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Department of Homeland Security website hacked by Anonymous

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:36:02 +0000

“Only hours after two of its biggest releases ever, the online collective Anonymous is taking credit for crashing the website of the US Department of Homeland Security.
Shortly before 4 p.m. EST Friday afternoon, the Homeland Security Department’s website, DHS.gov, was taken offline. It was announced on the Web by members of the loose-knit hacktivist collective Anonymous and some claiming allegiance to the group have have taken credit for the attack.”

(Source: Department of Homeland Security website hacked by Anonymous — RT.)

Hacking Ukraine: Govt retreats after massive cyber-siege

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:11:09 +0000

“Ukrainian government websites have suffered a two-day cyber attack after the authorities closed a popular file-sharing service. The police have withdrawn the blocking order, but their investigation into alleged piracy is very much ongoing.

Users lost access to dozens of official websites in Ukraine after they came under attack on Tuesday. Websites belonging to the president, the government, Ukraine’s security service, the national bank, and the interior ministry were among those affected.”

(Source: Hacking Ukraine: Govt retreats after massive cyber-siege — RT.)

VeriSign Hit by Hackers in 2010

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:09:43 +0000

“Internet giant VeriSign was hacked repeatedly in 2010 resulting in the theft of undisclosed information and raising questions about the integrity of security certificates issued by the company as well as its domain name service.”

Source: VeriSign Hit by Hackers in 2010 | Threat Level | Wired.com

Websites of 2 Palestinian news agencies brought down by cyber attack

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:27:15 +0000

“Officials say cyber attacks have shut down the websites of the two main Palestinian news agencies, the official Wafa and the privately run Maan.”

(Source: Websites of 2 Palestinian news agencies brought down by cyber attack – The Washington Post.)

Hackers Attack Second Brazilian Bank’s Website

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:19:34 +0000

“Internet hackers on Tuesday attacked the website of the second Brazilian bank in two days and vowed to continue the disruptions all week.”

(Source: Hackers Attack Second Brazilian Bank’s Website – WSJ.com.)

Symantec tells customers to disable pcAnywhere software

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:34 +0000

“Symantec Corp took the rare step of advising customers to stop using one of its products, saying its pcAnywhere software for accessing remote PCs is at increased risk of getting hacked after blueprints of that software were stolen.”

(Source: Symantec tells customers to disable pcAnywhere software | Reuters.)

Cyber attack crashes Irish government website

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:50:45 +0000

“The Departments of Justice and Finance websites in the Irish Republic were both taken offline for a time on Wednesday in an apparent cyber attack.

Both sites were down for about an hour after being targeted by hackers.”

(Source: BBC News – Cyber attack crashes Irish government website.)

DreamHost Hacked

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:45:53 +0000

“Not even a whole week after Zappos was hacked, our favorite hosting service, DreamHost, has also had a breach. They say there’s “no evidence that customer passwords were taken”, but they”re pushing out password changes to everyone just to be safe.”

(Source: DreamHost Hacked; Change Your Passwords Now.)

US government hits Megaupload with mega piracy indictment

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:15:17 +0000

“The US government has closed down one of the world’s largest filesharing websites, accusing its founders of racketeering, money laundering and presiding over “massive” online piracy.

According to prosecutors, Megaupload illegally cheated copyright holders out of $500m in revenue as part of a criminal enterprise spanning five years.”

Source: US government hits Megaupload with mega piracy indictment | Technology | guardian.co.uk

Anonymous attacks DOJ site after feds shut down Megaupload

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:45:38 +0000

“In one of the U.S. government’s largest anti-piracy crackdowns ever, federal agents on Thursday arrested the leaders of and shut down Megaupload.com, a popular hub for illegal media downloads.”

(Anonymous attacks DOJ site after feds shut down Megaupload – Jan. 19, 2012)