Hack attack hits ATM jackpots (AFP)

People take cash at an ATM machine in Bangkok. Banks use AFP – Computer security researcher Barnaby Jack jokes that he has resorted to hiding cash under his bed since figuring out how to crack automated teller machines remotely using the Internet.


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Hacker Snoops on GSM Cell Phones in Demo (PC World)

PC World – Despite concerns that federal authorities might fine or arrest him, hacker Chris Paget went ahead with a live demonstration of mobile phone interception at the Defcon hacking conference Saturday.

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Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device (AP)

In this July 30, 2010 photo, hacker Chris Paget sets up a long range RFID reading devise at the DefCon hacker conference in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)AP – A computer security researcher says he has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that’s said.


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TROJ_WALEDAC.AIR

Malware: TROJ_WALEDAC.AIR

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Smooth-talking hackers test hi-tech titans’ skills (AFP)

Hackers at the infamous DefCon gathering held in Las Vegas are proving that old-fashioned telephone smooth talk is an effective rival to slick software skills when it comes to pulling off attacks on computer networks.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP – Hackers at an infamous DefCon gathering are proving that old-fashioned smooth talk rivals slick software skills when it comes to pulling off attacks on computer networks.


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