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Lizard Squad returns, claims attack on Xbox Live and Daybreak Games
Hacking group Lizard Squad has returned, apparently disrupting Microsoft's Xbox Live service and Daybreak Games with DDoS attacks.
"Most adorable bug" - Raspberry Pi 2 crashes when you take a photo of it
It's not buggy, it's camera-shy! The tiny, budget Raspberry Pi faints when you flash a photo of it, and it's likewise not keen on laser pointers.
Update Tuesday wrap-up, February 2015 - don't let JASBUG distract you
Be careful!
The JASBUG vulnerability in Windows is grabbing the headlines, but there are other bugs this month that could hit you harder.
Paul Ducklin explains...
SSCC 184 - What's the lifespan of a GHOST? [PODCAST]
Our weekly security podcast - the latest news in 15 minutes, entertaining *and* educational.
Enjoy!
New-style ransomware locks out your customers - demands money to let them log back in
The crooks took a low-key, annoyingly simple, and hard-to-spot approach.
Change usernames like JIMMY to FKOVWH3Z7LUV, but hide the changes...for a while, anyway.
Lizard Squad took down Facebook and Instagram! Believe it! Or not...
The hacking-and-cracking crew known as Lizard Squad tweeted that Facebook and Instagram were down.
Before you could say, "But we don't crash EVER," that had turned into "Lizard Squad did it"...
Why the US was so sure North Korea hacked Sony: it had a front-row seat
A newly released, top-secret document traces the NSA's infiltration of North Korean systems back to 2010, when it piggybacked on South Korean "implants" on North Korea's networks and "sucked back the data".
Lizard Squad’s DDoS service hacked, buyers’ details revealed
Lizard Squad, the group that took down the Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox networks over the Christmas period, has received a dose of its own medicine with the news that it has itself been hacked.
Cyberjihadists attack thousands of French websites after Charlie Hebdo massacre
Many French websites have come under attack in the days since the bloody assault on the office of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish grocery store last week, although rumours of mass DDoS appears to be untrue.
Cops arrest another man after Christmas PlayStation/Xbox DDoS
Police have arrested a second man in connection with the Lizard Squad's Grinch-like Christmas attack on gamers.
Anonymous launches #OpCharlieHebdo, attacks terrorist social media
Those wearing the cloak of the loose online hacktivist collective of Anonymous have gone after sites and promise to target Twitter and Facebook accounts of terrorists.
'Sloppy' North Korean Sony attackers let their IP addresses slip, says FBI
FBI director James Comey has stuck to the bureau’s conclusion that the North Korean government is behind the mammoth cyber attack on Sony Pictures, giving out a few more crumbs to explain his conviction.
The mystery of the missing Bitcoins - 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here's this week's 60 Second Security video for your viewing pleasure.
Enjoy...watch the news in just one minute!
Have the cops busted one of the Lizard Squad?
The "Lizard Squad" took out Microsoft's and Sony's games networks on Christmas Day.
Everyone involved knew in advance that law enforcement would be *very* interested in whodunnit...
SSCC 179 - What kind of a name is "Lizard Squad"? [PODCAST]
Here's the latest episode of our regular security podcast.
This week: phishing, spamming, zombification, SCADA and the Internet of Things, and the curiously named cybervandals that go by "Lizard Squad."
Can malware and hackers really cause giant physical disasters?
Could you really have a hacker or malware initiated meltdown?
Yes, says the 2014 report of the German Office for Information Security...
Lizard Squad member 'Ryan' explains why it's OK to ruin Christmas
A man claiming to represent Lizard Squad, the group behind the Christmas day attacks on the Xbox and Playstation networks, has explained why they did it.
Monday review - the hot 25 stories of the week
From Sony through Pirate Bay to the latest evolution of banking malware...
Here's our weekly roundup so you can catch up easily.
Teenager pleads guilty to massive Spamhaus DDoS attack
A 17-year-old has pleaded guilty to taking part in the 2013 DDoS attack - the largest ever - against Spamhaus and internet exchanges.
Microsoft pulls Patch Tuesday fix - "Outlook can't connect to Exchange"
Part of Patch Tuesday is now only partly available as Microsoft recalls its already-delayed Exchange 2010 update.
Paul Ducklin takes a look...
