Incidents  

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • June 9th, 2009
VAServ Hack Results in Massive Data Loss

VAServ Hack Results in Massive Data Loss

Zero-day vulnerability in virtualization software exploited to delete server data

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • June 9th, 2009
Hackers Falsely Claim Massive T-Mobile Data Breach

Hackers Falsely Claim Massive T-Mobile Data Breach

The company scrambles to investigate the alleged incident

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • June 3rd, 2009
New Mass Web Attack Makes 40,000 Victims

New Mass Web Attack Makes 40,000 Victims

Malicious injected JavaScript code tries to exploit visitors

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • June 2nd, 2009
FBI Network Shut Down Because of Computer Virus

FBI Network Shut Down Because of Computer Virus

E-mail traffic suspended for two days

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • June 2nd, 2009
Twitter's First Ever Scareware Distribution Attack

Twitter's First Ever Scareware Distribution Attack

It hit users over the weekend via spammed video link

  •  
  • By Lucian Constantin
  • June 1st, 2009
Two U.S. Army Servers Compromised by Turkish Hackers

Two U.S. Army Servers Compromised by Turkish Hackers

Search warrants executed against Microsoft, Yahoo, Google and others

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • May 29th, 2009
The Telegraph Website Leaks Subscriber Information

The Telegraph Website Leaks Subscriber Information

SQLi vulnerability gives attackers full access to the database

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • May 27th, 2009
Multiple Visa Websites XSSed

Multiple Visa Websites XSSed

The vulnerabilities could facilitate phishing attacks

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • May 25th, 2009
Orange French Portal Hacked

Orange French Portal Hacked

A quarter of a million accounts compromised through SQL injection

  •  
  • By Lucian Constantin
  • May 22nd, 2009
DDoS Attack Leaves Five Chinese Provinces Without Internet

DDoS Attack Leaves Five Chinese Provinces Without Internet

Unexpected DNS chain reaction responsible

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • May 21st, 2009
U.S. Bank and Bank of America Websites Vulnerable

U.S. Bank and Bank of America Websites Vulnerable

XSS vulnerabilities facilitate phishing attacks

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • May 18th, 2009
The Website of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry XSSed

The Website of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry XSSed

Websites using the Sage Pay payment service provider are also affected, hacker claims

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • May 15th, 2009
The New York Times Twitter Account Hijacked

The New York Times Twitter Account Hijacked

Used to send spam to 510,000 followers

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • May 13th, 2009
PayPal Registration Page XSSed

PayPal Registration Page XSSed

Rogue IFrame injected into the registration form

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • May 11th, 2009
Multiple Antivirus Websites XSSed in One Hit

Multiple Antivirus Websites XSSed in One Hit

They are operated by Symantec, Kaspersky, AVG, ESET, F-Secure and Trend Micro

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • May 6th, 2009
Multiple MPAA and RIAA Websites XSSed

Multiple MPAA and RIAA Websites XSSed

Movie ratings can be altered and other rogue content loaded

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • May 4th, 2009
Twitter Admin Account Hacked via Social Engineering

Twitter Admin Account Hacked via Social Engineering

The insides of several high-profile accounts have been exposed

 
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