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Israeli credit card hack creates more opportunities

In a recent data breach incident, a Saudi hacker defaced a prominent sports news web site in Israel and linked its front page to a file exposing the details of many credit …

AntiSec hackers hit California State Law Enforcement Association

When Operation AntiSec was started by Anonymous and LulzSec back in June and the two groups called on “any vessel, large or small, to open fire on any government or …

Anonymous targets security think tank, pilfers sensitive data

The hacking collective Anonymous has downed the website and stolen client information belonging to Stratfor (Strategic Forecasting Inc.), a US-based research group that …

Data-stealing malware growth spikes

The propagation of some forms of crimeware surged in the half-year period ending in June, 2011 with data-stealing malware reaching and maintaining a new plateau of contagion, …

Chinese hackers infiltrated US Chamber of Commerce

The computer systems of the US Chamber of Commerce, a lobbying group that represents the interest of US businesses and trade organizations, have been infiltrated by hackers. …

Visa probes into potential card processor security breach

Credit card company Visa has announced that it has been informed of a potential data security breach at a European payment processor and that it has mounted an investigation …

12 hacking groups are behind most Chinese cyber attacks

Eastern European and Russian hackers mostly steal financial information, while Chinese ones are mainly after intellectual propriety or other sensitive data, say security …

Nitro attackers still at it, mock Symantec

Back at the beginning of November, Symantec researchers made public a report they compiled on a spear phishing campaign carrying a backdoor Trojan that was systematically …

Card info of 1m Restaurant Depot customers stolen in breach

Customers of US foodservice wholesaler Restaurant Depot and “cash and carry” chain Jetro have begun receiving letters warning them about the possibility of their …

IT departments have easiest access to sensitive data

CEOs of modern companies often lack access to their own sensitive data, according to Venafi. When asked who had the easiest access to their company’s most sensitive …

Norwich Airport database breached

A hacker that goes by the handle “Kahuna” has apparently broken into the systems of the Norwich Airport and has harvested and leaked personal information contained …

1000+ UN emails, usernames and passwords leaked

A group of hackers that go by the name of “Teamp0ison” has apparently hacked one (or more) of UN’s servers and dumped over 1000 email addresses, usernames …

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