Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A jobless teenage hacker brought down the Metropolitan Police computer system with a cyber attack which crashed its web site. Jordan Lee Jones brought down the site – used by thousands of officers and civilians every day – by overloaded […]…
Hacker Attacks on American Banks Look More Like Fraud Than Russian Cyberwar
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The theft of data from JPMorgan Chase does not fit the established pattern of Russia’s political cyberattacks against rival nations Subtlety has never been the strong suit of Russia’s hacker-patriots. In 2008, during the Russian invasion of Georgia, they managed […]…
Dairy Queen joins list of retailers hit by hacker attack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Dairy Queen has become the latest victim of computer hackers bent on pilfering customers’ credit and debit card information. The Edina-based ice cream and fast-food chain confirmed Wednesday that “customer data at a limited number of stores may be at […]…
Hacker Attacks on Healthcare Providers Jump 600 Percent
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The recent data breach at Community Health Systems, in which Chinese hackers stole the personal information of 4.3 million patients, was another sign of a disturbing trend that security researchers at Websense have been observing for months: Healthcare providers are […]…
Budget Crime: You Can Buy A Stolen Credit Card And Rent A Hacker For Under $20
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans One of the most terrifying realities of cyber crime is that it’s now easier than ever to become a cyber criminal. Yes, people are more tech savvy and therefore understand phrases like ‘botnet’ and ‘DDoS’, but the online black market […]…
Hacker Who Spied on FARC and Gov’t
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Andrés Sepúlveda, the Colombian hacker at the center of a spying scandal that involved peace negotiators on behalf of the Santos government and the FARC rebels, said this week that he was hired by former conservative leader Álvaro Uribe Vélez’s […]…
Pilot forced to punch 82-year-old after hacker tries to take over aircraft
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A terrified pilot had to fight for his life when an elderly passenger grabbed the controls of his plane and cut the engine. James Chandler was forced to punch Leslie Nixon, 82, in the face, breaking his nose, to regain […]…
Hacker Group Claims Shutdown Of Syrian Stock Exchange Website
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A hacker group has claimed responsibility for bringing down the Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) website after finding ISIS members in government-held territory. Project Viridium says that they discovered the Islamists in a web forum and used malware to obtain their […]…
Twitch Allegedly Attacked By Hacker Group
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Twitch, the video game streaming service that Amazon recently bought, is allegedly being attacked by Lizard Squad, the same group that claimed responsibility for bringing down Sony’s PlayStation Network, Microsoft’s XBOX Live, Riot Games’ League of Legends and Blizzard Entertainment’s […]…
Hacker tool used in Target breach hit 1,000+ businesses
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The malware responsible for the Target Corp. data breach could have hit more than 1,000 other businesses, according to the U.S. Secret Service. The New York Times reports on a warning released Friday by the Department of Homeland Security, which […]…