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Polish President’s Computer Network hacked, attempts to spread malware

The computer network at Polish presidential office has been breached by hackers trying to spread a malicious malware through an email attachment. The office has refused to give further details but accepts that there was an attempt with harmful content and the access to the president’s computers have been restricted. A Polish website Niebezpiecznik that […]

TNA Wrestling official Website, Facebook, Twitter Hacked by Aces & Eights Wrestling Team

The official website of Total Nonstop Action (TNA) wrestling (impactwrestling.com) along with its Facebook and Twitter accounts have been hacked by a professional wrestling stable Aces & Eights. The group has uploaded their own banners on the site with articles in their support like “Memos From The Office of Aces & Eights”, “Great Moments In Aces & Eights History”, etc. The […]

German Broadcaster Deutsche Welle’s (DW) Twitter account Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

Hackers from Syrian Electronic Army known for their hardcore support for Syrian President Bashar Ul Assad are back with another high profile hack, this time the official and verified Twitter account ()of internationally known German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) Arabic service with almost 81,000 followers has been hacked. Syrian Electronic Army is now posting series of Tweets from DW Twitter account in support […]

63 Chinese Government Websites Hacked & Defaced by Charaf Anons of Anonymous Algeria

A hacker from Anonymous Algeria, going with the handle of Charaf Anons from Algeria has hacked and defaced total 63 Chinese Government owned websites.  Charaf Anons contacted me via email in which the hacker defaced the server of Zibo City People’s Procuratorate (zbjcy.gov.cn) with 59 of its sub-domains, the official website of Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision of […]

Official ACER Electronics Service Center Thailand Website Hacked by Samurai of TurkHackTeam

The official website of ACER electronic’s service center for Thailand has been hacked and partially defaced by Samurai of TurkHackTeam. The hacker contacted me today with his hack, explaining that reason for hacking site was to show electronic giant its worth when it comes to cyber world. Samurai left his deface page along with a simple message on the website “Abracadabra […]

#OpIsrael: 25 Israeli Websites hacked and Defaced by Local Army Crew

A group of Malaysian hackers from Local Army Crew have collectively hacked and defaced 25 Israeli websites in support of Palestine. A member of Local Army Crew contacted me via email explained that the reason for hacking Israeli websites was to raise voice of Palestine’s who are under hell created by Israel. Hackers left a […]

Indian Defence Organisation DRDO Servers Hacked, China among the Suspects

The official website of one of India’s most high profile defense organization, Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) (www.drdo.gov.in) was hacked and breached by hackers at the beginning of March 2013. Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Wednesday told media that  “The site’s server was breached, leak was detected in the first week of March as […]

Official Toshiba Turkey Website Hacked & Defaced by redMin

A hacker going with the handle of redMin has hacked and defaced the official website of Toshiba Corporation a Japanese multinational engineering and electronics corporation. The hacker who seems to be from Turkey left a deface page along with a message in Turkish language on hacked Toshiba website; however, the reason or targeting the site was not […]

US warns, but, China agrees to talk on Cyber Security

An official at White House has warned China to take “serious steps” in tackling cyber-crimes originating from its cyber space, as it has become a “growing challenge” between U.S. and China relations. Tom Donilon, National Security Adviser asked China to ”understand the seriousness and depth of the matter by behaving responsibly over the cyber security issue.” At the other […]

Anonymous Hackers Leak Financial Records of US Vice President Joe Biden, Jay-Z, Beyoncé other High Profile Figures

Anonymous Hackers have published personal financial records of some high profile celebrities, musicians and politician like US Vice President Joe Biden, Attorney General Eric Holder, Kim Kardashian, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Paris Hilton, Ashton Kutcher, Mel Gibson,  Robert Mueller (FBI Director), Hillary Clinton and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck. TMZ, reports that  contains sensitive information of all above mentioned celebrities such as financial details,  social security numbers, mortgage amounts, […]

126 Russian Websites Hacked by SiR Abdou in support of Palestine

A hacker going with the handle of SiR Abdou has hacked and defaced 126 Russian websites in support of Palestine. SiR Abdou, who contacted me via Twitter, explained that reason to hack these sites is to register his protest against Israeli occupation of Palestine. The hacker left his deface page along with a message on […]

Government of Egypt and 185 other websites hacked by Pakthtun72 of Pak Cyber Eaglez

  A Pakistani hacker going with the handle of Pakthtun72 from Pak Cyber Eaglez has hacked and defaced 187 websites along with two Egyptian websites, one from Government’s General Authority for Supply Commodities (gasc.gov.eg) and second from an Egyptian university (elmaref.edu.eg).   The hacker, who contacted me via email, explained that reason for hacking these sites was to […]

Avast Germany Website Hacked & Defaced, 20,000 User Accounts Leaked by Maxney

The official website of antivirus service provider Avast along with 4 of its sub-domains, designated for Germany have been hacked and defaced by Maxney of Turkish Ajan group. As a result of hack, around 20,000 accounts and payment information of Avast’s online users have been leaked online. The hacker, who contacted me on Twitter, explained […]

Hacker Steals $12,000 Worth Of Bitcoins in a DNS Attack

In a report published by TechChurch, unknown hackers have attacked a Bitcoin brokerage company Bitinstant, breaching into its server and taking control of its DNS- server and stealing $12,000 worth of Bitcoins.  Hackers used simple social social engineering techniques to take over company’s email servers and DNS domains. In the next step, the hackers log into another, VirWox (another Bitcoin […]

#OpIsrael: 54 Israeli Websites Hacked by Hitcher Hacker

#OpIsrael is still up as Hitcher hacker from Muslim Liberation Army hacks 54 Israeli website couple of hours ago.  Hitcher Hacker known for his high profile hacks has now hacked and defaced 54 Israeli websites, leaving his deface page along with a message in support of Palestine on all of the hacked sites. Gaza will […]

National Oil Company of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco’s Twitter Account Hacked

The world renowned Saudi Aramco which is a national oil company of Saudi Arabia had its Twitter @Saudi_Aramco account hacked by a hacker going with the handle of Mister Rero.  The hacker did not only hacked the account but also changed the account’s official logo into a picture of the Heath Ledger’s portrayal of “The Joker” from the […]

South African Ministry of State Security’s Twitter Account Hacked

Last Saturday, the official Twitter account of South African Ministry of State Security @StateSecurityRS was hacked and diet loss Tweets were sent to its followers.  Eduard Kovacs of SoftPedia reports that spammer who hacked the account was using it for Tweeting infamous-diet tweets until the account was regained and password changed.  South African Ministry of State Security have confirmed that account […]