Hacktivists Claim Closure of Department of Justice Website

Dikutip dari en.rian.ru, MOSCOW, January 20 (RIA Novosti), 03:21 20/01/2012

Hacker activists of the Anonymous group claimed responsibility on Friday for forcing offline several websites, including the U.S. Department of Justice , in retaliation for blocking popular file sharing hub Megaupload.com.

McAfee software bug could turn customers’ PCs into spam servers

Reuters, By Jim Finkle, BOSTON | Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:03am EST

(Reuters) – Anti-virus software maker McAfee warned that a flaw in one of its products could make customers’ PCs vulnerable to attacks in which hackers used their computers to distribute spam.

IBM researchers make 12-atom magnetic memory bit

The groups of atoms were built using a scanning tunneling microscope

Dikutip dari bbc.co.uk, 13 January 2012 Last updated at 14:47 GMT

Researchers have successfully stored a single data bit in only 12 atoms.

As a scientist [I] would totally dig having a scanning tunnelling microscope in every household,  Sebastian LothResearch lead author

Currently it takes about a million atoms to store a bit on a modern hard-disk, the researchers from IBM say.

Hacker says to release full Norton Antivirus code on Tuesday

A view of the Symantec Security Operations Center in a photo courtesy of the company

Dikutip dari Reuters, NEW DELHI | Sat Jan 14, 2012 1:12pm EST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A hacker who goes by the name of ‘Yama Tough’ threatened Saturday to release next week the full source code for Symantec Corp’s flagship Norton Antivirus software.

Pentingnya Auditor Teknologi

Dikutip dari, Tribunnews.com – Sabtu, 14 Januari 2012 07:56 WIB

TRIBUNNEWS.COM - Penerapan teknologi yang tidak bijak dapat menimbulkan dampak negatif yang tidak dikehendaki seperti inefisiensi kehidupan, ketergantungan, dan keterpurukan bangsa akibat salah dalam pemilihan teknologi bahkan bisa menjadi malapetaka bagi suatu negara. Oleh karena itu, upaya untuk mengurangi dampak negatif dari penerapan teknologi tersebut perlu dilakukan.

FCC sees support for incentive auctions of wireless spectrum

Julius Genachowski, Chairman of Federal Communication Commission

Dikutip dari Reuters By Sinead Carew, LAS VEGAS | Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:00pm EST

(Reuters) – Julius Genachowski, the top U.S. telecommunications regulator, said on Wednesday that he has received bi-partisan support from a group of U.S. senators for so-called “incentive” auctions of wireless spectrum without legislative restrictions.

Homeland Security watches Twitter, social media

Dikutip dari Reuters By Mark Hosenball, Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:15pm EST

(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s command center routinely monitors dozens of popular websites, including Facebook, Twitter, Hulu, WikiLeaks and news and gossip sites including the Huffington Post and Drudge Report, according to a government document.

Authorities probe U.S.-China commission email hack

Dikutip dari Reuters, by Mark Hosenball, Mon Jan 9, 2012 5:53pm EST

(Reuters) – U.S. authorities are investigating allegations that an Indian government spy unit hacked into emails of an official U.S. commission that monitors economic and security relations between the United States and China, including cyber-security issues.

Penemu Celah di Facebook Diganjar Kartu Debit ‘Unlimited’

Dikutip dari Santi Dwi Jayanti - detikinet, Selasa, 03/01/2012 13:54 WIB
Palo Alto, California - Kartu ini bukan kartu debit biasa. Ia khusus dikeluarkan oleh Facebook untuk para hacker yang berjasa bagi situs pertemanan ini.

Israel Samakan Hacker dengan Teroris

Dikutip dari Rachmatunisa - detikinet, Minggu, 08/01/2012 17:52 WIB

Jakarta - Geram dengan aksi peretasan, Israel menyatakan akan merespons serangan cyber sama seperti tindakan teror. Israel bersumpah akan melawan hacker seperti mereka melawan para teroris.