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HP LaserJet Printers Apparently Allow Hacking Exploits

HP LaserJet Printers Apparently Allow Hacking Exploits

A group of researchers at Columbia University has made a surprising discovery — apparently, some HP LaserJet printers are wide open to exploits from hackers. Continue reading

Fallout 3 Exploits Discovered

If you’ve already pirated your own copy of Fallout 3, then you’re surely aware that the Xbox 360 version of Fallout 3 has been leaked. This is giving the pirates out there the one-up on all of the bugs and possible exploits the QA guys missed. Nobody likes a cheater, but when in Rome, do as the Romans do. A random reader of Swongled.com sent in a video and a thorough walk through of possible exploits that allow you to... Continue reading

Hacking: Boston Stops Defcon Talk Over Security Concerns

This past weekend, during the Defcon hacker convention in Las Vegas, several MIT students who were prepared to give a talk regarding the security of Boston’s public transit system were stopped. A judge ruled to ban the presentation after the city realized a gaping vulnerability was about to become exposed. For now, the talks have been stopped, but now everyone has focused attention to Boston. The city must have quite the security flaw going on. Though the talks were stopped,... Continue reading

Hacking MySpace Profiles Quicker Than Jesus

Valleywag has posted a great little exploit from a “Canadian computer guy” that allows you to access any private MySpace profile. Using a Yahoo! Mobile widget portal and a little URL trickery, you can easily browse through any private profile, photos included. I stopped using MySpace about two years ago, so I signed up with a throwaway Dodgit.com e-mail address to see if I could make it work. Sure enough, it did. Five minutes later I was checking out some... Continue reading