Cybercriminals will find it “very hard” to launch a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on the London 2012 Olympic Games website, according to the Olympic Games CIO. Gerry Pennell, CIO at the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, said: “The advantage is we are mostly about pushing data…
Scammer Claims Woman Had Unpaid Parking Tickets
Telephone scammers picked the wrong target when the called a Milwaukee woman for her credit card number. View full post on caller id spoofing – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans
Scarlett Johansson claims hacker leaked nude pics of her: report
POST STAFF REPORT Last Updated: 12:35 PM, September 14, 2011 Posted: 12:35 PM, September 14, 2011 | More Print Actress Scarlett Johansson is the latest victim of a nude photo hacker after several self-shot naked cell phone photos of herself reportedly appeared on the Internet this morning. Sources connected with…
Comodohacker claims he can issue fake Windows updates
Following his recent attack against Dutch security company DigiNotar, the hacker known as Comodohacker is now threatening to exploit Microsoft’s Windows Update service. In another message posted on Pastebin last week touting his cyberattacks, the infamous hacker claims that he’s able to issue phony Windows updates despite Microsoft’s assertion to…
Dutch probing Iranian hacker’s claims
The Dutch government is investigating claims by a suspected Iranian hacker that he falsified Internet security certificates at a Dutch company, a government spokesman said Friday. “We are investigating all leads including the lead of today,” Dutch Safety and Justice Ministry spokesman Edmond Messchaert told AFP, referring to an interview…
Iranian hacker claims responsibility for rogue Google certs
A hacker claimed responsibility for the rogue security certificates from Dutch security firm DigiNotar, which were believed used to spy on Iranian users. The hacker, who uses the handle “ComodoHacker,” also claimed to have access to at least four other high-profile certificate authorities, including US-based GlobalSign. “You know, I have…
Comodo hacker claims credit for DigiNotar attack
The hacker responsible for a stunning attack on a Dutch company that issues security certificates for websites warned on Monday that he would “strike back again,” after previously breaching another company earlier this year. The hacker posted the warning on Pastebin under the handle “Comodohacker.” The same account was used…
Comodo hacker claims he compromised Diginotar and other CAs
THE IRANIAN HACKER who previously broke into the network of a certificate authority (CA) Comodo reseller and issued rogue certificates for high-profile domains, has claimed to be responsible for the July breach at Diginotar that had similar consequences. In a message posted from a Pastebin account used in March to…
‘Anonymous’ Hacker Group Claims Attacks on U.S. Law Enforcement Websites
The group known as Anonymous said Saturday it has hacked into some 70 law enforcement websites across the southern and central United States in retaliation for arrests of its sympathizers in the U.S. and Britain. View full post on anonymous hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on…
Anonymous claims release of BART police officers’ data
Hack of 102 officers’ data is in apparent retaliation for last week’s mobile phone service service cut-off Hackers claiming to belong to the Anonymous hacking collective this morning publicly posted the names, home addresses, email addresses and passwords of 102 police officers belonging to San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit…