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Security researchers to target Adobe Flash, Web design flaws at Black Hat

Live attacks will be performed against some of the top Web sites at next week's security conference to demonstrate their vulnerabilities... more
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Las Vegas ATMs may have malware

U.S. Secret Service is investigating why at least a half-dozen people saw their accounts debited after using ATMs that didn't dispense cash... more
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Black Hat 2009: How to hack a parking meter

At Black Hat this week, security researchers showed how a technically savvy hacker can make a fake payment card that allows unlimited free parking on San Francisco's smart parking meter system... more
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More holes found in Web's SSL security protocol

At Black Hat, researchers say these bugs could be used to create undetectable man-in-the middle attacks... more
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Microsoft rushes clutch patch for 'deep' security bug in Windows, third-party apps

Researchers say move may be tied to this week's Black Hat security conference... more
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Black Hat 'supertalk' halted due to vendor concerns

Conference organizers say it's too soon to reveal information on a software problem... more
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Famed hacker finds possible bug in Apple's iPhone

Charlie Miller says he's found a way to trick the iPhone into enabling shellcode, which could let a hacker do all sorts of malicious actions such as remotely read text messages and other data... more
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Visualization tools may cut through the security logjam

Black Hat presentations show a new spin on detecting potential threats... more

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Live attacks will be performed against some of the top Web sites at next week's security conference to demonstrate their vulnerabilities... more

U.S. Secret Service is investigating why at least a half-dozen people saw their accounts debited after using ATMs that didn't dispense cash... more

At Black Hat this week, security researchers showed how a technically savvy hacker can make a fake payment card that allows unlimited free parking on San Francisco's smart parking meter system... more

At Black Hat, researchers say these bugs could be used to create undetectable man-in-the middle attacks... more

Researchers say move may be tied to this week's Black Hat security conference... more

Conference organizers say it's too soon to reveal information on a software problem... more

Charlie Miller says he's found a way to trick the iPhone into enabling shellcode, which could let a hacker do all sorts of malicious actions such as remotely read text messages and other data... more

Black Hat presentations show a new spin on detecting potential threats... more

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