Our 4 a.m. stiletto spree was rudely interrupted last night by a startling message in our inbox: "We are writing to let you know that there may have been illegal and unauthorized access to some of your customer account information on Zappos.com." We knew all this affable zaniness would get you in trouble someday, Zappos! more ›

Chaos reigned this afternoon when hackers took over the Huffington Post's Twitter feed, sending out a series of racist, homophobic, and anti-English tweets to their 1.5 million followers. And they seem to be fans of the New York Post, writing, "Sup bitches? Hacked by: New York Post" and "New York Post rules!!!" Huff Post were able to quickly take their account back and delete all the offensive tweets, but you can see them all lovingly preserved below. And in a cruel twist of fate, Ashton Kutcher's Twitter account was also hacked around the same time. Is this what the Mayans have been going on about for centuries? more ›

Was the New York Times' precious email list of subscribers just hacked? Are you and your children safe from "hackers" who will try to "hack" away at your "cyber limbs" until you bleed binary code? When will we finally stop trusting the Times and just succumb to the warm, hermetic embrace of News Corp? An email that lots of important people received today from "nytimes@email.newyorktimes.com" told them they had cancelled their home delivery subscription, even if they hadn't, and urged them to reconsider. Via Twitter, the New York Times denies sending it, and calls it a "spam message." Can you win a Pulitzer for "Most Polite, Grammatically Correct Spam email?" more ›

Yesterday's FBI raid on Anonymous was bigger than it initially appeared. In addition to busting into the homes of, but not arresting, six alleged hackers in Brooklyn (including one in the McKibbin lofts) and Long Island, the feds charged 14 people yesterday with taking part in cyber attacks on PayPal's servers after the site stopped accepting money for WikiLeaks. They also made two additional related arrests. more ›

The Feds are zeroing in on Anonymous. Or trying to. Fox News (in need of a distraction perhaps) is reporting that early this morning the FBI raided the homes of three suspected members of the computer collective. Not that the group of loosely affiliated activist hackers seem too worried. more ›

Yesterday, one of Fox News' Twitter feeds—Fox News Politics—was hacked and fake messages about President Obama's assassination were sent out. Now, the Secret Service says they are looking into the incident. Secret Service spokesman George Ogilvie said an investigation was in progress, "We will conduct the appropriate follow-up." more ›

Is your local Starbucks a hotbed of criminal activity? Senator Chuck Schumer sent letters to websites like Twitter and Yahoo to switch their websites from standard HTTP protocol to the secure HTTPS protocol, because hackers have it way too easy finding your information off the WiFi networks in coffee shops and bookstores. He said in a statement, "It is scary how easy it is. Free WiFi networks provide hackers, identity thieves and spammers alike with a smorgasbord of opportunities to steal private user information like passwords, usernames, and credit card information." Otherwise, they'd just come to steal your stuff in person after finding out where you checked in on Facebook. more ›

More than 80 people were arrested as part of a massive Eastern European computer virus scheme. Millions were stolen from American bank accounts by the hacker-ring, who were aided by "money mules," many of whom were college co-eds here on student visas. It's not quite Anna Chapman, but it'll do. more ›

A report released yesterday by the City's Special Commissioner Office revealed that a hacker stole more than $640,000 from the Department of Education over a four year period. Yes, the same DOE that has cut busing for 7th and 8th graders and cut free school lunches. As the News puts it, it is "a shocking example of how the agency's lax oversight has cost taxpayers." more ›

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said that there are about 70,000 hacking attempts to crack the NYPD's computer system every day. Luckily, the NYPD has a "robust protective system" that's prevented any of the attacks—mostly from China and the Netherlands—from being successful; the Daily News explains that according to sources, "It appears the hackers have devised a automated system in which computers around the world make up to 5,000 attempts a day at pinpointing unsecured portals into the NYPD's files." However, Kelly said in his speech to the Council on Foreign Relations that the foreign interest in NYPD data may be due to "the NYPD's reach into the international arena," adding, "As the memory of September 11th fades, we in the Police Department must never forget that New York remains the world's most enduring terrorist target." The Post offered some perspective: While 70K attacks/day is a lot, an agency like the Pentagon has about 10 times more attacks daily. more ›

Yesterday's sighting of a DOT warning that "New York is Dying" apparently had less to do with the city's decaying infrastructure and was more likely the handiwork of hacker(s) who had their way with road signs in Manhattan yesterday. Commenters yesterday pointed us to a January posting on iHacked that gave simple instructions on how to manipulate the roadside messages as well as the fact that the Diggnation founders had just mentioned it (and even gave out the signs' default password!) this past week on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. more ›

A reader sent us in this picture taken at East 4th Street and Broadway in front of the French Connection, claiming that "all sorts of signs (were) taken over" today. Apparently another sign at the corner of Houston and Chrystie Streets read "Party at Julie's." Who is behind this DOTomfoolery? Has Poster Boy gone digital?? Does anyone have directions to Julie's??? more ›

As you can see from the screenshot on the right, someone has been screwing with random bits of code that comprise the website for Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich’s immensely popular restaurant, Babbo. The end result is empty calories in the form of malicious code that could steal your credit card info or even harness your CPU power in service of cyberevil. more ›

Hackers and tourists unite this summer as hackers from around the world track themselves, and others, in NYC. Confused? Terrified? Read on...

As part of a social experiment, attendees at a hacker conference in July will be issued badges with electronic tracking devices. Large displays will show in real-time where people go, with whom they associate, for how long and how often. more ›