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Hackers: Archive: October 2011 

Hackers Target Chemical Industry

Several Fortune 100 companies in the chemical sector were targeted in the attacks.

China Denies Involvement in Hacking U.S. Satellites

Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said claims that China was behind the attacks are 'untrue.'

Anonymous Hackers Threaten Mexican Zetas Drug Cartel

The threat follows the kidnapping of an Anonymous member from Veracruz.

Taking a Layered Approach to IT Security

Smart patching and whitelisting combined with antivirus are a good way to ensure you are going beyond the basics.

Anonymous Hackers Target Oakland Police Department

Police officers' contact information, schedules, badge numbers and other information were posted online.

Hacker Demos Lethal Attack on Insulin Pumps

Barnaby Jack demonstrated how an implantable insulin pump could be hacked to release a fatal dose of insulin.

California Man Gets 8 Years for Identity Theft

Police found a hard drive in Robert Delgado's home that contained personal data on more than 300,000 identity theft victims.

U.S. Government Satellites Hit by Hackers

The hackers 'achieved all steps required to command' one of the satellites.

Spear Phishing Quickly Coming of Age

Even the security giants are not immune from this sophisticated and growing form of attack, writes Jovi Bepinosa Umawing of GFI Software.

Anonymous Hackers Threaten Attack on Fox News Web Site

The hackers say they're targeting the network for its biased coverage of the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Hackers Steal Swedish Bloggers' Passwords in Massive Security Breach

Login credentials for leading journalists and members of Sweden's Liberal Party were exposed.

Anonymous Hackers Publish Robert Rubin's Personal Data

Members of CabinCr3w released information including addresses, property information, professional activities and more.

Penetration Testing Shows Unlikely Vulnerabilities

Enterprises need to dig deeper than just automated scanning to find the really interesting and dangerous cyber security flaws.

Hackers Release New DDoS Tool

The THC-SSL-DOS tool was released in order to bring attention to security flaws in SSL.

Mitsubishi Hackers Likely Accessed Classified Nuclear, Military Data

Information about fighter jets, helicopters and nuclear power plant design and safety plans may have been stolen.

Bank Fraud Still Costing Plenty

Bank fraud is and will continue to be an expensive problem.

Taiwan Tops List for Attack Traffic

New Akamai report points the finger at Asia-Pacific for most attack traffic.

Leading Anonymous Hacker Joins Occupy Wall Street Protests

Louise Boat was spotted in front of the New York Stock Exchange.

Microsoft's YouTube Channel May Have Been Hacked

The channel's background was changed, and all videos were replaced.

Anonymous Hackers Publish Law Enforcement Data

Personal information on more than 2,000 police officers was posted online.

NASDAQ Hackers Installed Monitoring Software

The hackers were able to access confidential documents, as well as the communications of board directors.

Duqu, Stuxnet and the World of Cyber Espionage

Is Duqu related to Stuxnet? Who is behind cyber espionage and why Adobe Reader is to blame for the whole thing.

Anonymous Hackers Hit Child Porn Web Sites

The hackers say they've taken down 50 sites and leaked the names of more than 1,500 users.

Nepalese Hackers Publish 10,000 Stolen Facebook Accounts

TeamSwaStika posted the Facebook account data on Pastebin.

Why iOS 5 Matters to the Enterprise

iOS 5 offers a lot of the features IT security admins have longed – driving Apple ever deeper into the enterprise.

How Hackers Can Benefit IT Security

Bringing the hacker mindset into corporate IT isn't always a bad thing.

Accused Sony Hacker Pleads Not Guilty

Cody Kretsinger faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison if convicted.

Hackers Publish Citigroup CEO's Personal Information

CabinCr3w released Vikram Pandit's address, phone numbers, e-mail address and other data.

DHS Says Anonymous Wants to Target U.S. Infrastructure

A Department of Homeland Security report says the hacker group is interested in attacking industrial control systems.

Hackers Replace Sesame Street YouTube Channel with Porn

The videos were available for about 20 minutes before the channel was taken offline.

LogRhythm Using Logs to Remediate Security Risk

Your logs aren't just for auditing and compliance, they can also be used in an SIEM solution that will remediate for security risk and threats.

8 iOS Security Apps for Jailbroken Devices

Want to get more out of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch and be secure? Read on.

Alleged Celebrity Hacker Arrested

Christopher Chaney faces up to 120 years in prison if convicted of all charges.

Do IT Security Tools Really Make You Safer?

Yet another suite of tools for IT security folks to administer and manage can actually have the opposite effect.

Cyber Attack Hits Turkish Government Sites

Several Web sites were recently defaced by a Qatari hacker.

Anonymous Hackers Launch Analytics Web Site

The site is dedicated to publishing investigative reports on corrupt companies.

NYC Police Arrest Dozens for Identity Theft

More than 100 members of five identity theft and credit card fraud rings were arrested.

Hackers Publish Syrian Internet Censors' Log Files

The log files were released 'to provide a deeper insight on Syrian censorship,' according to the hackers.

Siege Warfare in the Cyber Age

In one the unlikeliest turn of events brought about by technology, it looks like Middle Ages' siege warfare may be making a comeback, writes Gunter Ollmann of Damballa.

Thai Prime Minister's Twitter Account Hacked

The compromised account was used to post messages criticizing Yingluck Shinawatra's leadership.

Betfair Acknowledges Cyber Attacks

The attackers stole 2.28 million encrypted payment card account numbers and details, according to a report in The Telegraph.