(Reuters) – A group of Indian hackers has offered support to an American man who filed a lawsuit against Symantec Corp by publishing source code from a 2006 version of Norton Utilities, a software program at the heart of the legal dispute. A spokesman for the group, which is known…
Chinese hackers targeting smart cards to grab U.S. defense data
Hackers in China have found a way to infiltrate supposedly secure smart cards used by U.S. government employees, according to security company AlienVault. The security firm said it has seen dozens of such attacks, which tap into a unique variant of a nasty bit of malware known as Sykipot. The…
Anonymous hackers attack anti-piracy groups
Cyber-activists attacked the websites of Finnish anti-piracy groups after a local internet service provider was forced to block access to a popular file-sharing website, officials said.Antti Kotilainen, a spokesman for… View full post on cyber pirate – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Israeli hacker’s retaliatory leak
12 January 2012 Last updated at 11:31 ET By Yolande Knell BBC News, Jerusalem Hackers warn of potential cyber wars in the region An Israeli hacker has published details of hundreds of Saudi credit cards online and is threatening to post more in revenge for acts by Arab hackers. Last…
Hackers use Carrier IQ controversy to push Trojan
Android malware writers are taking advantage of the controversy surrounding Carrier IQ’s smartphone tracking software in order to distribute a premium SMS Trojan, security researchers from Symantec warn. “Android.Qicsomos is a modified version of an open source project meant to detect Carrier IQ on a device, with additional code to…
Saudi denies bank info breach by Israeli hackers
A top Saudi banking official on Tuesday denied an Israeli media report that hackers from Israel obtained credit card and bank account details of thousands of Saudi citizens, retaliating for an attack on Israeli accounts. View full post on bank security hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post…
Anonymous hackers hit websites after Pirate Bay block
Anonymous has struck the websites of two anti-piracy organisations, a day after Finnish ISP Elisa blocked access to The Pirate Bay search engine in response to an injunction requested by one of the organisations. The Finnish site for the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and the website for…
Arab hackers targeting Israeli civilians
Israel has vowed to crack down on cyber terrorists after hackers stole the credit card details of tens of thousands of Israeli consumers and posted them online. View full post on cyber terrorism – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Nerds on Call: N3rds Rule and hackers lurk, so make sure your computer is protected
As we venture into 2012, let’s resolve to ditch bad computing habits. Resolve to stay free of viruses and spyware. Every day, frustrated computer users call about slow systems that are bogged down with pop-up ads, redirecting them on the Internet, generating error messages or preventing booting up. The most…
Hackers hit Stratfor again, just for laughs
The hackers behind the year-end attack on the security consulting firm Stratfor have struck again, although this time it appears they are just out for a few laughs. View full post on bank security hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
