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Interview With The Saudi Hacker Who Hacked and Leaked Million Israeli Credit Cards
Interview With The Saudi Hacker Who Hacked and Leaked Million Israeli Credit Cards
Why would someone hack into a website and steal million credit cards and later leaks the credit card numbers without even using them? What was the intention,
Jan. 9, 2012
BAE Systems Detica becomes a strategic partner with CEOP
BAE Systems Detica becomes a strategic partner with CEOP
BAE Systems Detica has become a strategic partner of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre. This is a special relationship reserved for organizations that have provided a real contribution toward CEOP’s role in protecting children online. Other strategic partners are Microsoft, the NSPCC and Visa Europe.
Jan. 6, 2012
New variant of Ramnit financial malware targeting Facebook users
New variant of Ramnit financial malware targeting Facebook users
Ramnit is not a new worm, as it was first reported back in April 2010. Last summer it evolved into financial malware. Now its developers are specifically targeting Facebook users.
Jan. 6, 2012
Vietnam doles out fines for theft of personal information
Vietnam doles out fines for theft of personal information
The Vietnamese Communication Security Agency has fined three individuals for stealing personal information on millions of people and selling it online, the first time fines have been issued for such activity in the country.
Jan. 6, 2012
Google plugs three high-risk holes in latest Chrome browser
Google plugs three high-risk holes in latest Chrome browser
Google has fixed three high-risk vulnerabilities in the latest version of its Chrome browser.
Jan. 6, 2012
Pastebin shut down twice in a week by DDoS attacks
Pastebin shut down twice in a week by DDoS attacks
Pastebin.com, a favorite venue for hacktivists, was shut down twice this week by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
Jan. 6, 2012
Leveson Inquiry shows government should concentrate RIPA reforms on the media
Leveson Inquiry shows government should concentrate RIPA reforms on the media
A UK lawyer has called on the government to redirect its reforms of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) away from local authorities and toward journalism.
Jan. 5, 2012
Stuxnet and Duqu were produced by the same malware team
Stuxnet and Duqu were produced by the same malware team
Kaspersky’s lengthy investigation into the Duqu worm concludes that it comes from the same developers as Stuxnet. This, potentially, has serious implications.
Jan. 5, 2012
WordPress 3.3 has XSS vulnerability, say Indian researchers
WordPress 3.3 has XSS vulnerability, say Indian researchers
Indian researchers Aditya Modha and Samir Shah have uncovered a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress 3.3.
Jan. 5, 2012
Lilupophilupop: Tongue-twister SQL injection attacks pass one million mark
Lilupophilupop: Tongue-twister SQL injection attacks pass one million mark
The lilupophilupop.com SQL injection attacks, first analyzed by the SANS Internet Storm Center in early December, have topped one million infected pages.
Jan. 5, 2012
Law enforcement union calls for legislative probe into Anonymous hack
Law enforcement union calls for legislative probe into Anonymous hack
The Peace Officers of California (POC) group is demanding a legislative investigation into the handling of an Anonymous hack of the California State Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) website.
Jan. 5, 2012
Anonymous threatens Sony over SOPA support
Anonymous threatens Sony over SOPA support
Anonymous is entering the US legislative fray by targeting Sony over its support of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) being considered by the US House.
Jan. 5, 2012