10,000 Facebook accounts hacked by Hackers through distributed Malicious links
Hackers always in search for some tricks to hijack social media accounts but now hackers pointed out a city in INDIA (Jaipur City).
NYPD detective charged with hiring email hackers to break into colleagues' personal accounts
New York City police have arrested a NYPD detective for hiring an email hacking service to pinch the login details for at least 43 personal email accounts and one cell phone belonging to at least 30 individuals. Edwin Vargas, 42, of Bronxville (a part of New York City), is accused of having paid $4,050 via […]
Why Twitter's two-factor authentication isn't going to stop media organisations from being hacked
A posting from Naked Security on Why Twitter's two-factor authentication isn't going to stop media organisations from being hacked: Twitter has announced the availability of two factor authentication (2FA) for its service, meaning that users can opt-in to something stronger than just a username and password to protect their accounts. In a blog post, Twitter explains how the […]
Controlling The Risks Of Vulnerable Application Libraries
A posting from Dark Reading in there Application Security section: During the past decade, developers have increasingly leaned on third-party components, such as open-source libraries, to dramatically lighten the load during coding. These components can help reduce time spent adding basic or universal features and functions so that developers can focus their work on the innovative […]
New Focus On Risk, Threat Intelligence Breathes New Life Into GRC Strategies
A posting Dark Reading in the Risk Management section: A growing need for security discipline and the availability of better threat data are changing the old, monolithic Governance, Risk and Compliance concept into a near-term enterprise risk management project, experts say. GRC, a methodology for building global IT policies, priorities and practices around key risk and […]
Guantanamo Wi-Fi shuttered after Anonymous hacking threat
A posting from CNet News in there Security and Privacy section: After the hacking collective Anonymous launched a Twitter campaign pledging to go after the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, the U.S. military barred all Wi-Fi access on the base, according to the Associated Press. All social media, including Facebook and Twitter, also has been banned. […]
Breakfast malware at Tiffany's? Trojan horses spammed out widely
A posting from Naked Security : Did you open your email inbox this morning to find an email like the following? Kindly open to see export License and payment invoice attached, meanwhiole we sent the balance payment yesterday. Please confirm if it has settled in your account or you can call if there is any […]
Some US utilities say they're under constant cyberattack
An interesting article in NBC News in there Technology Section: Several power utilities say they face a barrage of cyberattacks on their critical systems, a report by two Democratic lawmakers found, echoing warnings from the Obama administration that foreign hackers were trying to bring down the U.S. power grid. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., released the report, […]
Google Aurora Hack Was Chinese Counterespionage Operation
A posting from Informationweek Security : A high-profile information security attack against Google in late 2009 -- part of what was later dubbed Operation Aurora -- was a counterespionage operation being run by the Chinese government. Former government officials with knowledge of the breach said attackers successfully accessed a database that flagged Gmail accounts marked for court-ordered wiretaps. […]
Anonymous Hackers TangoDown the Official Website of Rome's Court
Anonymous Hackers TangoDown the Official Website of Rome's Court