Internet criminals are sidestepping the need to launch DDoS attack from large networks of malware-compromised bot PCs by using simpler server ‘booter shells’, mitigation firm Prolexic has warned. View full post on Techworld.com security View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
New variant shows Duqu attackers still in operation
Ryan Naraine is a journalist and social media enthusiast specializing in Internet and computer security issues. He is currently security evangelist at Kaspersky Lab, an anti-malware company with operations around the globe. He is taking a leadership role in developing the company’s online community initiative around secure content management technologies….
DDoS attackers target Russian election webcams
Hackers have started attacking the huge network of web cameras installed by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to publically monitor voting in the country’s forthcoming presidential elections. As the first two cameras in the Siberian town of Novosibirsk in time for the first voting, Deputy Communications Minister Ilya Massukh admitted…
Attackers have all they need from leaky cellphone networks to track you down
GSM cellular networks leak enough location data to give third-parties secret access to cellphone users' whereabouts, according to new University of Minnesota research. View full post on cellphone security – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
IPv6 networks targetted by DDoS attackers
Cybercriminals have started launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against networks that transmit data over IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6), according to a report published recently by DDoS mitigation vendor Arbor Networks. Even though 2011 was the first year when IPv6 DDoS attacks were recorded, such incidents remain rare because they…
CIA website brought down – were Anonymous attackers responsible?
The CIA’s website was brought down for some hours last night by what appears to have been an internet distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
Stratfor relaunches site as CEO accuses attackers of censorship
Stratfor Global Intelligence CEO George Friedman on Wednesday blasted those responsible for a December attack on the global intelligence firm’s website that compromised credit card information and emails belonging to thousands of subscribers. In a YouTube video linked to the company’s freshly relaunched site, Friedman accepted responsibility for Stratfor’s failure…
Valve admits Steam accounts hacked by attackers
The apparently low-key attack on Valve’s Steam gaming distribution network reported last week has turned out to be much more serious with attackers breaking into its user database, the company has now admitted. First indications were that attackers had simply defaced the forum website on 6 November, causing it to…
