Hackers
Former Reuters editor Matthew Keys pleads not guilty to giving logins to Anonymous
US federal prosecutors claim that journalist Matthew Keys handed over login credentials for his former employer, Los Angeles Times' parent company, Tribune Company. Keys' defense says it was the work of an imposter.
Guild Wars 2 accounts shuttered due to gold-seller hacking and idiocy
There are two causes of the account lock-outs: first, ArenaNet is trying to run a civilized environment without Holocaust jokes, gay-bashing and the like, and second, gold sellers have hacked accounts to grab the goodies.
357 arrested in massive cybercrime sting in Philippines
Police in the Philippines have arrested more than 350 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals in a massive sting operation against a phone-based account takeover scam.
Belgian bank blackmailed by hackers threatening to expose customer data
Hackers break into a Belgian bank, steal confidential customer information, and then blackmail the bank: pay us or we expose your customers' confidential data. Who is the real victim here?
NASA invites you to hack space!
Can you build an app that can determine the Earth's size? NASA is inviting all to try.
Xbox Live customers not hacked but phished
Xbox Live customers are the latest gamers to fall victim to an online attack with thousands of accounts hit across 35 countries.
DARPA pleads with hackers for help in cyberspace war
In a first-ever conference, officials warned that bloated security software is no match for lean, nimble malware as the country battles unnamed enemies.
Hackers would never be hired by security vendors....right?
Customers build a relationship based on trust with security vendors. After all, customers who buy security solutions like anti-virus or anti-spam grant security companies access to update computers and devices. Question is should security companies open their doors to people known to have dabbled in grey and black-hat hacking?
FLAMING RETORT: Hacktivism, hacking and hackers - what do these words really mean?
I keep getting asked what my attitude is to hacktivism, hacking and hackers.
I usually answer by saying, "What do you mean by hacktivism?" And the answer is frequently, and impassably, circular. "Y'know - all that hacking that hacktivists are doing these days."
Hackers break into Tony Blair's webmail server, disclose former PM's address book
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has his personal address book and details of his friends disclosed by hackers. This is the latest hack in a wave of attacks for political reasons that have targeted corporations and governments alike.
Hacker showdown, cable modems at high noon
Some hackers are taking offense at all the attention Lulz Security has gotten recently and are taking matters into their own hands. Some are trying to disclose their identities, while others are re-hacking previous victims to show off their skill.
Hackers may face 20 years in jail if seen to threaten US national security
US congress is being lobbied to increase sentences for those who break into government computer networks, meaning that hackers could find themselves facing 20 years behind bars.
Are such sentences the best way to prevent companies being hacked in future?
Citibank victimized by hackers, insists cardholders are safe
Citibank has acknowledged that they have been hacked leaking information on 1% of their customers. This could result in more than 1.5 million cardholders facing ever more sophisticated attacks using their personal information.
Sony Pictures attacked again, 4.5 million records exposed
Sony Pictures has been hacked by LulzSec leading to 4.5 million records being made available. Usernames, email addresses, passwords (in plain text) and more have been released.
What's scarier to businesses: losing data or hackers?
Yesterday, the SCCE and HCCA revealed survey results showing that compliance professionals think their networks are well protected against hackers, but are nervous about accidental data loss by employees or third-parties. Perhaps separating out these threats isn't the best way to think about security.
CSIS expert lists worst cyber security breaches since January 2010
According to Bank Info Security, testimony on the major security breaches of the last 15 months was given before the House Homeland Security Committee by James Lewis, senior fellow at the CSIS.
ClassicCars.com hacked by Indonesian hackers
An analysis of the defacement of classiccars.com. Find out how to secure your site against attack and some of the techniques used by our adversaries.
Malicious Iframe infects PHP-Nuke site....again!
Last May, I blogged about PHP-Nuke's official site being hacked. Imagine my surprise when I saw the site come up again in my malware feed.
Scamming the scammers
Scammers use decoy documents (fake invoices, bogus airline tickets, imaginary lottery wins, political commentary on Tibet, information about World Cup 2010 fixtures, and so forth) to trick us into opening files which are dangerous. SophosLabs is pioneering techniques to use Read more…
CanSecWest 2010 day 2 summary
The second day of CanSecWest was a beautiful day in Vancouver. The day was full of information-packed sessions and anticipation for the evening dinner party reception. "SEH overwrite and its exploitability - Shuichiro Suzuki" Shuichiro, who works for Forteenforty, demonstrated Read more…
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