Top 10 coolest/suckest hacking moments of 2008

Jimmy Ray Purser is a hacker, a field engineer for Cisco and a Cisco Subnet blogger. He's compiled a list of 10 coolest hacking moments in 2008, which include Apple quietly recommending antivirus software for Macs (hey, consider that a compliment that hackers are taking notice), the cracking of WPA, and drive-by attacks with Java. What moments are on your list?

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Jim Duffy has been covering technology for over 28 years, 23 at Network World. He covers enterprise networking infrastructure, including routers and switches. He also writes The Cisco Connection blog and can be reached on Twitter @Jim_Duffy and at jduffy@nww.com.

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