Security

Build your own camera, launch it like a grenade

At Defcon, hackers show how to make cool toys just like the military's

AntiSec hackers dump data after hacking police websites

10 gigabytes of law enforcment data is dumped after an online marketing firm used by rural Sheriff's is hacked

Three tips for a better Anonymous

Security experts offer advice for how the hacker group can grow up

Security rundown for week ending Aug. 5, 2011

A week of scary network threats from Black Hat, McAfee's Rat Report and more on RSA data breach

Black Hat: Researcher picks apart Sophos antivirus package

Sophos says it discussed researcher's work and is making some changes

Malware turns off Windows’ UAC, warns Microsoft

Urges users to check that the regularly-belittled prompt is really on

FBI busts trio for selling stolen Apple iPhones, Macbooks from mall kiosk

FBI looking to thwart mobile device thefts from Washington-area transit riders

Industrial controllers need security rewrite

Build a Better Virus Trap, Win $200,000

Microsoft announces the Blue Hat Prize, $200,000 in cash for dreaming up the best proactive security system.

‘Shady RAT’ hacking claims overblown, say security firms

Not sophisticated, certainly not out of the ordinary, argue McAfee rivals