Entries in 'hacking' (27)
Hacktivists lifted more data than criminal gangs
NEWSSo-called 'hacktivists' stole more data from companies than regular criminals according to a report from US mobile carrier Verizon.
Hackers steal user data from porn site
NEWSHackers from a group calling themselves The Consortium has claimed that they have stolen personal data from users of popular porn site, Digital Playground.
The US and China are responsible for 40 per cent of global hacks
NEWSChina and the United States were the top sources of global hacking attempts according to a new report from IT assurance firm NCC Group.
China and the US accounted for ...
Symantec tells users to disable PCAnywhere
NEWSSecurity software vendor Symantec has told customers to stop using the remote control software PCAnywhere based on a source code theft back in 2006.
British student admits to hacking Facebook servers
NEWS26 year old student Glenn Steven Mangham pleaded guilty to hacking Facebook's servers which the FBI believed was an attempt at industrial espionage, according to a BBC report.
The Reg, Vodafone, Telegraph, Acer sites down in hack attack
NEWSA number of websites have been hacked and defaced by a Turkish hacking group TurkGuvenligi, describing the 4th of September as 'World Hackers Day'.
Two arrested in UK as part of Anonymous investigation
NEWSThe Metropolitan Police arrested two suspects today for conspiring to commit offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
London teen arrested in FBI Anonymous swoop
NEWSA 16-year-old boy has been arrested in the UK as part of an FBI investigation into the activities of hacktivist group Anonymous.
Anonymous moves to build own social network following Google+ ban
NEWSHacking group Anonymous has stated the group's intension to develop a rival social networking platform after being banned from Google's new Google+ service.
LulzSec returns to hack Sun website
NEWSInfamous thought-to-be-disbanded hackers LulzSec have hacked the British News Corporation tabloid the Sun, posting a fake story and claiming to have stolen sensitive data from the publisher.
Wi-Fi hacking 'neighbour from hell' gets 18 years
NEWSA man has been jailed for 18 years following a prolonged campaign of hacking his neighbours Wi-Fi in an attempt to frame them for child pornography and threats against the ...
Hacking group denies census attack
NEWSLulzSec has posted on Twitter to claim it is not responsible for going after the census data, but says it applauds whoever may have done so.
LulzSec suspect arrested in Essex
NEWSA 19-year old Essex man has been arrested in what is believed to be the first raid on the membership of LulzSec.
LulzSec claims fresh Sony hack
NEWSHackers LulzSec have once again claimed to breached another of Sony's networks, this time targeting the firm's PlayStation developer network.
Sony hacked yet again, stolen data posted online
NEWSHackers have once again broken into electronic giant Sony's computer network, accessing customer data from a variety of websites including Sonypictures.com and Sony BMG.
US hints at military action against hackers
NEWSThe United States has unveiled its latest defence paper, entitled “International Strategy for Cyberspace”, which states that the US considers military action to be a last resort defence ...
New data breach from SOE
NEWSGames developer Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed it was attacked by hackers as part of last month’s PSN hack and that user data has possibly been compromised.
Anonymous declares war on Sony
NEWSNotorious hacker group Anonymous has publicly threatened Sony, after the firm launched legal action against two file sharers in the US.
The two hackers, called GeoHot and Graf_Chokolo, are ...
Hague outlines security flaws
NEWSForeign secretary William Hague has outlined a series of malicious cyber attacks aimed at vital parts of the UK's defence industry at a security summit in Munich today.
