hacktivism
AT&T hacker wants US govt to pay for the time he spent in prison
In an open letter addressed to members of the New Jersey District Court, FBI, and DOJ, Andrew “weev” Auernheimer is seeking monetary restitution for the time he …
Growing dynamic in politically-motivated hacktivism
While financial cybercrime becomes ever more entrenched through a consolidating demand and supply chain, the hacktivist landscape is more turbulent, vacillating constantly in …
13 Anonymous hackers plead guilty to PayPal DDoS attack
Thirteen defendants pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose on Friday to charges related to their involvement in the cyber-attack of PayPal’s website as part of the …
Top six security threats for 2014
The Information Security Forum (ISF) has announced their forecast of the top six security threats global businesses will face in 2014. Key threats include BYOD trends in the …
Lessons learned from Anonymous and Operation Last Resort
Activists that have links to Anonymous were able to gain access to U.S. government computers through a software flaw on the outdated Adobe ColdFusion platform. This left many …
Anonymous hacker sentenced to 10 years in prison
Jeremy Hammond (aka “Anarchaos”), the Anonymous hacker that earlier this year pleaded guilty to conspiracy and hacking charges regarding the much publicized breach …
Spike in suspicious traffic and TOR usage, says threat report
Solutionary has released its Security Engineering Research Team (SERT) Quarterly Threat Intelligence Report for Q3 2013, providing intelligence on key security threats …
Syrian hackers hijack Obama’s tweets
The Syrian Electronic Army has apparently managed to modify tweets from Barack Obama’s official Twitter account to include links to a pro-Assad video, as well as …
Data visualization of global DDoS attacks
Arbor Networks have collaborated with Google Ideas to create a data visualization that maps global DDoS attacks. Google Ideas – a “think/do’ tank – …
Several IT workers among “Operation Payback” indicted suspects
The latest batch of Anonymous hacktivists who took part in the 2010 Operation Payback against copyright organizations, law firms, US politicians, and financial and e-payment …
Avira, AVG, WhatsApp sites defaced by Palestinian hacktivists
The websites of antivirus vendors Avira and AVG, as well as that of popular IM service WhatsApp, have been defaced by Palestinian hackers affiliated with Anonymous that go by …
NYT, Twitter, HuffPo sites disrupted by Syrian hacker group
Hackers from the Syrian Electronic Army have managed to hijack, deface and / or make unavailable the websites of The New York Times, Huffington Post UK and one of Twitter …