In 2010, as part of what has been dubbed as Operation Aurora, Chinese hackers infiltrated a special database within Google’s systems and gained access to a sensitive database worth of information about American surveillance targets. Google reported the hack publicly years ago, saying that the sophisticated attack resulted in the theft of Google intellectual property and the partial compromise of … [Read more...]
Chinese hackers who breached Google in 2010 gained access to thousands of surveillance orders
Mai 21, 2013 By
FBI sponsored Ragebooter DDoS attack service
Mai 21, 2013 By
A website that can be described as "DDoS for hire" is perfectly legitimate, according to the owner. Malicious sites that offer attack services are not strangers on the Internet, but web sites sponsored by law enforcement is another story altogether. Ragebooter, is one of many sites that accepts payment through PayPal in order to flood sites with junk traffic, overloading … [Read more...]
First Large Cyber Espionage Activity against Pakistan Emanating From India
Mai 20, 2013 By
Cyber Security researchers have discovered a family of information stealing malware targeting Pakistan that originates out of India. Norman Shark, the global security leader in malware analysis solutions for enterprises, service providers and government, today released a report detailing a large and sophisticated cyber-attack infrastructure that appears to have originated from India. … [Read more...]
Hacker jailed for ATM skimming invented ATM security scheme
Mai 19, 2013 By
A Romanian man serving a five-year jail sentence in Romania for his involvement in an ATM skimming scheme, has developed a device designed to protect ATMs from such attacks. 33-year-old Valentin Boanta who is being detained in a prison from Vaslui, Romania, after he was convicted on charges of bank card fraud in 2009, developed what he calls the SRS (Secure Revolving System) which changes the way … [Read more...]
The New York Times subjected to denial of service attacks
Mai 19, 2013 By
The New York Times said Friday that its website was attacked earlier this week, subjected to denial of service attacks. … [Read more...]
US Military approved iPhones and iPads for military networks
Mai 18, 2013 By
The US Department of Defense has cleared Apple's iPhone and iPad for use on its military networks, along with the Samsung Galaxy S4 and BlackBerry 10 devices, the agency said in a statement Friday. The entire DOD is much, much larger, of course, and mobile devices are increasing in importance for the military just as much as they are for we civilians. The report notes that out of more than … [Read more...]
