Lulz Security, a hacking group that stole data from law enforcement, defaced the websites of major publications and published troves of user names and passwords from online services, has suffered a critical blow at the hands of …
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Michael Jackson’s Back Catalog Downloaded by Hackers?
Hackers reportedly made off with Michael Jackson’s entire back catalog during a raid on Sony Music’s servers last year.
Although Sony won’t say how many tracks or what material was stolen, Fox News reports that hackers …
Wikileaks Begins Publishing ‘Millions’ of Stolen Stratfor Emails
Out of the frying pan, into the fire: Global intelligence firm Stratfor may have secured its perimeters after its servers were infiltrated late last year, but a mammoth email dump just hit the grid courtesy Wikileaks.
In …
‘Anonymous’ Knocks CIA Site Offline
Hacking group Anonymous has apparently claimed credit for knocking the Central Intelligence Agency’s website offline. An update at the YourAnonNews Twitter account reads:
CIA TANGO DOWN: https://www.cia.gov/
#Anonymous (via
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Google Wallet Hack Shows NFC Payments Still Aren’t Secure
You probably won’t see the Wallet Cracker app in the Android Market anytime soon. That’s not because it doesn’t work; it actually works perfectly, which is the problem.
In a video posted by security firm Zvelo, the program …
“Why would anybody want to destroy a perfectly good KRS-One song?”
Foxconn Hacked as Apple Customers Prepare to Deliver Petitions Calling for ‘Ethical’ iPhone 5
Hackers claim to have breached the computer systems at Foxconn, the controversial electronics manufacturer headquartered in Taiwan that makes products for companies such as Apple, HP and several other large consumer electronics …
FBI Hacked While Congress Ponders Cybersecurity Legislation
At a rare open hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence last week, FBI Director Robert Mueller testified that threats from cyber-espionage and cyber-attacks will surpass terrorism as the number one threat facing the …
iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Get Proper Jailbreaks at Last
Apple’s iPhone 4S and iPad 2 proved particularly difficult to jailbreak, but the hackers have finally prevailed.
The so-called Corona A5 jailbreak is the first “untethered” hack for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2, meaning users can …
10 Sites Skewered by Anonymous, Including FBI, DOJ, U.S. Copyright Office
By the time East Coasters were finishing dinner last night, 10 websites had fallen to what hacktivist group Anonymous calls its “low orbit ion cannon,” or LOIC — a public domain software tool named after a weapon in a popular …
Anonymous Claims DOJ, RIAA, MPAA Sites Hit for Megaupload Bust
From sleeping dog to full-on Internet terror, it appears Anonymous may be exacting revenge on several federal and private groups after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) shuttered popular download site Megaupload this …
Zappos Hacked: Expert Says You Need a Better Password
Zappos.com has taken pains to assure customers that their credit card information is safe after a data breach, which was reported over the weekend, compromised information of up to 24 million customers, including names, mailing …
