Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A cyberattack in an Alabama community this month is an outgrowth of growing conflict in the Middle East, according to a new report authored by cybersecurity firm Bat Blue. The attack, perpetrated by a Kurdish hacker calling himself Muhmad Emad, “would…
Aviva ‘revenge’ phone hacker jailed for 18 months
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A man has been jailed for 18 months for hacking into 900 phones belonging to the insurance company Aviva. Richard Neale, 40, pleaded guilty to carrying out the attack as revenge after falling out with colleagues. He was previously a director…
Duneland Y CEO foils hacker fraud attempt
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Chesterton Police are investigating an attempt to defraud the Duneland Family YMCA by someone who appears to have hacked the e-mail account of the organization’s chief. According to police, at 1:34 p.m. Monday CEO and Executive Director Dave Kasarda reported that…
Windows 10: Polish Hacker Allegedly Hacked Lumia Phone, Installed Google Play Store
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Microsoft is supposed to get back its desktop operating system reign after the immense success of Windows 10 operating system. The Windows 10 mobile is also looking quite promising but it still lacks the immense popularity and number of apps Android…
Police nab Korean-Chinese hacker suspected of developing mobile spyware
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) — A Korean-Chinese hacker has been arrested on suspicion of developing mobile spyware that can not only steal one’s financial data but also bug Android smartphones, police said Wednesday. Seoul Gwanak Police Station said the 27-year-old Seo…
Hacker Pleads Guilty To Role In Over 77,000 Cyber Break-Ins
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – A hacker charged with helping to break into at least 77,000 computers through the online hacking forum Darkode pleaded guilty on Monday in U.S. District Court, prosecutors said. Eric Crocker, 39, of Binghamton, New York, was among 12…
Mr. Robot: A realistic hacker show?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The USA television network will soon air the finale of the debut season of Mr. Robot, whose popularity has already secured it a second one. This attention-grabbing program revolves around the members of a hacking group called F Society who are…
Hacker hits 24 sites to ‘alert’ govt
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A national hacked more than 24 government websites Saturday morning in just two hours after those in charge of these websites ignored messages of a possible attack, said an online newspaper. Through his Twitter account, the hacker “Cyber of Emotion” said…
How this hacker can virtually ‘kill’ you, and what to do about it
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans LAS VEGAS — Anyone with a keyboard and a cause can have a living person declared legally dead by taking advantage of security weaknesses in the online death registration process, says Chris Rock, chief executive officer of Australian-based security company Kustodian. Mr….
Details of hacker insider trading scheme revealed
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Prosecutors have revealed the details of a scheme that saw stock traders and hackers team up to make as much as $100m (£64m) in illegal profits over five years. Charges were brought against nine people in an insider-trading case that involved…