While most well-known cases of cellphone hacking have targeted celebrities, experts said all of us may soon become targets. View full post on cellphone security – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Hackers roamed Nortel’s networks for over 10 years
Hackers roamed Nortel’s networks for over 10 years By Kathleen Hickey Feb 15, 2012 Hackers gained access to Nortel’s networks and took documents for more than a decade, even for years after the breach was discovered, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Former Nortel employee Brian Shields, who…
Hackers roamed Nortel’s networks for over 10 years
Hackers roamed Nortel’s networks for over 10 years By Kathleen Hickey Feb 15, 2012 Hackers gained access to Nortel’s networks and took documents for more than a decade, even for years after the breach was discovered, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Former Nortel employee Brian Shields, who…
Nortel Penetrated by Hackers Since at Least 2000
There is a long but fascinating story about hacking in today’s Wall Street Journal that should send a cold chill into every corporate board room. It concerns the infiltration of Nortel Networks’ computer systems by suspected Chinese-based hackers since at least the year 2000. According to the WSJ, the hackers–using…
Valve says Steam hackers may have grabbed credit card details
Valve has informed users of its Steam online game distribution platform that hackers have probably downloaded encrypted credit card transaction data from a backup database during an intrusion last year. In November 2011, Valve announced that hackers gained unauthorised access to Steam’s user database, but said that there was no…
Microsoft India store down after hackers take user data (Reuters)
Reuters – Microsoft India’s retail website was down on Monday after being hacked, with a purportedly Chinese group called Evil Shadow Team posting screenshots the hackers said were customers’ obscured usernames and passwords found unencrypted on the site. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on…
Microsoft India store down after hackers apparently show user (Reuters)
Reuters – Microsoft India’s retail website was down on Monday after an apparent hack, with a purportedly Chinese group called Evil Shadow Team posting doctored screenshots that seemed to be of partially obscured customers’ usernames and passwords. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National…
Hackers Take Down CIA, Other Government Websites
Websites affiliated with the CIA, Mexico’s mining ministry and the state of Alabama were down, allegedly done in by hackers, government officials and a well-known hacking group reported. A message on a Twitter page and Tumblr feed affiliated with the hacking group known as Anonymous celebrated that the Central Intelligence…
Hackers target lonely hearts with Valentine’s spam and phishing scams
There are only a few days to Valentine’s Day. Those of you who are shocked by that revelation are prime targets for Valentine’s Day related spam and phishing attacks as hackers hope to catch you with your guard down for this day of romance. Messages targeting Valentine’s Day are expected…
Fed agents hot on trail of Anonymous hackers
Every move by the hacker activists Anonymous is being watched by the FBI, which views the loosely organized group… View full post on anonymous hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security