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A federal judge Tuesday sentenced a Colorado Springs man to two years in prison for trying to damage a high-security government computer system used to screen airline passengers. Judge David M. Ebel also ordered Douglas James Duchak to pay $60,587 in restitution to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration for repairs needed after he introduced a code into the system that would have disrupted the agency’s ability to compare arrest warrants against the names of air travelers. According to court records, the incident occurred on Oct. 23, 2009, while Duchak worked at the TSA’s operations center in Colorado Springs, days after he had been notified by a TSA contractor that his job was about to be terminated. Investigators said security cameras and other data showed Duchak entering the operation center after hours that night about the same time that the unauthorized code was entered. If activated, the code would have disrupted TSA’s ability to vet names against its “no fly” list t...

A Germany-based security researcher says he can hack into protected networks using software that runs on Amazon’s cloud-based computers, according to a Reuters report. Thomas Roth, a computer security consultant based in Cologne, Germany, says he has “figured out a quick and inexpensive way to break a commonly used form of password protection for wireless networks using powerful computers that anybody can lease from Amazon.com Inc over the Web,” the report said. According to Roth, he can hack into protected networks using specialized software that he has written that runs on Amazon’s cloud-based computers. It tests 400,000 potential passwords per second using Amazon’s high-speed computers, according to Reuters report. Amazon offers pay-as-you-go Web services for companies who don’t want to lay out the capital to purchase and run the equipment. The Seattle-based company just announced it lowered usage pricing on existing premium support offerings by 50 percent and added two new supp...

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt announced this month plans to create a National Program Office to help foster an environment in which sensitive online transactions can be carried out with greater levels of trust. The announcement was made January 7th, at a forum with business and academic leaders at Stanford University. The National Program Office, to be established within the Department of Commerce, would coordinate federal activities needed to implement the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, or NSTIC, an Obama administration initiative aimed at establishing identity solutions and privacy-enhancing technologies that will make the online environment more secure and convenient for consumers. The national office would serve as the point of contact to bring the public and private sectors together for this challenge. "The Internet will not reach its full potential until users and consumers feel more confi...

An Adelaide computer hacker has received a suspended jail term after infecting more than 2000 computers worldwide with a program to capture banking details. Anthony Scott Harrison, 21, used the internet to teach himself the necessary hacking and programming skills to launch his attack in 2009, but was caught when suspicious web activity was spotted and tracked by federal police. He also modified and sold software to allow others to infect computers, with his offending flowing from his obsession with the world of cyber fantasy. Advertisement: Story continues below Judge Paul Rice sentenced him to two years and eight months in jail to teach him and others it was a serious crime. "You may have offended locally, but the effects of your hacking can be felt worldwide in an instant," the judge said. He suspended the sentence and imposed a $500 good behaviour bond for three years. News Source : Google

Update : Latest Hack by TiGER-M@TE :  700,000 sites on Inmotion Hosting Server hacked in one shot On the morning of Saturday, Jan 8, 2011 the biggest news of cyber world was -  Google Bangladesh website (Google.com.bd) Hacked by TiGER-M@TE  . TiGER-M@TE is a Bangladeshi Hacker, He was already connected to "The Hacker News" from last 2-3 months for providing his Hacks News ! Finally we take a small interview of this great Hacker, who make Google Down !! Unix Root          -  Tell us Some Introduction about you. TiGER-M@TE -  Me TiGER-M@TE , nationality Bangladeshi. I've Been hacking since 2007 and I work alone.I like to exploit servers rather than exploiting web application and I use only 0days and private exploits. Unix Root          -  Do you Hack Google on Jan 8, 2011 and Why ? TiGER-M@TE -  I've hacked not only Google but also local domain of Yahoo, Avast, Microsoft, Bing,...