Hackers: Archive: November 2011

Hackers Announce Operation Robin Hood

Members of Anonymous and TeaMp0isoN plan to steal money from banks and donate it to charities and protest movements.

Finding Attack Patterns at the Digital Crime Scene

Using scientific methods, Symantec researchers aim to profile the IT threat landscape.

Sourcefire Immunizes 2 Million PCs with Immunet

Leveraging open source ClamAV and the cloud, Sourcefire layers its antivirus tech on top of other vendors solutions.

United Nations Hacked

Members of TeaMp0isoN recently published more than 1,000 UN staff e-mail addresses, user names and passwords.

Alleged AT&T Hackers Tied to Terrorist Group

The four hackers were allegedly financed by Jemaah Islamiyah.

Apache Server Hit by Reverse Proxy

Dangerous flaw puts internal Web servers at risk, but there is a fix in the works.

Hacker Arrested After Trying to Blackmail Marriott

The company eventually caught hacker Attila Nemeth with the help of the U.S. Secret Service.

Security Spend Outpacing the Rest of IT

High profile breaches and mobile devices are driving IT security spending.

Centrify Updates Active Directory Integration Solution

Centrify Express 2012 seeks to ease the pain of IT professionals tasked with integrating Unix, Linux and Mac with Active Directory.

Siri Hacked to Control Other Devices

Developer plamoni has demonstrated a hack that enables the solution to control an Internet-connected thermostat.

Nook Tablet Hacked

The device was rooted by the same developers who rooted Amazon's Kindle Fire.

Hackers Bring iPhone 4S to T-Mobile

Michael Capozzi and Daniel Scaleb have posted detailed instruction on how to make an iPhone 4S compatible with T-Mobile's network.

Anonymous Hackers Target California Special Agent

The group published 38,000 e-mails from the account of cybercrime investigator Fred Baclagan.

Hacker Claims Responsibility for Water Utility Attacks

The hacker, who calls himself 'pr0f,' says he has hacked into several SCADA systems.

Public Cloud Keys Too Easy to Find

If you put the keys to your cloud infrastructure in plain sight, don't be surprised if you get hacked.

Chrome Gets 2nd Critical Fix in a Week

In a rare move, Google is updating Chrome for a single security fix.

Hackers Target Water Utility, Destroy Pump

The attackers were able to burn out the pump after accessing its industrial control system.

Hackers Post Porn on Facebook

Violent images and porn were posted on several users' profile pages.

Romanian Hacker Charged with NASA Security Breach

Robert Butyka is accused of causing $500,000 worth of damage.

Anonymous Hackers Target Mining Company

The hackers say the company is leaking sodium sulfate into a local lake, polluting the air and turning snow black.

University, FBI Investigate Grade-Changing Hacker

More than 60 current and former students' grades were changed.

Anonymous Hackers Target Muslim Brotherhood

Four of the organization's main Web sites were taken down following denial of service attacks.

Review: 3 Free Bootable Rescue Discs

Any one of these discs can get your computer back on track.

Sky News Twitter Account Hacked

A fake message was posted claiming that James Murdoch had been arrested by London police.

St. Louis Mayor's Web Site Hacked

The hacker posted 2,000 of Mayor Francis Slay's e-mails online.

The Pros and Cons of Advanced Authentication

Isn't it time to move beyond the infinitely-hackable name and password combo?

Cyclist Found Guilty in Hack of Anti-Doping Lab

While Floyd Landis received a 12-month suspended sentence, hacker Alain Quiros will spend six months in jail.

Energy Company Convicted of Hacking Greenpeace

EDF has been fined €1.5 million, and two executives have been jailed.

Steam Hack Confirmed, Affects 35 Million Users

User names, hashed and salted passwords, game purchases, e-mail addresses, billing addresses and encrypted credit card numbers may have been accessed.

5 iOS 5 Enterprise Security Considerations

You can't keep Apple out of the enterprise anymore so it's best to figure out the most secure way to embrace it, writes Dan Croft of Mission Critical Wireless.

Steam Forums Hacked?

Forum users' e-mail addresses may have been accessed.

Enterprises Need Better Security Strategies Now

Security threats are too pervasive, persistent and costly to think about IT security after the fact, according to Ernst & Young.

Microsoft Issues Patch for Font Flaw, Not Duqu

November's Patch Tuesday update delivers four security advisories including a fix for a font issue that is similar to the one that enables the Duqu zero day attack.

Anonymous Hacker Signs Six-Figure Book Deal

Barrett Brown's book will reportedly be called 'Anonymous: Tales From Inside The Accidental Cyberwar.'

DARPA Wants Hackers

Dr. Regina Dugan, DARPA's director, has called on 'visionary hackers, academics, and professionals ... to change the dynamic of cyber defense.'

Researchers: Hackers Could Enable Mass Jailbreaks

Vulnerabilities in federal prison control systems could allow hackers to open prison doors and crash CCTV or prison intercom systems.

Los Zetas Release Anonymous Hacker

In response, members of Anonymous have retracted a threat to identify associates of the drug cartel.

6 Tips for Better Mobile Security

You need to take mobile device security just as seriously as you do for your PCs and laptops.

Anonymous Hackers Target El Salvador

The president's Web site was taken offline after receiving 30 million hits on Saturday.

Microsoft Partly to Blame for Spread of Duqu

The TrueType font parsing engine is to blame but Microsoft views the risk as low ... for now.

Attachmate Beefs Up Security

Attachmate's terminal emulation family, Reflection 2011 R2, gets upgrades to make users' sessions more secure.

Hackers Confuse Rugby Web Site with German Stock Exchange

The fan site for the French second division rugby club was unavailable for two weeks, but the German stock exchange was unaffected.

Hacker's Data-Selling Web Site Hacked

Srblche's site has been used to advertise data stolen from the U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of Defense, and other institutions.

Australian ATM Hacker Denied Bail

Luke Angus McLaren faces charges of theft and unauthorized modification of data.

Making Sense of the Growing MDM Marketplace

Mobile device management solutions will soon be all the rage. Why? Because a lot IT security folks are flying blind.

eBay Hacker Gets Suspended Sentence

Vlad Duiculescu was given a three-year suspended sentence by a Romanian court.

Hackers Leverage MIT Server to Launch Cyber Attacks

The campaign, which started in June, has resulted in more than 100,000 compromised Web sites so far.

Alleged Celebrity Hacker Pleads Not Guilty

Christopher Chaney has apologized for his actions, but faces up to 121 years in prison.

Zeus (Still) Wants Your Wallet

The antivirus community has failed to figure out this able and persistent piece of malware. It's as simple as that.

Is Your Free AV a System Hog?

Antivirus software is a necessity these days but some solutions are a bigger drain on system resources than others. See how AVG, Microsoft, Avast and Comodo compare.

Miley Cyrus Hacker Gets Probation

Josh Holly received three years' probation at a recent sentencing hearing.

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