“Internet hackers on Tuesday attacked the website of the second Brazilian bank in two days and vowed to continue the disruptions all week.” (Source: Hackers Attack Second Brazilian Bank’s Website – WSJ.com.)
“Online retailer Zappos.com is asking its 24 million customers to reset their passwords after a cyberattack, according to a posting on the company’s website.”
“A self-defined Saudi hacker claimed he had published details of 400,000 Israeli-owned credit cards online, but the card firms on Tuesday insisted that only 14,000 cards had been affected. Details of the hack were exposed late on Monday in a statement posted on an Israeli sports website.” (Source: AFP: ‘Saudi hacker’ publishes Israeli credit card [...]
“THE credit card details of millionaire MP Malcolm Turnbull and billionaire businessman David Smorgon have been published on the internet after they were caught up in a hacking scandal that has sent shockwaves through the US defence community and Wall Street. Prominent journalist Sam Lipski, whose personal details were published on the internet, is among [...]
“Hacktivist collective Anonymous has announced a new campaign for the holiday season: to steal from the rich. Dubbed “DestructiveSec,” the collective said it will steal virtual credit cards from banks and give “back to the people who had everything taken,” according to a statement posted on text-sharing site Pastebin on Dec. 12. The statement did [...]
“For thousands of customers of Subway restaurants around the US over the past few years, paying for their $5 footlong sub was a ticket to having their credit card data stolen. In a scheme dating back at least to 2008, a band of Romanian hackers is alleged to have stolen payment card data from the [...]
““These insiders used their positions to gain access to client data, and then sold that data to make money for themselves and their accomplices,” District Attorney Vance said in a written statement. “We will continue to work with our partners to build significant cases to disrupt identity theft and dismantle these criminal organizations.”” Source: NY [...]
“Cybercrime drains one trillion US dollars from global economy annually, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges Jamie Shea declared on Tuesday. We have almost every week an incident that reminds us that cyber security is related to almost every aspect of our life, Shea said in a joint press statement delivered together [...]
“Dutch ISP A2B Internet has filed a complaint with the police after it claimed to have been “blackmailed” by London-based anti-spam outfit Spamhaus. A2B managing director Erik Bais told Webwereld (report in Dutch) that Spamhaus “has gone too far”.” Source: Dutch ISP calls the cops after Spamhaus blacklists it • The Register
“Sony chief security officer Philip Reitinger warned Sony Entertainment Online customers and PlayStation Network users on Tuesday night that their accounts may have been compromised after a hack led to 93,000 accounts being compromised.” Source: Sony Online Entertainment and PlayStation Networks Hacked, 93,000 Accounts Compromised
