Computer users have been warned against a mass compromise of WordPress sites that may lead to infection by the Cridex malware, which can steal their banking data. Trend Micro cited recent alerts that cybercriminals are behind a mass compromise of WordPress sites that lead to Cridex infection. “To lure users…
Anonymous hacker admits stealing abortion site’s passwords
A hacker identified with the hacktivist group Anonymous admitted to breaking into a British website offering advice on pregnancy, including abortion, and stealing the records of some 10,000 people. View full post on anonymous hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Scammers target investors through social media sites
Recommend this story? I thought I had made the perfect friend on Facebook. She liked all the same books and movies I did and we had some really entertaining exchanges over email. View full post on social media scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber…
WWPass adds heavy crypto and physical key authentication to sites
Can a security startup which relies on Russian cryptography expertise bring about a revolution in the way that users authenticate to gain access to websites today and secure data? That’s what WWPass, founded and privately funded by Russian-born entrepreneur Gene Shablygin, wants to prove with a physical authentication token called…
Hacker of U.S. sites arrested in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania, Feb. 1 (UPI) — Police in Romania said they’ve arrested a notorious hacker known for breaking into U.S. government and military Web sites to expose security faults. Razvan Manole Cernaianu, known by his hacking alias of TinKode, is accused of accessing high profile computer systems without authorization, including…
Hacker of U.S. sites arrested in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania, Feb. 1 (UPI) — Police in Romania said they’ve arrested a notorious hacker known for breaking into U.S. government and military Web sites to expose security faults. Razvan Manole Cernaianu, known by his hacking alias of TinKode, is accused of accessing high profile computer systems without authorization, including…
Hacker group Anonymous forces Irish government sites offline over Internet privacy act
Anonymous Sweden has claimed responsibility on Twitter for the over-night shutdown of two Irish government websites. The hacking was used in protest of new copyright legislation that is being considered by Ireland. View full post on anonymous hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Hacker group Anonymous targets Mexican sites
MEXICO CITY — The activist hacker group Anonymous attacked three Mexican government websites on Friday in protest at a proposed bill that seeks to toughen local laws about online file-sharing. The affected sites belong to the Interior Ministry, the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. The homepage of the Interior Ministry…
Cyber attack on government sites
The Departments of Justice and Finance websites in the Irish Republic are both taken offline for an hour in an apparent cyber attack. View full post on cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
SOPA Blackout, Anonymous-Style: FBI, DOJ Sites Downed In Megaupload Protest
A day after the SOPA protest on the web, the hacker group Anonymous has taken the blackout theme to a whole new level: in retaliation for the closure of the Megaupload file-sharing site , and for its own … View full post on anonymous hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results…