Posts Tagged ‘hackers’
Phone Hacking — Exactly How Private Are Your Private Messages?
Posted by: Matt Sarrel in: ● August 11, 2011
UPDATE: On August 10 2011, the police in London finally took action. Dick Fedorcio, the longtime director of public affairs at Scotland Yard, has been placed on extended leave until the criminal inquiries are concluded. Mr. Fedorcio, an 11 year veteran of “the yard”, has been widely criticized for hiring Neil Wallis, a former deputy [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Anonymous Leader Arrested
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 9, 2011
If you’re suspected of being the official spokesperson of two of the world’s most notorious hacking groups, a good place to hide would be the remote Shetland Islands off the coast of Britain. No one would think of looking there, right? Wrong. Turns out the remote Shetland Islands weren’t remote enough to avoid the long [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Cybercriminals Focusing on Spear Phishing for Bigger Returns
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● July 27, 2011
A new report from Cisco suggests that cybercriminals are moving away from the mass email attacks that churn out millions of spam emails in the hope of trapping or tricking just a tiny percentage, and instead are focusing on smaller, more targeted attacks that cost less but earn more. According to Cisco, “Cybercriminals are balancing [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Little Honor Amongst Hackers as Collectives Turn on Each Other
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● July 15, 2011
No sooner had notorious hacker collective Lulz announced that their global campaign of embarrassing cyber assaults would end almost as soon as it began, other hacker groups began launching their own hacking campaigns. But this time it’s not to take over where Lulz left off, but to expose the individuals behind Lulz and help law [...]
FACEBOOK SCAM: Tag, Click — and You’re It.
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● July 15, 2011
This morning, IDGuardian posted an alert on the Facebook fan page about this clickjacking scam, but as it has appeared several times in the administrator’s Facebook feed, a blogpost is in order. You may see in your feed a posting similar to this: Confirmed by BloggerClick.com, this is another clickjacking scam.
For LulzSec, the Joke’s Over…for the time being.
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● June 29, 2011
“Lulz Security (@LulzSec), the world’s leaders in high-quality entertainment at your expense.” That’s how one of the world’s most notorious hacking groups introduced itself on its own Twitter page. In case you haven’t heard, Lulz was a shadowy global hacking collective made famous in the last several weeks for a string of high-profile hacks against [...]
Forget Passwords, Think Passphrases
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● June 27, 2011
In celebration of National Internet Safety Month, I thought we’d revisit that always contentious issue of passwords. The debate over the value and security of passwords has been raging for a decade, and for good reason. Passwords are a hot target for hackers; because for most applications, from email to Facebook, they’re all that stand [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Are We at (Cyber) War?
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● June 16, 2011
Over the last few months there has been growing talk about how the world seems to be plunging into some level of global cyber war as governments, hacking cooperatives, terror groups, and hacktivists all seem to be increasing their attacks on networks, users, and data. Chinese hackers are accused of attacking Gmail accounts and focusing [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: From Spear Phishing to Whale Phishing
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● June 7, 2011
You’ve probably heard of phishing – those annoying emails pretending to be from a bank, a retailer, or some other reputable organization and trying to trick you into revealing some personal information. There have been many variations on that theme over the years, as crooks move from email to text messaging and even phone calls. [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Sony Restores Network Services In Wake of Recent Hacks
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● June 2, 2011
In today’s news, Sony announced they are bringing all their network services back online. This “full restoration” of online networks is a bold move when you consider their recent data breach could end up costing the company more than $170 million. Many observers believe that Sony’s estimate might be a little on the low side, [...]
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