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Foxconn attacked by hacker group

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:42:16 +0000

“Foxconn, which has come under fire due to allegations of poor working conditions in its factories, may now be the victim of a hacking attack. 9to5Mac is reporting that a group calling itself SwaggSec was behind the alleged compromise, and was able to gain access to Foxconn’s internal networks thanks to an exploit in an unpatched copy of Internet Explorer that was being used by a Foxconn employee. “

(Source: Foxconn attacked by hacker group, internal information released | The Verge.)

Department of Homeland Security website hacked by Anonymous

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:36:02 +0000

“Only hours after two of its biggest releases ever, the online collective Anonymous is taking credit for crashing the website of the US Department of Homeland Security.
Shortly before 4 p.m. EST Friday afternoon, the Homeland Security Department’s website, DHS.gov, was taken offline. It was announced on the Web by members of the loose-knit hacktivist collective Anonymous and some claiming allegiance to the group have have taken credit for the attack.”

(Source: Department of Homeland Security website hacked by Anonymous — RT.)

Hacking Ukraine: Govt retreats after massive cyber-siege

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:11:09 +0000

“Ukrainian government websites have suffered a two-day cyber attack after the authorities closed a popular file-sharing service. The police have withdrawn the blocking order, but their investigation into alleged piracy is very much ongoing.

Users lost access to dozens of official websites in Ukraine after they came under attack on Tuesday. Websites belonging to the president, the government, Ukraine’s security service, the national bank, and the interior ministry were among those affected.”

(Source: Hacking Ukraine: Govt retreats after massive cyber-siege — RT.)

VeriSign Hit by Hackers in 2010

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:09:43 +0000

“Internet giant VeriSign was hacked repeatedly in 2010 resulting in the theft of undisclosed information and raising questions about the integrity of security certificates issued by the company as well as its domain name service.”

Source: VeriSign Hit by Hackers in 2010 | Threat Level | Wired.com

Websites of 2 Palestinian news agencies brought down by cyber attack

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:27:15 +0000

“Officials say cyber attacks have shut down the websites of the two main Palestinian news agencies, the official Wafa and the privately run Maan.”

(Source: Websites of 2 Palestinian news agencies brought down by cyber attack – The Washington Post.)

Cyber attack crashes Irish government website

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:50:45 +0000

“The Departments of Justice and Finance websites in the Irish Republic were both taken offline for a time on Wednesday in an apparent cyber attack.

Both sites were down for about an hour after being targeted by hackers.”

(Source: BBC News – Cyber attack crashes Irish government website.)

DreamHost Hacked

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:45:53 +0000

“Not even a whole week after Zappos was hacked, our favorite hosting service, DreamHost, has also had a breach. They say there’s “no evidence that customer passwords were taken”, but they”re pushing out password changes to everyone just to be safe.”

(Source: DreamHost Hacked; Change Your Passwords Now.)

Anonymous attacks DOJ site after feds shut down Megaupload

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:45:38 +0000

“In one of the U.S. government’s largest anti-piracy crackdowns ever, federal agents on Thursday arrested the leaders of and shut down Megaupload.com, a popular hub for illegal media downloads.”

(Anonymous attacks DOJ site after feds shut down Megaupload – Jan. 19, 2012)

Computer Virus Swipes Data from Japan’s Space Agency

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:40:34 +0000

“A computer virus infected a data terminal at Japan’s space agency, causing a leak of potentially sensitive information, officials announced today (Jan. 13).”

(Source: Computer Virus Swipes Data from Japan’s Space Agency | JAXA & Space Exploration | Computer Viruses & Malware | SecurityNewsDaily.)

Chinese ‘attack US DoD Smart Cards’ with Sykipot Malware

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:02:23 +0000

“A new strain of the Sykipot malware is being used by Chinese cyber criminals to compromise US Department of Defense (DoD) smart cards, a new report has revealed. “

(Chinese ‘attack US DoD Smart Cards’ with Sykipot Malware)