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Archive for December, 2009

Airlines system vulnerable to hackers at BIAL

Posted by deepquest under Security (No Respond)

Airlines, beware! With the Bangalore International Airport leaving the wi-fi hotspots unsecured at the airport, a hacker can break into the servers containing your databases and tamper with sensitive information pertaining to flight schedules and passenger details. Not only that. The e-mail ID of a passeger surfing the net while waiting for his flight can […]

Droid Smartphone Hacked

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First the iPhone, now the Droid: A hacker has unleashed an exploit that lets a user wrest administrative root control of his or her Motorola Droid smartphone. The code, which was posted on the AllDroid online forum, lets a user gain root privileges to either Motorola Droid Android 2.0 or Android 2.0.1 version phones. That […]

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10 PC Security Threats for 2010

Posted by deepquest under Security (No Respond)

If you thought 2009 was filled to the brim with malware, spyware and bots, wait till you see what lies is store for 2010.

Disney calling my 11-year-old son a “hacker”

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The Disney Company is always so good at accessing one’s inner child. The hope, the joy, the glory of absolute love, family goodness, and everything that sails in it. So I am thrown a little off course when I hear that Disney may have falsely accused an 11-year-old boy of hacking the Pirates of the […]

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