Whether they are reporting on that next "next gen" banking trojan or writing about that critical flaw in SSL encryption, used by top banks use to secure their online banking sessions, they are on top of their game.
Today they came out with their Coolest Hacks of 2009. Here's their introduction and the list, which links back to the Dark Reading site where you can sign up for their newsletter, should you be so inclined.
DarkReading | By Kelly Jackson Higgins
Hackers are always probing for ways to crack new technology, even elements so personal you would never imagine they could be hacked -- like, well, your face. Extreme hacks that hit close to home and we can see in the mirror remind us of just how much technology has infiltrated the everyday, and how fragile it ultimately can be at the hands of the bad guys.
This year saw some creative and unusual hacks that gamed biometric facial identities, weaponized iPod Touches, dug up actual missile defense data on a second-hand hard drive, replaced application updates with malware in midstream, and even found a way to silence a teenager's frenzy of text messaging. And don't get us started on a phony Bill Gates "LinkedIN" e-vite that landed in multiple corporate emailboxes unscathed.
These are among the hacks we have selected as nine of the coolest hacks covered here at Dark Reading in 2009 -- sometimes off-the-wall and in-your-face (pun intended) vulnerabilities that were exposed and exploited by creative and imaginative researchers who are all about staying one step ahead of the bad guys, and maybe having a little fun along the way.
So kick back, relax (if you can), and take a look back at the more offbeat yet profound hacks of the year.
