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Guantanamo Wi-Fi shuttered after Anonymous hacking threat

2013-05-22/0 Comments/in Hack, Wireless Security/by fdesir

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

2013-05-22/0 Comments/in Malware/by fdesir

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 […]

Guantanamo Wi-Fi shuttered after Anonymous hacking threat

2013-05-22/0 Comments/in Hack, Wireless Security/by fdesir

Breakfast malware at Tiffany’s? Trojan horses spammed out widely

2013-05-22/0 Comments/in Malware/by fdesir

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Guantanamo Wi-Fi shuttered after Anonymous hacking threat

2013-05-22/0 Comments/in Hack, Wireless Security/by fdesir

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.

Army Lt. Col. Samuel House told the Associated Press that the shuttering of the base’s Wi-Fi was because of Anonymous’ public plans to “disrupt activities” at the military prison.

While no disruptions have yet been reported, according to the Associated Press, Anonymous has promised to make good on its threats.

The group said it launched its online protest in solidarity with the prisoners who have been on a hunger strike for the last few months. Anonymous publicized its campaign via several “Twitter Storm” packages with various hashtags referencing days in May, including #GTMO17, #GTMO18, and #GTMO19.

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Breakfast malware at Tiffany’s? Trojan horses spammed out widely

2013-05-22/0 Comments/in Malware/by fdesir

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 problem.

Thanks
Karen parker

Whatever you do, don’t open the file attached to the email.

Contained inside the file invoice copy.zip is a malicious Trojan horse, designed to compromise your computer.

Sophos products detect the malware proactively as Mal/BredoZp-B, but users of other vendors’ products should check that their software is fully up-to-date and defending against the threat.

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