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OpBayBack announced by Anonymous look-alike: TheWikiBoat
OpBayBack announced by Anonymous look-alike: TheWikiBoat
It was only a matter of time before one hacktivist group or another would react to the UK court-ordered ISP block on The Pirate Bay.
May 4, 2012
MoD admits hackers have breached top secret systems
MoD admits hackers have breached top secret systems
Hackers have breached some of the top secret UK Ministry of Defence computer systems, the military's head of cybersecurity has revealed.
May 4, 2012
Federal prosecutors charge Irish, British suspects in Stratfor breach
Federal prosecutors charge Irish, British suspects in Stratfor breach
US federal prosecutors in Manhattan have charged four Irish and British men for helping with the breach of the US security analysis firm Stratfor last year.
May 4, 2012
Hackers levy an ‘idiot tax’ on Belgian bank
Hackers levy an ‘idiot tax’ on Belgian bank
“While this could be called 'blackmail,' we prefer to think of it as an 'idiot tax' for leaving confidential data unprotected on a Web server,” announces an unidentified hacker group in a news statement on Pastebin.
May 3, 2012
The evolving role of the CISO – new study by IBM
The evolving role of the CISO – new study by IBM
A study by IBM’s Center for Applied Insights concludes that there are now three ‘types’ of CISO: influencers, protectors and responders. Evolution towards the ‘influencer’ role is necessary, and happening.
May 3, 2012
SOCA knocked off the web by DDoS – again
SOCA knocked off the web by DDoS – again
The UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency has today confirmed that a DDoS attack forced it take its website off-line at 22:00 Wednesday. As of writing, 14:30 Thursday, it is still down.
May 3, 2012
New NIST protocol enables secure biometric data access
New NIST protocol enables secure biometric data access
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a new protocol for securely communicating with biometric sensors over wired and wireless networks using web services.
May 3, 2012
Security firm finds dodgy Android apps that offer "free" stuff to get information
Security firm finds dodgy Android apps that offer "free" stuff to get information
GFI Software researchers have identified 20 Android applications on the Google Play marketplace that lure users with offers of “free” products or money to fill out surveys.
May 3, 2012
Al-Qaeda uses steganography - documents hidden in porn videos found on memory stick
Al-Qaeda uses steganography - documents hidden in porn videos found on memory stick
Steganography is the science of hiding data. Its most common digital use is to hide data within graphics – text hidden in a picture. Al-Qaeda apparently hid documents within porn videos on a memory stick.
May 2, 2012
Google releases security update for Chrome 18 web browser
Google releases security update for Chrome 18 web browser
Google has updated its Chrome 18 web browser with fixes for five vulnerabilities, including three high-risk flaws.
May 2, 2012
New combined home firewall & anti-virus is free
New combined home firewall & anti-virus is free
Home computer users do not, in general, pay for security. They rely instead on free software offered with little or no support. This can cause problems when different free products conflict with each other.
May 1, 2012
Welsh board first NHS organization to be fined for data breach
Welsh board first NHS organization to be fined for data breach
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined the Aneurin Bevan Health Board in South Wales £70,000 for a “serious breach” of the Data Protection Act, the first National Health Service (NHS) organization to receive a data breach fine.
May 1, 2012