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Hackers: Archive: January 2012 

High School Hackers Arrested for Changing Grades

Three juniors at Palos Verdes High School are accused of hacking into their school's grading system.

20-Year-Old Romanian Hacker Arrested

Razvan Manole Cernaianu, allegedly known as 'TinKode,' is accused of stealing data from NASA and Pentagon servers.

Hackers Infect WordPress Web Sites

More than a hundred sites have been compromised, according to Websense.

Symantec Tells Users to Disable pcAnywhere, Cites Threat from Anonymous

In the wake of a threat by Anonymous to expose Symantec source code, the company advises customers to stop using pcAnywhere -- but says its antivirus software products are not at risk.

Anonymous Hackers Target European Parliament

The site was taken down yesterday by a distributed denial of service attack.

Alleged EDF Hackers Arrested in France

The three men are accused of involvement in a cyber attack on the French energy firm.

Iranian Government Web Sites Hacked

Members of 'IDF Team' launched the attack in retaliation for an assault on Israeli sites on Wednesday.

Hackers Take Down Israeli Web Sites

Targets included the Ha'aretz newspaper and the Sheba Medical Center.

Anonymous Hackers Target Irish Government Sites

The government has confirmed that several servers came under attack last night.

Hackers Disrupt U.S. Rail Service

An unidentified railroad 'was slowed for a short while' in December of last year.

Polish Government Sites Hacked

The attacks were launched to protest Poland's plan to support the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.

OnGuardOnline.gov Hacked

The hackers say they accessed passwords, bank account information and online dating details.

Pwn2Own 2012 Gets Serious About Security Vulnerabilities

The HP-sponsored hacking challenge revises its rules in an effort to expose even more vulnerabilities.

Anonymous Hackers Hit CBS.com, UniversalMusic.com

Following the attack, nothing remained of the official Web site for CBS except an index page with a single file.

Grindr Hacked

A hacker has discovered a way to access members' profiles.

Anonymous Hackers Retaliate for Megaupload Takedown

The hackers took down Web sites belonging to the FBI, DoJ, MPAA and others.

Romanian Hacker Sentenced for NASA Security Breach

Robert Butyka received a three-year suspended sentence, with a probation period of seven years.

Hacker Leaks Thousands of Facebook Passwords

The hacker claims to have login info for more than 30 million users.

Symantec: Cyber Attacks May Be Costing Your Business $470,000 Annually

As the average cost of recovering from cyber attacks approaches half a million dollars per year, Symantec says it's time to beef up your defenses.

NYT IDs Five Koobface Botnet Suspects

All five are Russians living in St. Petersburg.

Israeli Hackers Target Arab Stock Exchange Sites

The hackers say the attack was in retaliation for recent cyber attacks on Israel's Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, El Al Airlines and other sites.

Father, Son Charged with Fraud, Hacking, Identity Theft

Vladimir and Kirill Zdorovenin are accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars through credit card theft and stock manipulation scams.

Brazilian Hackers Offer to Teach Cybercrime Skills

Kaspersky Lab says courses are available in hacking, defacing, spamming and more.

Hackers Steal $6.7 Million from South African Bank

Cybercriminals transferred money from other customers' accounts into their own in early January.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, El Al Hacked

The Web sites were shut down, but trading and flights were unaffected.

TeaMp0isoN Hackers Hit T-Mobile

Staff and administrator names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers and passwords were leaked.

Hackers Publish Logins for Israeli SCADA Systems

A list of addresses and logins for several systems was posted today on Pastebin.

German Police Hack Was Retaliation for Father Spying on Daughter

A friend of the girl's discovered that her father had planted a Trojan on her computer.

Pro-Israel Hackers Target Saudi Arabian Web Sites

The hackers are threatening to publish thousand of Saudi shoppers' credit card numbers.

Anonymous Hackers Target Finland for Blocking The Pirate Bay

The Web sites for two Finnish anti-piracy organizations were taken down by DDoS attacks.

Belgian Anonymous Hackers Target Steel Producer

Members of Anonymous Belgium leaked information on ArcelorMittal.com's users and administrators.

Hackers Steal Symantec Source Code

The company says the compromised code was more than four years old.

Anonymous Hackers Target German Neo-Nazis

Nazi-Leaks.net lists the names and addresses of thousands of supporters of far-right groups.

Former UK Prime Minister Targeted by Hackers

Gordon Brown may have been targeted when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Saudi Hackers Breach Israeli Sports Site, Publish User Data

According to a member of Group-X, the data accessed included names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, and credit card details.

Exploit of Wi-Fi Protected Setup Flaw Poses Risks for Consumers, Not Enterprises

Many home Wi-Fi networks are at risk thanks to an exploit released over the holidays, but enterprise organizations are generally unaffected by the vulnerability.

AntiSec Hackers Target California Law Enforcement Association

Staff e-mails and customer billing information were posted online.

Hackers Plan Satellite System to Sidestep Censorship

The 'Hackerspace Global Grid' will include satellites in orbit, along with ground stations to track and communicate with them.