Greek Spying Case Uncovers First Phone Switch Rootkit
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A highly sophisticated spying operation that tapped into the mobile phones of Greece&#39;s prime minister and other top government officials has highlighted weaknesses in telecommunications systems that still use decades-old computer code, according to a report by two computer scientists.
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Italy's justice minister probes whether government officials knew of an alleged spy ring at Telecom Italia.             has started an investigation into whether government officials were involved in an alleged wire-tapping scandal at Telecom Italia.
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A new worm can spy on users by hijacking their Web cameras, a security firm warned Monday. The Rbot.gr worm -- the latest in a long line of similar worms; one security firm estimates that more
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in version five of the widely-used Kerberos authentication protocol. The most serious could be exploited by crackers to gain root control to authentication servers.
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An iPhone owner has hacked his device so that it can record video.
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A rootkit based on proof-of-concept code presented at 2005's Black Hat conference is currently infecting thousands of Windows-based PCs, and researchers say it's a remarkably sophisticated -- and hard-to-eradicate -- infection.
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This article outlines useful ways of detecting hidden modifications to a Linux kernel. Often known as rootkits, these stealthy types of malware are installed in the kernel and require special techniques by Incident handlers and Linux system administrators to be detected.
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Three versions of the smart phone carry vulnerabilities that could allow access to data even when the device is locked.
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NEW YORK At first glance, it might seem like the simple extension of a standard tool in the fight against the bad guys. But in fact, wiretapping Internet phones to monitor criminals and terrorists is costly
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D'oh Hackers might have gained access to the credit card details and personal information of up to 19,000 people after breaking into AT&amp;T's online store last weekend, the US telecoms giant said on Tuesday.â¦
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Sneaky program takes a different tack to capture people's passwords and potentially steal money.
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Wiretapping Internet phones to monitor criminals and terrorists is costly and complex, and potentially a big burden on new businesses trying to sell the phone service.
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German police have long expressed interest in having surveillance tools that could crack Skype, but leaked documents seem to indicate that thanks to specially commissioned malware, they do indeed have ways of making your VoIP talk.
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The telecoms regulator on Thursday fined the Greek unit of British mobile giant Vodafone 19.1 million euros (27 million dollars) for violating network regulations in a wire-tapping scandal that rocked the country last year.
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Olympics-gate dissected More details have emerged on how Vodafone's Greek network was bugged three years ago to spy on top government officials.â¦
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A new hacking method is causing concern for the lengths it goes to avoid detection by security software and researchers.
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"Snoopware" that listens, watches and spies through cell phones is on the rise. Columnist Mike Elgan sorts through the urban legends and bad information to explain what's possible and what can be done to protect yourself.