Hong Kong Police Database breached and Leaked on Pastebin by Portugal Cyber Army
A recent Tweet which came to us tells something about the database breach in the Admin Panel of Hong Kong Police, Two Hackers Group Portugal Cyber Army & HighTech Brazil HackTeam managed to breach the data of Hong Kong Police and leaked that socially on Pastebin (Pastebin link is Below), this is not first time of Database hacking it regularly in the process by Hackers.
Top Wi-Fi routers easy to hack, says study
The most popular home wireless routers are easily hacked and there's little you can do to stop it, says a new study by research firm Independent Security Evaluators The Wi-Fi router you use to broadcast a private wireless Internet signal in your home or office is not only easy to hack, says a report released today, […]
Warning! Hackers are exploiting Waco explosion news to spread malware
An posting on Naked Security about Hackers are exploiting Waco explosion news to spread malware : Once again, cybercriminals are leaping at the opportunity to take advantage of breaking news stories to spread malware. The latest example, coming just days after malware authors exploited interest in the Boston Marathon bombings, concerns the fatal explosion in Waco, Texas, of […]
WordPress accounts are under botnet attack
An posting From NBC NEWS in there Technology section: WordPress, a popular blogging platform used by individuals as well as big businesses including UPS and eBay, is the target of a widespread botnet attack. The vulnerability that allows hackers to get into WordPress accounts and take them over for other purposes: user accounts where the word "admin" is the […]
Small Businesses Now Bigger Targets In Cyberattacks
An posting from Dark Reading about Small Businesses Now Bigger Targets In Cyberattacks: It's not just the big boys who the bad guys are hacking anymore: Smaller, more vulnerable, and defenseless organizations are now one of the most popular targets, newly published data shows. As targeted cyberattacks increased by 42 percent last year, nearly one-third […]
McAfee, NIST partner to boost U.S. cyberdefenses
An posting from CNET News about McAfee, NIST partner to boost U.S. cyberdefenses : Security firm McAfee is working with the National Institute of Standards and Technology to try to shore up America's defenses against cyberthreats. McAfee announced today that the company is now part of the the National Cybersecurity Excellence Partnership and will join cybersecurity […]
FAA and security researchers at odds over airplane hack security
An posting from Naked Security about FAA and security researchers at odds over airplane hack security: Two big flight organizations and two avionics manufacturers have released statements refuting last week's claims by a security researcher that planes can be hacked with an Android app he created. Hugo Teso, who is both a security consultant at n.runs AG and a […]
Laws Can't Save Banks From DDoS Attacks
An posting from Information week in there security sections: The co-author of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) ought to know better. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), who is also chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, told NBC News on Wednesday that the Operation Ababil bank disruption campaign run by al-Qassam Cyber Fighters could be stopped, if only private businesses had unfettered […]
WordPress blogs and more under global attack - check your passwords now!
An posting from naked security about word-press If you have a web service that supports remote users, you will know that malevolent login attempts are an everyday occurrence. Even on my own home-hosted SSH server, listening unassumingly on an IP number on a DSL line, I've seen thousands of login attempts from dozens of different IP numbers […]
Hacker pleads guilty to attacks on UK Police, Oxbridge university websites
A posting from Naked Security: A 21-year-old British man has pleaded guilty to charges that he attempted to bring down a number of websites, including those belonging to Oxford and Cambridge universities, as well as the site belonging to the Kent Police force who ultimately arrested him. Lewys Stephen Martin was charged last November, following an investigation by […]