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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • January 3rd, 2013
Week 4 of Operation Ababil 2: Hackers to Attack 9 US Banks

Week 4 of Operation Ababil 2: Hackers to Attack 9 US Banks

Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters continue launching DDOS attacks

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • January 3rd, 2013
Hackers Leak Video of Steubenville High School Students Joking About Abused Girl

Hackers Leak Video of Steubenville High School Students Joking About Abused Girl

Police claim they're aware of the existence of the footage

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • December 29th, 2012
Anonymous Threatens to Shut Down Police Site Unless They Dismiss Killer Cop – Video

Anonymous Threatens to Shut Down Police Site Unless They Dismiss Killer Cop – Video

The Manteca Police Department in California is taking the threat seriously

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • December 28th, 2012
Council on Foreign Relations Hacked, Attackers Traced Back to China

Council on Foreign Relations Hacked, Attackers Traced Back to China

The compromised server was used for a drive-by attack

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • December 28th, 2012
Korean Responsible for Hacking Hyundai Capital Arrested in Philippines, Extradited

Korean Responsible for Hacking Hyundai Capital Arrested in Philippines, Extradited

The 39-year-old man is accused of stealing 1.75 million customer records from the company

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • December 27th, 2012
al-Qassam Cyber Fighters: US Government and Banks Should Seek Easy Solution

al-Qassam Cyber Fighters: US Government and Banks Should Seek Easy Solution

Operation Ababil 2 continues with more attacks on US banks

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • December 27th, 2012
Hackers Deface Steubenville High School Football Team Site in Support of Abused Girl

Hackers Deface Steubenville High School Football Team Site in Support of Abused Girl

Anonymous hacktivists are determined to leak the details of all those involved

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • December 27th, 2012
Records of 300,000 Verizon Customers Leaked, Firm Says Breach Affected Third Party

Records of 300,000 Verizon Customers Leaked, Firm Says Breach Affected Third Party

Verizon claims the company has been aware of the leak for a few months now

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • December 22nd, 2012
Latest DDOS Attacks on US Banks Not as Disruptive as the First Ones

Latest DDOS Attacks on US Banks Not as Disruptive as the First Ones

The OCC has issued an alert to warn financial institutions about the risks

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • December 21st, 2012
BB&T, US Bank, PNC Websites Disrupted by Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters

BB&T, US Bank, PNC Websites Disrupted by Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters

Four of the five targets have already been attacked

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • December 20th, 2012
Twitter Account of Teen Mom Farrah Abraham Hacked

Twitter Account of Teen Mom Farrah Abraham Hacked

The celebrity claims she knows the "spinless boy" who did it

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • December 20th, 2012
Twitter Temporarily Suspends YourAnonNews Account for Posting WBC Details

Twitter Temporarily Suspends YourAnonNews Account for Posting WBC Details

The social media site threatens to suspend them for good if they keep violating the rules

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • December 19th, 2012
DDOS Attacks Against US Banks Might Be Used to Cover Up Fraud, Experts Say

DDOS Attacks Against US Banks Might Be Used to Cover Up Fraud, Experts Say

Gartner's Avivah Litan shares some expert insight on the matter

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • December 19th, 2012
al-Qassam Cyber Fighters Feel for Newtown Shooting Victims, but Will Still Attack US Banks

al-Qassam Cyber Fighters Feel for Newtown Shooting Victims, but Will Still Attack US Banks

The hackers have already disrupted the website of Wells Fargo

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • December 18th, 2012
Hacker Responsible for Leaking Celebrity Photos Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

Hacker Responsible for Leaking Celebrity Photos Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

Christopher Chaney has also been ordered to pay restitution

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • December 18th, 2012
Hacktivists Continue Attacks on WBC, Leak Emails and Other Information

Hacktivists Continue Attacks on WBC, Leak Emails and Other Information

Anonymous, The Jester, UGNazi and other hackers are involved in the campaign

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • December 17th, 2012
Egyptian Hacker Claims to Have Breached Yahoo! Servers

Egyptian Hacker Claims to Have Breached Yahoo! Servers

Yahoo! is investigating the incident, but it's confident that users are not affected

 
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