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Piracy-Enabling Security Hole Possibly Responsible for PSN Outage

Reports from the PS3 hacking scene suggest the PlayStation Network (PSN) outage, now going into its sixth day, might have been caused by a security hole that enabled piracy.The PSN went down unexpectedly before the Easter break, on April 20, and remains offline at the time of writing this article with little informat...

26 April 2011
09:43 GMT

Go Daddy Offering Website Security Scanning Tool

Go Daddy, world renowned Web registrar and hosting company released a new service for their clients named Site Scanner, a tool for detecting website security holes.Sounds futuristic, but Site Scanner works based on the international industry standard for detecting computer vulnerabilities, the Common Vulnerability Sc...

10 November 2010
03:05 GMT

Newly Discovered Flaw Exposes ZeuS C&C Servers to Hijacking

A reputed security researcher has identified a gaping security hole in the ZeuS command and control Web application, which allows Zbot-based botnets to be easily hijacked.The flaw was discovered by Google security engineer Billy Rios (BK) in a version of ZeuS released earlier this year. But, given the nature of the b...

27 September 2010
10:02 GMT

Google Plugs Massive Security Hole in reCAPTCHA

Google moved swiftly to fix a glaring security hole in the audio version of its reCAPTCHA service, which was publicly disclosed yesterday. The bug allowed anyone to easily beat the test by inputting a long-enough sequence of words.CAPTCHA stands for “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and...

4 August 2010
08:30 GMT

Bugs Allowed Access to Black Hat Streams for Free

A Web application security researcher has uncovered several security issues in the Black Hat Uplink portal. The bugs allowed users to view the real-time video streams from the security conference without paying the access fee.Black Hat is a technical security conference, which brings together thousands of industry re...

29 July 2010
12:48 GMT

Lack of Security in Routers Distributed by Time Warner

Time Warner is working to develop and deploy a patch to plug gaping security holes in thousands of home routers previously distributed to its customers. The devices' default and locked configuration allow hackers to go rampaging on local home networks.Customers of Road Runner, Time Warner's Internet service...

21 October 2009
04:31 GMT


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