A presentation from the 24th Annual Chaos Communication Congress demoed a Wii hack that enabled them to run their own code with full access to all Wii hardware.

tl;dr: Wii Homebrew is a reality. picked by Gygash 7 months ago

Cracking a power company network and gaining access that could shut down the grid is simple, a security expert told an RSA audience, and he has done so in less than a day. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Step-by-step instructions for how to hack into and take control of thousands of ATMs scattered around the United States available online. We DO NOT recommend doing this. picked by hypnotode 2 years ago

Could we hack geology? Could we use plate tectonics to re-direct whole island chains, color rocks, print cities out of magma, and build mountains where mountains have no right to be? Here are the Entropist's top five ways to change the surface of the earth. picked by tahafcuk 5 months ago

Groups and individuals being dubbed as Internet vigilantes are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to phishers and their phishy sites, and are using their hacking powers for good. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

The Cult of The Dead Cow, a well-known hacker group has released what they call an "auditing tool" for web masters to check their site for vulnerabilities. It makes it easy for unskilled users to track down vulnerabilities and sensitive information on specific Web sites or broad web domains. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

Are you one of the many people that has had their version of windows branded as illegal by Microsoft’s incredibly stupid and inadequate Windows Genuine Advantage system? picked by mongoose 1 year ago

One senior US official said the Pentagon had pinpointed the exact origins of the attack.The Pentagon acknowledged shutting down part of a computer system serving the office of Robert Gates, defense secretary. picked by Dangerman 11 months ago

Been on a plane with the monitors in the seats? Well with a little bit of knowledge, you can bring them all down. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Johnny Lee demos his amazing Wii Remote hacks, which transform the $40 game piece into a digital whiteboard, a touchscreen and a head-mounted 3-D viewer. A multi-ovation demo from TED2008. btw, i love TED =D picked by Bilb0 3 months ago

Hacking a pop machine picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

A Massachusetts road sign was hacked to display a naughty message (part of male anatomy for lunch). I smell a bored teenager on summer break. picked by Kerry 1 year ago

Researchers at Princeton University discover the weakness of the Diebold ­AccuVote‑TS, the most commonly used electronic voting machine in the United States. picked by groggie 2 years ago

I don`t have the motivation to try, but one of you may. picked by jLoSsDh 5 months ago

Lists some of the biggest breaches in security on record. picked by andyboyd 1 year ago

According to this video, it does. Snopes has no record of this being true or false. Anyone ever heard of this? picked by hypnotode 10 months ago

What's up with this? picked by indierockcafe 1 year ago

Nothing that is too big of a deal here.

Only the BEST COMPUTER GAME EVER MADE! picked by Moe 6 months ago

Should ISPs be held responsible for hacker attacks? Some gambling sites pay extortionists up to $50,000 to call off an attack, as this is cheaper than having their business offline for any length of time. picked by sparky 2 years ago

The malicious code is said to attempt to fool the site ’s visitors into running a bogus anti-virus scan which then informs them that their computer is infected with a number of viruses and Trojan horses. Sophos reports that the hackers’ aim is to persuade the site’s users to purchase a counterfeit security... picked by cactushair 3 weeks ago