Naked Security - Sophos

CIA website brought down - were Anonymous attackers responsible?

Graham Cluley — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:20:41 +0000

The CIA's website was brought down for some hours last night by what appears to have been an internet distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.

Dutch ISP KPN hacked, credentials and personal information leaked

Chester Wisniewski — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:32:26 +0000

Dutch ISP KPN had over 500 of its customers personal information posted online after being hacked late last month. The data included names, addresses, passwords and telephone numbers.

Should having autism be a legal defence to hacking charges?

Lachlan Urquhart — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:59:17 +0000

Gary McKinnon and Ryan Cleary have raised the profile of hackers with autism. With this week marking the 10th anniversary of Gary McKinnon's arrest, and with his fate still hanging in the balance, how likely is it that his condition will play a part in preventing his extradition?

Apple supplier Foxconn hacked not for bad factory conditions but for kicks

Lisa Vaas — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:42 +0000

Foxconn, a Taiwanese manufacturer of Apple's iPhone and iPad infamous for inhumane working conditions, has been hacked by a group calling itself Swagg Security.

VIDEO: Boston Police hits back at Anonymous with sarcasm

Graham Cluley — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:13:36 +0000

Anonymous is proud of saying that an idea can't be arrested or killed, but it seems like the Boston Police Department has thought of one way of fighting back: sarcasm.

Google Wallet PINs easily stolen from rooted devices

Chester Wisniewski — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:14:53 +0000

A researcher at zvelo has discovered that he can recover the PIN used to make payments with Google Wallet in just seconds on a rooted Android device.

#EpicFail for U.S. student who used keylogger to increase grades

Carole Theriault — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:52:20 +0000

31-year-old student from Warrington admits to trying to improve his grades at Temple University Ambler Campus, near Philadelphia, by hacking into the university’s computerised grading system.

Is this the resurgence of Blackhat SEO?

Fraser Howard — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:22:37 +0000

Take a dive into some recent blackhat SEO attacks in this post to explore the facts behind the recent rise in reports of this threat. Site administrators in particular may be interested in some of the findings.

Man charged with NASA hack, on 10th anniversary of Gary McKinnon's arrest

Graham Cluley — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:35:04 +0000

It's ten years since British hacker Gary McKinnon was arrested, and now another hacker has been indicted for allegedly hacking into NASA computers.

Better Business Bureau malware attack spammed out

Graham Cluley — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:18:59 +0000

Have you received an email claiming to come from the Better Business Bureau (BBB) today? If you did, be careful.