Hack the iPhone 5S, get $16k
THE race to break the iPhone 5S is on. Hackers have raised $16,000 for the first person to break into the fingerprint scanner.
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‘750m mobiles vulnerable to hacking’
A FLAW in SIM card technology has left 750 million active mobile phones vulnerable to being remotely accessed by cyber criminals, researcher claims, but telcos don’t know if Aussie customers are affected.
Teenage hackers in AFP’s sights
EXCLUSIVE: AUSTRALIAN Federal Police ”interventions” are aiming to turn teen hackers into cyber-crime fighters.
Snowden alleges US hacking in China
WHISTLEBLOWER Edward Snowden claims the US has long been attacking a Hong Kong university that routes all internet traffic.
North Korea training thousands of hackers
MOST of its citizens don’t have computers, but that hasn’t stopped North Korea from training an army of “cyber warriors” to hack its enemies’ systems.
Aussie LulzSec hacker identified
UPDATE: The identity of the LulzSec hacker has been revealed as 24-year-old Matthew Flannery. Sources have revealed that he enjoys karaoke and 1960s musicals.
Five charged in massive hacking scheme
FIVE men have been charged over what officials say is the largest hacking and data breach scheme in US history.
Chinese spies steal ASIO blueprints
SECRET and highly sensitive blueprints outlining the layout of Australia’s top spy agency’s new headquarters have been stolen by Chinese hackers, the ABC says.
Apple hacker breaks silence
A DEVELOPER, who claims to have hacked Apple’s developer site, says he did it because the company failed to fix security flaws.
10 of the worst reactions to Titstare fiasco
WEB users have flocked to a hacker forum to defend the Aussie developers who disgraced a hack event with a joke app called ‘Titstare’.
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