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Shuttle's foam crack could delay launch
July 3, 2006 – 12:52 PM
NASA inspectors have found a small crack in the foam insulation of the space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank, prompting mission managers to discuss whether to press ahead with Tuesday's third launch attempt or stand down for repairs.
Hackers Crack Gmail's CAPTCHA
March 10, 2008 – 1:17 PM in Build Your Own
Security firm Message Labs today said that there is a lot more spam from Gmail accounts coming your way - which is a result of hackers having cracked Google's CAPTCHA identity verification tool.
Researchers Crack IPhone's Wi-Fi Positioning System
April 14, 2008 – 2:28 PM
Zurich (Switzerland) - It was just a matter of time: Researchers from the ETH Zurich breached the iPhone's/iPod's Wi-Fi positioning system and found that the technology is vulnerable to location spoofing.
Hackers change tactics to crack open computers
November 22, 2005 – 6:26 PM
A major change in the methods used by hackers to break into computers has been revealed in a report issued by an influential research institute on Tuesday.
Hackers use brute force to crack Windows Vista's activation
March 2, 2007 – 5:46 PM
Hackers have proclaimed victory over Microsoft's vaunted Windows Vista activation protection. The folks at Keznews forums say they have made a simple number guesser that takes a serial code and then tries to activate it through Microsoft's servers. It can take a while, but they say it eventually works.\

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How To Crack WEP - Part 2: Performing the Crack
May 18, 2005 – 10:00 PM
In Part 2 of this series, Humphrey Cheung shows how to use the tools configured in Part 1 to capture data and perform a WEP key recovery.
How To Crack WEP - Part 3: Securing your WLAN
June 7, 2005 – 1:00 AM
Humphrey Cheung turns the tables in his final installment of the WEP Crack series. Part III describes an approach to wireless security that matches defensive measures against the level of expected threat.
How To Crack WEP - Part 1: Setup & Network Recon
May 10, 2005 – 2:00 AM in Business Notebooks
It's common knowledge that WEP can be "easily" cracked. But did you ever wonder how "easy" it is? In Part 1 of a three-part series, Humphrey Cheung shows you how to put together a WEP-cracking setup and find vulnerable wireless devices.