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Chinese hackers who breached Google in 2010 gained access to thousands of surveillance orders

2013-05-21T07:48:00.003-11:00

In 2010, as part of what has been dubbed as Operation Aurora, Chinese hackers infiltrated a special database within Google’s systems and gained access to a sensitive database worth of information about American surveillance targets. Google reported the hack publicly years ago, saying that the sophisticated attack resulted in the theft of Google intellectual property and the partial compromise of

FBI sponsored Ragebooter DDoS attack service

2013-05-21T06:14:00.003-11:00

A website that can be described as "DDoS for hire" is perfectly legitimate, according to the owner. Malicious sites that offer attack services are not strangers on the Internet, but web sites sponsored by law enforcement is another story altogether.  Ragebooter, is one of many sites that accepts payment through PayPal in order to flood sites with junk traffic, overloading

First Large Cyber Espionage Activity against Pakistan Emanating From India

2013-05-20T04:46:00.001-11:00

Cyber Security researchers have discovered a family of information stealing malware targeting Pakistan that originates out of India. Norman Shark, the global security leader in malware analysis solutions for enterprises, service providers and government, today released a report detailing a large and sophisticated cyber-attack infrastructure that appears to have originated from India. <!-

Hacker jailed for ATM skimming invented ATM security scheme

2013-05-19T05:38:00.001-11:00

A Romanian man serving a five-year jail sentence in Romania for his involvement in an ATM skimming scheme, has developed a device designed to protect ATMs from such attacks. 33-year-old Valentin Boanta who is being detained in a prison from Vaslui, Romania, after he was convicted on charges of bank card fraud in 2009, developed what he calls the SRS (Secure Revolving System) which changes the way

US Military approved iPhones and iPads for military networks

2013-05-18T06:42:00.000-11:00

The US Department of Defense has cleared Apple's iPhone and iPad for use on its military networks, along with the Samsung Galaxy S4 and BlackBerry 10 devices, the agency said in a statement Friday. The entire DOD is much, much larger, of course, and mobile devices are increasing in importance for the military just as much as they are for we civilians. The report notes that out of more than

22 million Yahoo IDs stolen from their Japanese Server

2013-05-18T06:15:00.000-11:00

22 million Yahoo! Japan's user IDs may have been stolen during an unauthorised attempt to access the administrative system of its Japan portal. “We don’t know if the file of 22 million user IDs was leaked or not, but we can't deny the possibility given the volume of traffic between our server and external terminals", Yahoo said.The information did not include passwords and the

Apple certified Mac Malware Captures and Uploads Screenshots without Permission

2013-05-17T08:11:00.002-11:00

Earlier this week, new Mac spyware was discovered on a computer at the Oslo Freedom Forum, which is an annual human rights conference. Dubbed as OSX/KitM.A, discovered by computer security researcher Jacob Appelbaum. This Mac malware that has been used to spy on activists, targeted via spear phishing attack and had received emails that duped them into installing the malware. The

Latest Al-Qaeda Magazine content hacked by Western intelligence agencies

2013-05-17T06:50:00.002-11:00

New issue of English-language al-Qaeda magazine posted on the terror group's website earlier this week linked to the Boston terrorist attacks has possibly been hacked by Western intelligence agencies and its content beyond its cover page was scrambled. The magazine, produced by al Qaeda's Yemeni affiliate, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which regularly includes how-to instructions for

Financial Times hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

2013-05-17T05:14:00.004-11:00

The Financial Times has become the latest news outlet to be hacked by supporters of the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, following a phishing attack on the company’s email accounts.  The posh broadsheet's Tech Blog - at http://blogs.FT.com/beyond-brics was compromised to run stories headlined "Syrian Electronic Army Was Here" and "Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army".

The Pirate Bay co-founder wants to stand in European elections

2013-05-17T04:52:00.000-11:00

Peter Sunde, the former spokesman for The Pirate Bay has announced he will run in the European Parliament elections next year. Sunde, will participate for the Finnish branch of the Pirate Party. The Pirate Party was founded in Sweden in 2006, and in 2009 Christian Engström was the first member of the Pirate Party elected to European Parliament.  Sunde, along with partners

Facebook Hacking, technique to Spoof the content of any Facebook App

2013-05-16T07:02:00.000-11:00

There are many unpatched loopholes or flaws in Facebook website, that allow hackers to inject external links or images to a wall, hijacking any facebook account or bypassing your social privacy. Today we are going to report about another unfixed facebook app vulnerability that allow a hacker to spoof the content of any Facebook app easily. Nir Goldshlager from Break Security today exposed

U.S. Department of Defense Officials are potential target of cyber espionage via social networking sites

2013-05-16T06:22:00.005-11:00

In the recent months I had the opportunity to conduct an interesting study on the use of Social Media in the Military Sector, large diffusion of media platforms makes them very attractive for governments and intelligence agencies. Social media platforms reveal enormous potentiality that could be exploited also in critical sectors such as military and defense. Modern social media networks

Lulzsec hackers to be sentenced for cyber attacks on the CIA and Pentagon

2013-05-15T06:46:00.000-11:00

Four men accused of launching online attacks under the banner of LulzSec appeared in a London courtroom Wednesday for sentencing. Ryan Ackroyd, Jake Davis, Mustafa al-Bassam and Ryan Cleary have all pleaded guilty to hacking offences. The name Lulzsec is a combination of 'lulz' or 'lols', "LAUGHING AT YOUR SECURITY" meaning 'laugh out loud' and security, and was a direct descent of notorious

Firefox 21 Launches with 3 critical fixes and new Social Integrations

2013-05-15T05:54:00.001-11:00

Mozilla has launched Firefox 21 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, adding a number of improvements, namely to the browser's Social API. "Today, we are adding multiple new social providers Cliqz, Mixi and msnNOW to Firefox," wrote Mozilla in a blog post today. The browser first added Facebook integration back in December, and the inclusion of these services goes a long way towards making social

PlayStation hacker gets year of House Arrest for destroying evidence of Hack

2013-05-14T09:41:00.002-11:00

23-year-old Todd Miller, suspected of hacking into Sony’s PlayStation Network, was due to be arrested, will spend a year on house arrest, but not for the hacking. Instead, he was sentenced yesterday in federal court for obstructing a federal investigation because he smashed his computers, halting an FBI investigation into his hacking.The court heard that the accused was part of

SolarWinds Log & Event Manager for Log Management and SEIM Security

2013-05-14T05:57:00.000-11:00

SolarWinds® Log & Event Manager (LEM), a full-function Security & Information Event Management (SIEM) solution, delivers powerful log management capabilities in a highly affordable, easy-to-deploy virtual appliance. SolarWinds LEM combines real-time log analysis, event correlation, and a groundbreaking approach to IT search, delivering the visibility, security, and control users need to

Another day, Another verified Twitter Account Hacked

2013-05-14T05:28:00.001-11:00

Another day, Another verified twitter account with over 900,000 followers hacked by 'Colin'. Hacker hacked into a Sky News Twitter account earlier today, and left a semi-permanent mark on the internet's consciousness. The mysterious Colin soon began to trend on Twitter as #ColinWasHere hashtag. However, the tweet which simply said "Colin was here" - has now been deleted, with Sky blaming the

'The Onion' Twitter Account Hacked via Phishing Attack

2013-05-12T08:01:00.000-11:00

The hacktivist group Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) briefly took over the Twitter account of the satirical news publication The Onion, posting a series of anti-Israeli joke stories and an anti-Obama meme image. In a post on The Onion tech team's GitHub blog, the fake news site explains that the Syrian Electronic Army didn't wrestle control of its Twitter account using some advanced hacker scheme.<!

Microsoft Patch Tuesday to fix critical IE8 zero-day flaw

2013-05-12T06:59:00.001-11:00

This coming Tuesday, Microsoft will issue fixes for 33 vulnerabilities in total, including two critical zero-day flaws relating to Internet Explorer recently discovered that has been used to attack several high-profile targets. Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are the recipients of a patch that can prevent an exploit that enables remote code execution in the browser. This affects all

Apple Decrypts Seized iPhones For The Police

2013-05-10T06:33:00.001-11:00

The security features built into Apple’s iOS software are so good that the police are unable to gain access to defendant’s iPhones when they need to. Companies like Apple and Google are being asked by law enforcement officials to bypass these protections to aid in investigations.  Apple receives so many police demands to decrypt seized iPhones that it has created a waiting

Indian Government approved National Cyber Security Policy

2013-05-10T05:32:00.001-11:00

The IT sector has become one of the most significant growth catalysts for the Indian economy. The government approved the National Cyber Security Policy that aims to create a secure computing environment in the country and build capacities to strengthen the current set up with focus on manpower training. The policy was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) that lays stress on

The biggest bank robbery in history, Hackers stole $45 million

2013-05-10T05:00:00.003-11:00

They didn't use guns, masks or even threatening notes passed to bank tellers. It may be the largest bank robbery in history. A gang of cyber-criminals operating in 26 countries stole $45 million by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards. Reportedly, the group of hackers targeted weaknesses in how banks and payment processors handle prepaid debit cards. Authorities said they