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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • February 28th, 2013
New Evidence Suggests ABC Might Have Been Hacked Back in 2011

New Evidence Suggests ABC Might Have Been Hacked Back in 2011

A hacker asked the members of a Russian forum to help him crack some passwords

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • February 27th, 2013
Bruce Schneier: There Is an Important Difference Between Espionage and Cyberwar

Bruce Schneier: There Is an Important Difference Between Espionage and Cyberwar

The confusion simply fuels the cyberwar arms race, the expert believes

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • February 27th, 2013
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Hacked, Details of 50,000 Users Leaked

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Hacked, Details of 50,000 Users Leaked

The hacker accuses ABC of giving Geert Wilders a platform to voice anti-Islam hatred

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • February 26th, 2013
al-Qassam Cyber Fighters to Resume Attacks Against US Banks on March 5

al-Qassam Cyber Fighters to Resume Attacks Against US Banks on March 5

To show they're serious, they've already attacked several websites

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • February 26th, 2013
Bit9 Says Its Systems Had Been Compromised Since July 2012

Bit9 Says Its Systems Had Been Compromised Since July 2012

The security firm provides more details regarding the recent security incident

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • February 26th, 2013
European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company Also Attacked by Chinese Hackers

European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company Also Attacked by Chinese Hackers

Steel producer ThyssenKrupp also reported being targeted

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • February 22nd, 2013
Aspen Institute Hacked, the FBI Points the Finger at China

Aspen Institute Hacked, the FBI Points the Finger at China

The cybercriminals monitored email communications for two months

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • February 22nd, 2013
Experts Criticize Report on Cyberattacks Launched by Chinese Military

Experts Criticize Report on Cyberattacks Launched by Chinese Military

The Mandiant study is interesting, but not everyone agrees with it

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • February 22nd, 2013
Zendesk Hacked, Tumblr, Pinterest and Twitter Users Affected

Zendesk Hacked, Tumblr, Pinterest and Twitter Users Affected

Notifications are being sent out and authorities have been contacted

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • February 21st, 2013
Four Chinese Government Websites Hacked by Barbaros-DZ

Four Chinese Government Websites Hacked by Barbaros-DZ

The hacker and his group hacked over 100 websites this year

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • February 21st, 2013
iPhone Dev SDK: We Learned from the Press That We Were Hacked

iPhone Dev SDK: We Learned from the Press That We Were Hacked

Experts analyze the watering hole attack launched against Facebook, Twitter and Apple

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • February 20th, 2013
Mandiant Used Data Leaked by Anonymous in 2011 to Investigate Chinese Hackers

Mandiant Used Data Leaked by Anonymous in 2011 to Investigate Chinese Hackers

The tens of thousands of accounts leaked from rootkit.com turned out to be useful

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • February 20th, 2013
Chinese Defense Ministry: We Are Not Hacking the US, Mandiant Is Wrong

Chinese Defense Ministry: We Are Not Hacking the US, Mandiant Is Wrong

China says unfounded accusations made in the media undermine the cooperation climate

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • February 20th, 2013
Apple Hacked by Same Cybercriminals Who Breached Facebook and Twitter

Apple Hacked by Same Cybercriminals Who Breached Facebook and Twitter

The hackers are likely based in Eastern Europe and Russia, not China

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • February 19th, 2013
Hackers Working for Chinese Military: Ugly Gorilla, DOTA, SuperHard

Hackers Working for Chinese Military: Ugly Gorilla, DOTA, SuperHard

Mandiant has identified three personas working for Unit 61398

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • February 19th, 2013
al-Qassam Cyber Fighters Threaten There’s Not Much Time Until They Resume Attacks

al-Qassam Cyber Fighters Threaten There’s Not Much Time Until They Resume Attacks

The hacktivists are determined to re-initiate Operation Ababil

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • February 19th, 2013
OpLastResort: Anonymous Hacks US Department of State, Investment Firm

OpLastResort: Anonymous Hacks US Department of State, Investment Firm

Information has been leaked by the hacktivists from both websites

 
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