Briton accused of hacking into military computers
An unemployed British computer administrator was last night facing extradition to the US accused of hacking into 92 military computer systems, including one break-in that shut down the network of a New Jersey naval base immediately after the September 11 attacks.
Microsoft investigates hacking fears
Microsoft is investigating claims that a security loophole in its Internet Explorer browser could allow hackers to steal the names, passwords and credit card details of people who believe they are using a secure site.
US Fears Al-qaida Hackers Will Hit Vital Computer Networks
The al-Qaida terrorist network has been making preparations for potentially devastating attacks on America by hacking into computer networks to look for ways to disrupt electricity and telephone systems, dams and nuclear power stations.
Personal details posted in the internet by a Chilean hacker might include information about the president's daughter
Hackers Attack Pro-tibetan Websites
Cyber strikes are believed to emanate from computer servers in Taiwan
Teenager Accused of Leading £12.5m Cyber Crime Team
Hackers infiltrated more than a million computers· Eight charged so far in crackdown by FBI
China: The Great Red Cyber Army
These days the computer hacking has become almost an institutionalized resource in an information war that is being waged by nations at the highest political levels.
Cover-up Allegation Over Chinese Hackers
Ministers were accused yesterday of trying to cover up the extent of Chinese cyber-attacks on Whitehall and urged to adopt a more robust approach to Beijing about the incidents.
Titan Rain - How Chinese Hackers Targeted Whitehall
· Foreign Office among departments hit· Military involvement suspected
China Denies Hacking the Pentagon
Newspaper report says People's Liberation Army broke into computers and stole files.
Computer Hackers Attack Root Servers of Internet
Hackers last night mounted the most significant attack since 2002 on the computers that direct traffic on the internet, it emerged today.
Cycling: Landis Team Denies Links Computer Hackers
After computer hackers attacked France's anti-doping laboratory, its director says there may be a link with Floyd Landis' positive drugs test.
Cycling: Hackers Attack Top Doping Lab
Computer hackers have broken into a French anti-doping lab's computers and sent out letters and emails in an attempt to discredit the clinic.
Hacker's Sidestep Lets Ipod Play Tracks Not Bought From Itunes
Apple may be forced to look again at security for the iPod after a renowned hacker claimed to have found a way of bypassing the copy protection on its market-leading music player.
Search Engines like Google turned into Hacking Tool!
How do the hackers use search engines as a free hacking tool?
Hacking Trail Leads to Swedish Teen
A Swedish teenager is being questioned over a daring internet attack that penetrated thousands of computer systems in the US, including military and Nasa websites, the FBI said yesterday.
Hacker Offers to Shut Putin's Website
In the spirit of the free market computer hackers in Russia have put their services up for sale, offering to "take out" any website for a price. Several hackers have posted a menu of services on the internet. The most popular is a Direct Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, in which a website...
Cyber-terror Crackdown Sparks Civil Rights Fears
Singapore has enacted draconian legislation allowing the government to give unspecified authorities power to take unlimited pre-emptive action against suspected cyber-terrorists and computer hackers. Free speech activists yesterday strongly condemned the amendment to the Computer Misuse...
US Giant Puts Up $5m to Trap Hackers
The FBI and Microsoft combined forces yesterday against the shadowy teenage world of the computer hacker by offering $500,000 (£300,000) bounties for information on the creators of MSBlast and SoBig viruses. Microsoft executives said the bounties, part of a $5m fund earmarked for...
Hackers Find Way for Porn Sites to Hijack Computers
Hackers, possibly based in Russia, have hijacked the computers of unsuspecting internet users for pornographic websites. Researchers believe more than 1,000 computers have been taken over. Internet users are accustomed to junk emails which are now sent out from hijacked internet addresses...
8m caught in US credit card fraud
A computer hacker has gained access to the credit card details of more than 8m Mastercard, Visa, American Express and Discover holders in the US, sparking fears of fraud on a potentially massive scale.
Teenage hacker beats Hollywood clamp on DVDs
Hollywood's biggest film studios were defeated yesterday in their effort to punish a Norwegian teenage computer hacker for DVD piracy.
US seeks extradition of Briton accused of hacking into military computers
An unemployed British computer administrator was last night facing extradition to the US accused of hacking into 92 military computer systems, including one break-in that shut down the network of a New Jersey naval base immediately after the September 11 attacks.
Microsoft investigates hacking fears
Microsoft is investigating claims that a security loophole in its Internet Explorer browser could allow hackers to steal the names, passwords and credit card details of people who believe they are using a secure site.
US Fears Al-qaida Hackers Will Hit Vital Computer Networks
The al-Qaida terrorist network has been making preparations for potentially devastating attacks on America by hacking into computer networks to look for ways to disrupt electricity and telephone systems, dams and nuclear power stations.