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The 5 Coolest Hacks of '07

Posted by samzenpus on from the still-no-pencil-hack dept.

ancientribe writes "Nothing was sacred to hackers in '07 — not cars, not truckers, and not even the stock exchange. Dark Reading reviews five hacks that went after everyday things we take for granted even more than our PC's — our car navigation system, a trucker's freight, WiFi connections, iPhone, and (gulp) the electronic financial trading systems that record our stock purchases and other online transactions."

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  1. Bluetooth cracking didnt make the list? by hcmtnbiker · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I'm surprised the bluetooth cracking didn't make this list. There's just something about being able to hijack bluetooth devices, or even say sniff out bluetooth keyboards for remote keylogging that just seems cool to me.

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  2. Re:Number one is FUD by ricebowl · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...because [the] Pentagon's designers of the system thought about it first, maybe...

    You must be new here...

    Yeah, I saw your user-id...it's just I've been wanting to use that meme myself for so long...Since I was a little boy...