Hackers

Update: Cyberattacks against Georgia
Many experts think that the Russian government may not be directly involved.
Evan Ratliff 2008.08.14
Cyberwar rages on in Georgia
Government sites under attack from Russian hackers move to U.S.-based servers, including Atlanta’s Tulip Systems.
Evan Ratliff 2008.08.12
How safe is safe?
Security expert Doug Camplejohn on building a smarter firewall to outsmart cyber slimeballs.
Joe Hutsko 2008.07.28
If you care about your rights, don’t buy an iPhone
By breaking the phones that customers dared to unlock from AT&T, Apple has come out against its own customers legal rights.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.09.28
iPhone hackers release free AT&T unlock kit
No more contracts: Within three months of its release, the iPhone has been broken away from AT&T’s network. Anyone can do it, for free.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.09.12
How an undercover NBC reporter was outed by hackers
A “Dateline” producer tried to cover the annual DEFCON convention with a hidden camera. Needless to say, she didn’t get very far.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.06
Weekly Column
Meet the iPhone hackers
The coding geniuses who are taking apart Apple’s hot device say they’re within a few days of making it work with cell networks beyond AT&T.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.11
iPhone hackers add ring tones, wallpaper
The worldwide crew of coders trying to unlock the iPhone report major progress. Freeing the Apple device from AT&T is only a matter of time.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.10

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Cyrus Farivar is a freelance technology journalist who regularly reports for National Public Radio, PRI’s The World, The Economist and others. His forthcoming book is “The Internet of Elsewhere.”

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