CryptoWall ransomware held over 600K computers hostage, encrypted 5 billion files
The research done by the CTU has confirmed the worst fears of the researchers. source: www.techworm.net
DDoS group Lizard Squad apparently caught and exposed
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Personal Celebrity snaps of more than 100 celebrities including Lawrence, Kate Upton, Kim Kardashian, Cara Delevingne, Vanessa Hudgens, Kirsten Dunst and Ariana Grande leaked
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Ex Cyber Security Chief Charged For Child Abuse Offences
DeFoggi worked for the department from 2008 until January this year. McGrath worked at the server farm, and hosted the third site from his home. One of these techniques involved drive-by downloads that infected the computers of anyone who visited McGraths web sites. The results were coordinated raids in April 2013 that swept up more than a dozen suspects. Among those with whom he corresponded was an FBI undercover employee....
Hacker upsets the elections applecart in New Zealand by leaking and dumping leaks about politicians
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#OpSaveGaza : Israel’s Embassy Website for Uzbekistan Hacked in Support of Gaza
A Syrian hacker going with the handle Dr.SHA6H who is known for defacing websites protesting against Bashar al-Assad Regime has changed his attention to Israeli Cyber space after Israels invasion of Gaza. The Official website of Israels Embassy for Uzbekistan (https://www.israelbiz.uz/) was hacked and defaced this Thursday in support of Gaza. Mirror Link (Web Cached Version): https://www.aljyyosh.org/mirror.php?id=172728 The website still shows a deface page with a short message reading: The hack was announced on twitter from the handle@DrSHA67...
Anonymous brings down Pakistani Government websites to support unarmed peaceful protestors in Pakistan
Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at more than 25,000 protesters led by the Oppositon group who began to march on the prime ministers house late Saturday and then attempted to remove barricades around it with cranes, an AFP reporter at the scene said.The protesters had been camped outside parliament house since August 15 demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif quit, claiming the election which swept him to power last year was rigged....
Dairy Queen admits they were hacked and customers payment card data was stolen
However a day later, Dairy Queen confirmed the breach saying, customer data at a limited number of stores may be at risk. We are gathering information from a number of sources, including law enforcement agencies, credit card companies and payment gateways, said Dairy Queen spokesperson.Investigation suggests widespread POS Malware Backoff may have been found on the computer systems of some of the Dairy Queen restaurants.Backoff Point Of Sale (POS) malware is the same Malware that has reportedlyinfected thousand of U....
Australia not to spy on Indonesia any more, signs a Code of Conduct and promises not “harm the interests of” Indonesia
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Java.com, TMZ DeviantArt Serving Malvertising Redirects to Angler Exploit Kit
AppNexus, in May, was serving malicious ads targeting Microsofts Silverlight platform. This mechanism allows advertisers to bid in real time to display their ads to visitors that meet certain criteria. Given the selective targeting used in the attack its hard to know the number of victims. source: www.techworm.net
300 oil companies get hacked in massive cyber attack in Norway
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Russian Hackers behind the JPMorgan Chase hacking? Federal Bureau of Investigation examines the leads
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70% of the Population, 27 million South Koreans affected by Data Breach
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