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Cyberattack exposes 123,000 TSP accounts

admin — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:32:48 +0000

“A sophisticated cyberattack on the computer of a third-party Thrift Savings Plan contractor compromised the personal information of tens of thousands of TSP participants.”

Source: Cyberattack exposes 123,000 TSP accounts – Pay & Benefits – GovExec.com

FBI Warns Top Firms Of Anonymous Protest Hacks on May 25

admin — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:13:42 +0000

“The FBI Cyber Division has sent a warning to some of the world’s top corporations about a coordinated campaign of denial of service attacks and hacking, scheduled for Friday, May 25.

Apple Computer, McDonald’s, ExxonMobil, Hewlett-Packard, Bank of China and Walmart are among the firms singled out for attacks as part of ‘Operation NewSon,’ which will take place tomorrow and involve ‘online attacks against targeted organizations in the form of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and the leaking of classified data, according to a warning issued from Cyber Division on Thursday.”

Source: FBI Warns Top Firms Of Anonymous Protest Hacks on May 25 | threatpost

The Hack that Wasn’t: Sec. Clinton and Operation AdWords

admin — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:47:13 +0000

“When news outlets recently quoted U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton claiming that State Department operatives hacked the web sites of al Qaeda affiliates in Yemen, we didn’t know whether to be proud of the feds’ Leet skills or appalled at the administration’s hypocrisy regarding hacking.

Turns out the hacks who wrote the stories got it wrong – though Danger Room’s David Axe, who was on the scene, got the story right the first go round. And now, with the hyped headlines dialed back, we’re just disappointed.”

Source: The Hack that Wasn’t: Sec. Clinton and Operation AdWords | Threat Level | Wired.com

Jail for man who masterminded botnet of 30 million computers

admin — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:16:42 +0000

“A man who was in command of a botnet of some 30 million computers worldwide has been sentenced to four years jail in Armenia.”

(Source: Bredolab: Jail for man who masterminded botnet of 30 million computers | Naked Security.)

Clinton: U.S. hacked Yemeni al-Qaeda sites

admin — Thu, 24 May 2012 02:06:24 +0000

“Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says U.S. cyber experts hacked al-Qaeda propaganda online in Yemen, changing ads that bragged about killing Americans into ads that showed the death toll of al-Qaeda attacks against Yemenis.”

(Clinton: U.S. hacked Yemeni al-Qaeda sites – USATODAY.com)

China hits back at Pentagon’s cyber spy allegations

admin — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:25:44 +0000

“China has been forced to strongly deny claims made in a new Pentagon report that it is the world’s number one cyber spy and represents a growing threat to US economic security.

Foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei expressed ‘firm opposition’ to the report and said ‘China’s justified and normal military development’ had been unjustly criticised by the US, according to state-run news mouthpiece Xinhua.”

Source: China hits back at Pentagon’s cyber spy allegations • The Register

Hackers gained access to US Justice Department website

admin — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:18:32 +0000

“One or more unauthorized users gained access to the inner workings of a website run by the U.S. Justice Department, a department spokeswoman said on Monday after the hacker group Anonymous said they were behind the incident.”

Source: Hackers gained access to US Justice Department website – TODAY Tech – TODAY.com

House Intel Chairman Predicts Major Cyber Attack on US

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:30:55 +0000

“House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers on Thursday predicted the United States soon will be hit by a major attack on its digital infrastructure.”

Source: House Intel Chairman Predicts Major Cyber Attack on US – DOTMIL (usnews.com)

Japan Signs Information Security Agreement With Australia

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:27:29 +0000

“Japan and Australia signed an agreement enabling them to share information affecting national security, as both countries seek to counter China’s influence.”

Source: Japan Signs Information Security Agreement With Australia – Bloomberg

Saudi hackers target Iran oil sector

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:31:16 +0000

“Websites belonging to several state-backed Iranian oil firms have been targeted by a group of hackers from Saudi Arabia, PANA News, a Persian-language news agency reported.”

(Source: Saudi hackers target Iran oil sector – report – Energy – ArabianBusiness.com.)