It’s looking like the world’s biggest cyberattack, and also like it’s been transpiring under our noses. That’s according to a report released today by security firm McAfee detailing the company’s investigation of massive intrusions into over 70 international companies, including governments and non-profit organizations, which occurred …
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LulzSec: We’re Sitting on Trove of ‘The Sun’ Email
As if LulzSec’s hack of The Sun‘s website wasn’t embarrassment enough, the notorious hacktivist group behind claimed U.S. Congress and CIA takedowns says it plans to drop a bundle of hacked News International emails at some point soon, possibly even later today.
LulzSec timed its debilitating hack of The Sun last night—wherein it …
Anonymous Incurs Google+ Ban, Retaliates by Launching Own Social Network
If you can’t join ’em, try and beat ’em—that’s the gist of the reaction by notorious hacker group Anonymous to several of its members’ accounts feeling the banhammer from Google’s new social network site, Google+. But instead of hacking Google+ in retaliation for the bans, Anonymous says it’s launching its own social networking site, …
Apple: Fix for Critical iPhone Security Hole in the Works
A serious security flaw that allows hackers to remotely commandeer iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches should eventually have a fix, says Apple. The company acknowledged it was working to close the security hole Thursday, but would only say to expect the fix in a forthcoming software update.
The flaw, which came to light on Wednesday this …
FBI Snatches Web Servers as Scotland Yard Arrests Alleged Hacker
Of all the server hosting contingency plans on the books, here’s one you probably missed: web server takedown and seizure by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
It just happened in Reston, Virginia on Tuesday, though at this point it’s anyone’s guess why. All we know is that the timing coincides with yesterday’s reported arrest by …
As LulzSec Claims CIA Coup, ‘Anonymous’ Hackers Arrested Worldwide
As hacktivist group LulzSec steps up its game and targets serious quarry like the U.S. Senate and CIA, authorities worldwide have been rounding up individuals suspected of participating in Anonymous, the group behind scores of international cyber attacks, most notoriously recent ones against Sony.
LulzSec—purportedly a more …
How Hackers Easily Stole User Data from Citigroup
Last week we reported that Citigroup was the latest company to suffer a serious security breach when over 200,000 names, emails and account numbers were compromised by hackers. To add insult to injury, the attack presumably happened sometime in early May, indicating that it took nearly three weeks until news of the attacks was actually …
Game Studio Bethesda Admits Website Hacked, U.S. Senate Too?
Now the combo publisher-developer behind games Morrowind, Oblivion, Fallout 3 and upcoming monster-roleplaying followup Skyrim has been hacked. Don’t take my word for it, take theirs. Bethesda Softworks just admitted the breach in an official blog post, explaining that an unidentified group of hackers snuck in and had its way with …
Spain Nabs Alleged ‘Anonymous’ PlayStation Network Hackers
The hackers behind recent attacks on Sony’s PlayStation Network may be less anonymous than they’d hoped. The New York Times is reporting that police in Spain say they’ve nabbed three individuals allegedly involved in recent hack-intrusions against Sony’s PSN (among other cyber-iniquities). The three were arrested independently in the
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Now Citibank Hacked, Though Admits Breach One Month Late
It turns out Citibank was hacked in early May. Wait, you hadn’t heard? Me neither. Well, that’s just because Citibank chose to keep quiet about it until now.
We’re talking a fairly serious hack, too. The personal and account information of some 200,000 Citibank card holders in North America was breached, reports Reuters, including …
One in Four Hackers Works for the U.S. Government
If you’re worried about being attacked by computer hackers, here’s a curious piece of information that might put your mind at ease: 25% of them are working for the FBI.
The Guardian newspaper has discovered that one in four hackers is an FBI informer as part of a recent investigation, with many forums where hackers sell illegally …
Hackers Who Hit Sony Last Week Hit Sony Again This Week
You may recall that last week, a group of hackers identifying itself as LulzSec were able to break into Sony’s entertainment website, SonyPictures.com, and claimed to make off with passwords and other private information belonging to over a million users.
Looks like LulzSec is at it again, and this time the group’s target is… Sony. …