Cyber crimes were once used to bully people online but as the time is passing, these criminals are enhancing their hacking skills. An example of these enhanced skills came from Europe where drug traffickers hacked into the computers of shipment companies in order to track large among of drug shipments. A group of international cyber […]
Facebook is now allowing its million of users all around the world to post photo images to their comment box, where you can react to your friend’s status with an image of your own choice. The catchy update was announced by Facebook officials on Wednesday, allowing user to upload images with the help of new “Attach […]
Unknown hackers have hacked and defaced the website of FIFA World Cup in Brazil (http://copaemcuiaba.com.br) with a Youtube video, urging people not to come to Brazil to watch the world cup and showing police brutality over protesters. The main page of FIFA’s website was defaced and replaced with a YouTube video, showing protesters marching, before riot police release tear […]
Guccifer hacker who is known for his high profile hacking again politicians and celebrities has now hacked the email and Facebook account of U.S. Nuclear Security Agency’s (NNSA) action administrator Neile Miller. The Smoking Gun reports that it is unclear as if hacker got access to any sensitive data, however he managed to leak an image with his “Guccifer” […]
Abu Dahbi backed Manchester city, one of the oldest clubs of English premier League raises fears of possible hacking attempt to their database. The database seemed to have vital data disclosed regarding club’s eye on the players for the upcoming season of EPL. According to one of the club’s official, the database included the list of players […]
CBS News has revealed that one of their investigative reporter had her computer hacked and remotely accessed by an unknown hackers late last year. The reporter has been identified as Sharyl Attkisson had her computer remotely accessed from three different location by unknown party, citing an analysis by an outside cyber security firm. CBS News spokeswoman Sonya […]
Apple has released a customer-privacy statement on Monday about Internet surveillance and PRISM program that it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests from U.S. law enforcement for user data and information of suspicious account. Most of the request comes from police investigating robberies and other crimes, searching for missing children, trying to locate a patient with Alzheimer’s […]
The online hackavist group Anonymous Brazil has hacked the official Twitter account of one of Brazil’s largest magazine @VEJA, asking the Brazilians to join them in protests against the increase of Bus fare. Anonymous Brazil posted an image on hacked Twitter account with a message saying: Its not about cents, its about our rights! The […]
A recently published report in USA has outlined the route it takes for PRISM to get hold of the data from different tech giants. According to the report, PRISM uses nearly all the tech giants for leaking private data of the people in U.S. and outside it. Furthermore, it says Facebook was found to be […]
ESET researchers explain the difficulties in attribution of targeted attacks; evidence is often circumstantial and the source never positively identified.
Many companies are unprepared for data breaches and hacking incidents – and the percentage of companies without any form of crisis response plan has actually grown in the past year, says consulting firm Protiviti.
Yahoo defended its plan to recycle inactive user IDs this week, saying that it had put in place safeguards to prevent the recycled usernames being used for identity theft.
While scrolling Zone-h, I got hold of a hack where a group of Kurdish hacker going with the handle of ColdHackers has hacked and defaced 225+ Turkish websites. All hacked sites were left with a deface page along with a message in Turkish language, explaining the reason for attacking Turkish sites, according to which: System […]
An Indonesian hacker going with the handle of Surabayag3tar has hacked and defaced the official website of Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO ()under the Ministry of Education. The site was left with a deface page along with a message, yet not explaining the reason for attacking Bangladeshi government site, according to the message: To Admin :Kindly Patch […]
A simulated cyber attack with the Hollywood-esque title Quantum Dawn 2 will bombard the defenses of American banks on June 28 – in an exercise designed to test how Wall Street would endure a sustained hi-tech assault.
The British government has launched the first stage of a £4 million ($6.1 million) campaign to educate consumers and small businesses about the dangers of cyber crime.
Hackers could remotely attack security cameras commonly used in banks and prisons – and either spy on secure facilities or replace “real” video feeds with fakes, according to a U.S. security expert.
Microsoft has said that it has “liberated” two million PCs worldwide from Citadel botnets after an action on June 5 which targeted 1,400 networks.
According to the recently leaked document from NSA by the Guardian, the U.S government is spying each and every conversation done by the American over the internet. Whether, it is via Google, Facebook or any other major brand. Furthermore, U.S government is also receiving phone records of millions of customer using Verizon. The program through […]
A hacker going with the handle of X-Blackerz Inc, supporting Anonymous hackavists on #OpIsrael has hacked into the server of an Israeli based hosting company, ending up with defacing 71 Israeli websites and leaking hosting details online. The hacker left a deface page, along with a message in text and a Youtube video; explaining the reason for […]
Cyber attacks are damaging the world economy, a former White House official has warned, and leading economies need to put aside political differences to deal with the threat.