“No valiant showdown between a small number of larger-than-life geniuses. The battle was lost six months ago, against human fallibility."

"In one thin sign of good news for Sony, the attack comes 12 days after the company’s last breach, the longest interval since May and a sign that the Sony-hacking meme may be finally wearing thin for the hacker community."

"We had 8 teams of hacks and hackers digging around the Scottish data beat. ... With this special digger, fire incidents, planning applications, public-owned property and gifts councillors’ received have been mined."

"Over the last week, I've talked to some of those who participated in the HBGary hack to learn in detail how they penetrated HBGary's defenses and gave the company such a stunning black eye—and what the HBGary example means for the rest of us mere mortals who use the Internet."

But the whole episode reminded me that, in spite of the Web's seemingly secure and consumer-friendly facade, there is still some Wild West left out there. And 4Chan is the OK Corral. So like a middle-aged Australian businessman going on walkabout, I decided to spend a couple of weeks embedded in this famously depraved, raucously fertile community.

"The criminals probably didn't realize that they were installing their ATM in a hotel that was soon going to be flooded with more than 8,000 security professionals, he added."

"The MAKE stage has gotten a whole lot bigger! Coming to public television stations across America, Make: television brings the spirit and energy of the magazine to TV sets in beautiful HD."

"We found 4 different ways (including the Kuhn attack) to fully or partially recover keystrokes from wired keyboards at a distance up to 20 meters, even through walls. We tested 11 different wired keyboard models bought between 2001 and 2008 (PS/2, USB and laptop). They are all vulnerable to at least one of our 4 attacks."

Notes on Hack Day 2008 aka Mashed.

""Welcome to the Teaching Hacks Wiki. Teaching with technology."

Ann Coulter, PWNED.

"They are hackers on steroids"

"WiFi Hopper is a WLAN utility that combines the features of a Network Discovery and Site Survey tool with a Connection Manager."

"todd... no more.. omfg we are SO busted.. fuck fuck fuck FUCK FUCK. everything was PERFECT until their night noc ran a reverse udp traceroute back to one of the hosts we had set up. after that, straight DOWNHILL."

An archive of phreaking and hacker related sounds and recordings.

A popular US TV show references the CDC and BO in explaining '1337'.

A selection of nifty freeware apps.

Geeks are not known to be political or highly vocal (outside of our own circles)- this must change if we want things to improve. So here is my list of things people of all shapes, sizes and sides of the debate need to know.

Some DJs spin vinyl or twiddle fader knobs. Others write subroutines in C++.

Methods and tips on how to use Google for nefarious purposes.

A cynical view on Abertay's new ethical hacking course.