Evernote offers two-factor verification in wake of hack
A posting from NBS News in there Technology Section: Popular media-saving service Evernote has stepped up its security after a recent breach in which users' emails and passwords were leaked. The company is now offering two-factor verification to its premium users to make sure that when someone signs into your account, it's really you. The hack, in March, did not […]
APT Attacks Trace To India, Researcher Says
A posting from information week on APT Attacks : A multi-year advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign that targeted the government of Pakistan, as well as global businesses operating in mining, automotive, engineering, military and finance sectors, among others, appears to have been run from India. Organizations targeted for industrial espionage were located in numerous countries, including the United […]
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).
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. […]
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
Hacker hacked Toyota UK Blog and leaked personal info
Hacker hacked Toyota UK Blog and leaked personal info
DDoS-for-hire service is legal and even lets FBI peek in, says a guy with an attorney
A posting from Naked Security about DDoS-for-hire service is legal: Paying a site to DDoS other sites is perfectly legal, the proprietor behind one such outfit told security journalist Brian Krebs. Besides which, he says, his service, called RageBooter, even features a nifty backdoor that lets the FBI monitor customer activity. The conversation took place recently between Krebs […]
Large Attacks Hide More Subtle Threats In DDoS Data
An interesting article from Dark Reading in there Security Monitoring section : The massive avalanche of data in March that crashed down on Spamhaus, the maintainer of a number of spam blacklists, made headlines as the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack witnessed to date. Along with the ongoing campaign against financial institutions by a group of attackers calling […]