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ZDNet Dictionary Definition
- Cracker
- (1) A person who breaks into a computer system without authorization, whose purpose is to do damage (destroy files, steal credit card numbers, plant viruses, etc.). Because a cracker...
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ZDNet Resources
- Botnet hijack: Inside the Torpig malware operation
- Botnet hijack: Inside the Torpig malware operationAnd this is just one we know about. Who needs to be concerned about this the most?Fight fire with fireI wish more security researchers would start using the same type of analysis and intrusion techniques against malware that the cybercriminals are using against our...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, malware operation, Torpig, malware, BotNet, virus
- Discussion threads 2009-05-04
- Pwn2Own hacker contest targets browsers, smart phones
- Pwn2Own hacker contest targets browsers, smart phonesBig correction[i]Alex Sotirov also partnered with Macaulay in 2008 to exploit a Windows Vista vulnerability.[/i]It was not a Vista vulnerability, it was a Flash vulnerability. The [b]only[/b] OS to fall in its out of the box plus fully patched configuration was OS X. Try...
- Tags: Web browsers, Smart phones, SECURITY, Handhelds, phone, Web browser, vulnerability, smart phone, Pwn2Own hacker
- Discussion threads 2009-02-11
- Well, I do actually worry (about mobile viruses)
- Well, I do actually worry about mobile virusesIt's all economics...Most crackers hackers gone bad are doing this for monetary gain so like most people want to put the minimal amount effort to get the maximum gain. Mobile devices are such a nice diverse group of devices that crackers haven't found...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Cyberthreats, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, cracker, mobile, mobile virus, virus
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- All signs point to state senator's son as Palin 'hacker'
- All signs point to state senator's son as Palin 'hacker'Cracker is the term people are looking for.Though script kiddie would be more applicable.RE: All signs point to state senator's son as Palin 'hacker'I saw this information on www.michellemalkin.com and a few other blogs. Nothing in the main stream left wing...
- Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Palin, hacker, knowledge, Cracker
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- A hacker by any other name would code as sweet
- A hacker by any other name would code as sweetGreat MenTalk about [url=http://www.jmusheneaux.com/39cc.htm#1968]hackers.[/url]Geesh! ;)Hack On!where'd the line go?there once was a line between hackers and crackers... hackers are like crackers, but they do it legal, legit, and for good purposes... crackers break in, break code, disrupt, and are the negative...
- Tags: Hacking, hacker, cracker
- Discussion threads 2006-09-14
- Slovak National Security Office hacked hard
- Zone-H.org is reporting that the Slovak National Security Office was hacked hard by a group of crackers interested in demonstrating that the Slovak "NSO doesn't know the meaning of the word Security". The crackers reportedly got access to "20 gigabytes of emails, internal documents, directives etc" along with administrative...
- Tags: Slovak, cracker, Slovak National Security Office, Slovak NSO
- Blog posts 2006-04-27
- Police question man over Slammer worm
- Police question man over Slammer wormGood news!Arrest the cyber-hooligans. Make 'em squirm knowing the harsh punishment they'll receive..The Old School gives way to the New School.Old School: "Clubs" of teenage/early 20's crackers.New School: 'developers' working for Eastern European organized crime.On another article a day or two ago, someone asked...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, New School, cracker, Old School, SQL Slammer
- Discussion threads 2004-12-01
- Microsoft demonstrates supercomputing Windows
- Microsoft demonstrates supercomputing WindowsWow a new name"The company demonstrated the software at a supercomputing conference in Pittsburgh and also unveiled a new name for the product: Windows Server 2003 Compute Cluster Edition."Great news from MS for all their super-computing users;-)Microsoft on the Cutting Edge Once AgainHow did Microsoft ever come...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Bill G., SC2004, Microsoft Corp., supercomputing, cracker, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2004-11-08
- IE security patch nixes some apps
- IE security patch nixes some apps&itch..&itch...&itchMS can't win.1. Microsoft needs to get their OS and products to be the end all to be all secure solutions.2. Microsoft needs to allow some insecure items to work because fixing the security issues will break other unsecure apps.What a joke.yea thats too badoh...
- Tags: Web browsers, Cyberthreats, ActiveScripting, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, security, cracker, IE Security Patch, Web
- Discussion threads 2004-02-04
- Al-Jazeera hacker sentenced
- Al-Jazeera hacker sentencedNot encouraging patriotism - mixed signals to citizensWhat is wrong with our judicial system? Is some hot shot district attorney adding to his job security by prosecuting a true American? Ask yourself this, was the damage, economic and political, done to an American citizen? No. Do we...
- Tags: Government, Recruitment & Selection, Al-Jazeera, God, American Citizen, cracker
- Discussion threads 2003-11-13
Additional Resources
- Accent Word Password Recovery 3.0 (Windows)
- Word password cracker. Now recovering passwords to open in Microsoft Word 97-2003 (files with 40-bit protection) up to 10 times faster. The search algorithm has been thoroughly optimized, which boosted the hard-to-recover password search rate. Up to 10 times faster depending on the CPU type. Instantly recovering VBA passwords and...
- Tags: Microsoft Word, Password, Recovery, Microsoft Windows, Passcovery, Search Algorithm, Advanced Dictionary Manager
- Software downloads 2009-11-26
- Burgers n Bombs 1.0 (Windows)
- Use the arrow keys to move him left and right and the space bar to help him catch all the yummy food such as bananas, roast chicken, cracker, fries chips, hamburgers, potato chips, ice cream and so on. Don't let any fall to the ground or you dropped food meter...
- Tags: Food, Microsoft Windows, Chip, NowStat, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing
- Software downloads 2009-10-14
- Weak passwords dominate statistics for Hotmail's phishing scheme leak
- Weak Passwords suckUntil about 4 years ago my organization had no restrictions on passwords. Our students got their birthdays or their phone numbers as passwords and our staff could choose whatever they wanted. Most common staff password was 1234. Well after years of security breaches and administration...
- Tags: MSN Hotmail, phishing, password, weak password
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- Gonzales just tip of iceberg in Heartland attack
- Feet on the street?In a crime where tens of thousands of credit card numbers and identifying information is stolen remotely from poorly configured databases, then sold on-line to other criminals, who then, presumably, use that information either for identity theft or straight credit card fraud, just where do you need...
- Tags: SECURITY, Viet Nam, Gonzales
- Discussion threads 2009-08-19
- A success story out of Florida
- A success story out of FloridaI hope the progress spreads locallyI moved into one of the Viera subdivisions in 1993, when Wickham Road was 2 lanes and the only places to eat at that exit were McDonald's, Miami Subs, Denny's, and Cracker Barrel. To know that this much progress...
- Tags: success story
- Discussion threads 2009-07-19
- I-WayInfo 2007 2007 (Mobile)
- Complete Interstate Exit Information Your Guide to Gas, Food, Lodging, Medical Services, Retail Stores, and More at Every U.S. Interstate Exit in the Contiguous 48 States. Data is provided by theNextEXIT, which is proud to announce the release of the 2007 edition of the printed version this year. --------------------If you've...
- Tags: Mobile, Retail Company, Exit, Retail, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing
- Software downloads 2009-07-08
- Password Cracker 3.84 (Windows)
- A simple software that was created to ensure that you never worry about misplacing or forgetting passwords. Tool for restoring forgotten passwords also in Internet Explorer. So using this application, you will no longer have to panic when you lose any of your passwords.
- Tags: Password, Password Cracking, Microsoft Windows, G&G Software
- Software downloads 2009-06-28
- China confirms security flaws in Green Dam, rushes to release a patch
- China confirms security flaws in Green Dam, rushes to release a patchThe problem with backdoor softwareis the danger somebody else will discover your back door and use it.What was that about copyright infringement, again?[i]"?It is not responsible to crack somebody?s software and publish the details, which are commercial secrets, on...
- Tags: Patches, Chinese People, Chinese Government, Green Dam, security flaw, patch, security
- Discussion threads 2009-06-15
- Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
- Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe filesThey should....Default to show all extensions and give people the ability to hide them if they prefer, not sure why they would, but the option would be there. This is a good point to make and I hope...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, UAC, security
- Discussion threads 2009-05-05
- PDF Password Unlocker 3.0 (Windows)
- PDF Password Unlocker is the simpliest solution to password recovery for encrypted Adobe Acrobat PDF documents. It is the ever easiest-to-use PDF password recovery tool to recover and remove both the "User Password" and "Owner Password" efficiently and safely, making it possible for you not only to open but to...
- Tags: Password, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Windows, PasswordUnlocker, PDF Password Unlocker
- Software downloads 2009-04-08
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