ICANN Speaks Out Regarding Recent Hacker Attack
	Not too long ago a hacker group from Turkey, calling themselves the NetDEvilz, managed to redirect traffic from the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) and IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) web pages to another site where they claimed that they were in control of the net. The corporation is now coming out to say that the official .org sites were never infected, and that the traffic was directed towards a m ... [read more >>]
	09 July 2008, 07:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

UK Hacker Gets 9 Years for Bank Fraud
	A Southwark Crown Court has found Jagmeet Channa guilty of conspiracy to defraud and money laundering, and gave him a total of 16 years incarceration time, 90 months for the defraud and 9 years for money laundering, but the sentences will be served concurrently. It seems that he somehow got hold of his coworkers’ security credentials and then used that info to transfer a total of £71,632,807 to two accounts, one in Morocco and o ... [read more >>]
	08 July 2008, 11:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Successful Slovenian Hacker Attack at Nebraska University
	A hacker in Slovenia successfully managed to gain access to nine computers at the University of Nebraska. According to university representatives the incident occurred on the 8th of June and was brought to light the following day. The computers contained info on students and university employees, but no academic data was harmed in any way. The university is currently sending informative letters (2,035 in total) to all the people who may b ... [read more >>]
	03 July 2008, 11:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Lithuania Under Russian Hacker Attack
	After a recent fall in Lithuanian-Russian relations, several hundred Lithuanian sites have been defaced. On a total of 300 web pages the content was replaced with images of the soviet red flag and anti-Lithuanian slogans and songs. The hacker attack came after Lithuania issued a ban on the soviet flag as well as any other symbols reminding of the soviet regime. This is not the first time that former soviet countries come un ... [read more >>]
	30 June 2008, 12:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Valve Hacker Caught by Police Forces
	If you are interested in hacking news, then you must know about 20 years old hacker MaddoxX - the guy managed, one year ago, to hack a third party Valve file server called Steam Cyber Cafe and posted online an archived file that included credit card numbers, tr ... [read more >>]
	30 June 2008, 03:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

15-year Old Student Hacks School's Computer System
	A 15-year old student faces serious charges after he allegedly hacked his school's computer system and stole information on thousands of people. The minor succeeded in accessing the private information, including names, addresses and Social Security numbers, of more than 50,000 people. The name of the 15-year old, studying at Downingtown West High School, is being withheld from the public because of his age. It appears that the Wes ... [read more >>]
	26 May 2008, 08:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Hackers Steal Money from Chinese Earthquake Victims
	It's no wonder that hackers are always out there hunting software vulnerabilities and glitches that would allow them to infiltrate into websites and servers, but when they break into the Red Cross website to steal money going to the Chinese earthquake victims, it's way too immoral. This is exactly what happened a few days ago when hackers got inside the Chinese website of the Red Cross and attempted to get access to the ... [read more >>]
	20 May 2008, 04:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

McAfee Employee/Hacker to Go to Jail
	Brett Oliphant, a security researcher who worked for ScanAlert, has been charged with fraud and may spend several years in prison. Oliphant was the vice president of security services of ScanAlert and joined McAfee once the company was acquired by the Santa Clara-based firm. Brett and his brother Bryan "are accused of the fraudulent sale of unregistered securities and of wrongfully receiving more than $1,215,000 from the sal ... [read more >>]
	20 May 2008, 03:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Hackers Offer Free Versions of GTA IV
	The popularity of the newly-released GTA IV makes new victims on the web as hackers are now looking to exploit new vulnerable computers using the popular game. According to security company DriveSentry, hackers rolled out malware-infected copies of GTA IV on popular file-sharing applications such as Limewire. Once downloaded and installed, the fake GTA IV copy drops said malware, leaving the computer opened to future attacks. ... [read more >>]
	15 May 2008, 06:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Banks No Longer Attractive, Hackers Now Targeting Restaurants
	Usually, hackers interested in financial information attack banks or financial institutions, which could give them easy access to bank accounts. However, is there anyone who ever thought that going to a restaurant may cost you more than your meal? Well, your answer might be "no" but, according to recent reports, going to the restaurant may make hackers earn a few extra bucks. According to a press release of the US Depar ... [read more >>]
	14 May 2008, 03:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Hacker Takes Down Zimbabwe's Herald
	A Zimbabwe newspaper website has been shutdown by hackers for three days, since this last Saturday. The Zimbabwe Herald newspaper has reported and admitted to the incident yesterday. The Herald has become unavailable after a hacker, calling himself "r4b00f", has hacked the newspaper webpage. It appears that the hacked Zimbabwe paper is seen as a pawn of President Robert Mugabe's ruling party, ZANU-PF. As support ... [read more >>]
	13 May 2008, 06:29GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Personal Data of Six Million Chileans Available on the Internet
	Security of personal data is an issue with which all major institutions must deal. With an increasing number of phishing frauds available on the web, the users' personal data are not that safe anymore. A recent incident demonstrated that the people of Chile are among the most vulnerable. According to the El Mercurio daily, a hacker has broken into Chile's government sites, took the personal data of six million people an ... [read more >>]
	12 May 2008, 08:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Hackers Attack Epilepsy Website, Cause Serious Seizures
	Hacking attacks usually cause technical damage, meaning that attackers manage to break into the systems and steal or access certain information. Unfortunately, there are cases when such hack attacks prove to be really harming and people suffer because of them. Such an attack occurred at the Easter weekend when hackers assaulted the forum of the Epilepsy Foundation and posted links to quickly flashing images. For those of you who ... [read more >>]
	08 May 2008, 05:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Bavarian Teenage Hackers Arrested
	A group of eleven hackers were arrested by the German police as part of an investigation carried out by the local authorities over an Internet forum relying on hacking techniques. According to The Local, the forum had approximately 33,000 members, most of the topics being related to hacking activities, some of them even concerning credit c ... [read more >>]
	08 May 2008, 04:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Social Networks - Tomorrow's Hackers' Favorite Targets
	The social networks out there, no matter if we're talking about Facebook, Bebo, Orkut, MySpace or others, recorded hack/spyware/spam attacks every once in a while, especially due to their increasing popularity. And like this wouldn't be enough, Kaspersky Lab predicts a tough fight for these social networks because attackers may attempt to spread their infections using social networking websites and even user profiles cr ... [read more >>]
	07 May 2008, 06:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Hackers Compromise Webcams to Spy on Teens
	Hacking a computer is somehow like a job for today's hackers but breaking into one's computers, taking control over the webcam and spying on him just to get some nude material is way too much. Unfortunately, this happens, too and it can't be stopped unless the vulnerable users get their computers more secure. Security company Sophos informs that there were several cases in the past when unprotected systems got hack ... [read more >>]
	29 April 2008, 08:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Doctors Afraid of Hackers When Sending Email Advice
	Although we all know that an online consultation may not be such a great idea in case of a serious illness, most patients would do it if their doctors agreed. Unfortunately, the majority of doctors avoid providing email advice because of hackers, The Detroit News today informs. ... [read more >>]
	25 April 2008, 06:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

News Corp Hired Hacker to Attack Rivals
	The evolution of a lawsuit between News Corp. and DISH Network Corp. reveals shocking details which took place in the past, although nobody would ever expect such a thing from a large corporation like News Corp. To be more specific, a computer hacker who testified a few days ago revealed that he was hired by News Corp. to build pirating software, ... [read more >>]
	24 April 2008, 09:09GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Both Hackers and Athletes Now Concentrate on Beijing Olympics
	With the Beijing Olympics quickly approaching, both hackers and athletes are getting ready for the sports competition. Unfortunately, they have different purposes and, even if we all want to see a fair-play event, it seems that hackers are planning to cheat. According to MessageLabs, the company has detected no less than 13 different Olympic themed attacks, all of them being based on the upcoming competition hosted by Beijing. No ... [read more >>]
	23 April 2008, 16:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Just Five Seconds Needed to Find a New Infected Website
	Security company Sophos has just published the latest Security Threat Report concerning the first quarter of 2008, revealing that a new malicious website is now detected and blocked every five seconds. This is a time decrease of 9 seconds as the company detected similar websites every 14 seconds, according to the 2007 report. Going further to the countries that hosted the largest amount of malware in the first quarter of 2008, th ... [read more >>]
	22 April 2008, 06:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Ultimate Backdoor: Hackers Can Infect Your Processor
	Software bugs and computer viruses were hackers' favorite means of taking over your computer. However, things could get a lot worse with the advent of a new threat, that aims directly at computers' hardware components. A group of researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign managed to hack into a computer processor, then gain full control over the infected system. Setting this kind of backdoor is no ... [read more >>]
	16 April 2008, 03:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Pro-Tibetan Websites Delivering Malware Due to Hack Attack
	Hackers have always been concentrated on the websites promoting popular events and, if there was a vulnerability to be exploited, they showed no mercy. This is exactly the case with multiple pro-Tibetan websites as some hackers managed to discover an unpatched vulnerability and used it to gain access to the servers. Moreover, they placed links to malicious pages which, once visited, they attempted to drop dangerous applications t ... [read more >>]
	10 April 2008, 17:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Auto Website Hacked, 56,000 People in Danger
	An ingenious hacker managed to infiltrate into the Advance Auto Parts website and gain access to information belonging to approximately 56,000 consumers, the affected company explained in a security notice published on its main page. No less than 14 stores in the US were affected by the attack so people who have recently bought products from them may be in danger. The company has already started sending letters to the affected co ... [read more >>]
	04 April 2008, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Teen Hacker Pleads Guilty
	Akill, a 18-year-old hacker from Whitianga, has pleaded guilty to charges of accessing computer systems without authorization in order to obtain illegal revenues and some other charges, Network World reported today. In case you missed the news, Akill is a teenager who managed to infiltrate into the University of Pennsylvania's computer system with the help of a local student named Ryan Goldstein. According to the same source ... [read more >>]
	02 April 2008, 17:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Pornography Makes New Victims, Brings Hackers on Government's Site
	Hackers are always looking for new targets for their attacks but, in case somebody instigates them, hacking a certain website becomes their main priority. This is what probably happened in Indonesia where some hackers attacked the official website of the country's information ministry after the government tried to promote a law that prohibits the distribution of pornographic material on the web. According to Reuters, any per ... [read more >>]
	31 March 2008, 04:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Paris Hilton’s Friendly Hacker Called…
	Being famous is all Paris Hilton does, and, by God, she does it so well. If it’s not the drama over being banned from the Oscars, it’s a photo shoot with her almost naked, and lowering the bar even further, a shower scene and, my gosh, even some sex tapes that were released for the world to see. I guess a bunch of money inherited helped out with that as well, but she keeps drawing attention like something stinky draws flies, if y ... [read more >>]
	10 March 2008, 15:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Zealand Teen Hacker Faces 10 Years in Jail
	Owen Thor Walker, 18, a computer programmer from Hamilton, New Zealand, is facing up to ten years of jail time for allegedly being the head of an international cyber crime network. Additional charges brought against him are: accessing a computer for dishonest purposes on two counts, damaging or interfering with a computer system, possessing software for committing crime and an additional two counts of accessing a computer system ... [read more >>]
	29 February 2008, 12:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Hackers Now Hiring Hackers
	The help-wanted ads are circulating the underground Internet channels and the desired applicants must be hackers and nothing less. As the web society evolves, so must the attacks and now after all of the major companies opened local branches to deal with the problems that might show up in the course of time (Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and the list goes on), cyber criminals are hiring new people putting very much emphasis on their l ... [read more >>]
	21 February 2008, 11:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

U.S. Hackers Shut Down Panama's National Assembly Website?
	We all know that hackers are always struggling to find new vulnerable targets, attack them and take advantage of the found weaknesses. But when a hacker manages to infiltrate into a website belonging to a country's government and modify its content, this really means something. For them, I mean, because they can be really proud of what they did, no matter if they post their nicknames on the hacked page or they prefer to remain anonymo ... [read more >>]
	23 January 2008, 15:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Hackers Launch Major Attack in Four Countries
	I must admit that even if I heard of hundreds or maybe thousands of hack attacks, I've never saw such a powerful one that may affect everyone of us without even knowing. Security company SecureWorks today informed that a new variant of Zbot, an old and dangerous malware, is used by the hackers to compromise consumers' bank accounts and transfer their money into their accounts. The Prg Banking Trojan currently targets t ... [read more >>]
	13 December 2007, 03:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Justin Timberlake: 'What Goes Around Comes Around!' What About Hackers?
	Let's suppose you're a soccer player for Aston Villa, but you've always dreamed to join Chelsea. In case Roman Abramovich declared his interest for you, what would you have done in order to get the transfer? You would have strived to impress and prove that you would be a great addition to the squad at Stamford Bridge. This is exactly the same situation as for hackers who have large groups of experienced attackers, ... [read more >>]
	10 December 2007, 03:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

SourceForge.net Hacked!
	SourceForge.net is one of the most popular locations for software developers around the world, hosting millions of open-source projects. According to Wikipedia, SourceForge.net reached 155,585 projects and 1,658,777 registered users in August 2007. I think I made myself clear and made you understand that the website is pretty important for both developers and users. Because it is so popular, a major hack would be quite a disaste ... [read more >>]
	07 December 2007, 10:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Hacker's Mum: “I Had No Idea My Boy Is A Hacker!”
	AKILL, the hacker who was arrested a few days ago by the FBI and the Kiwi authorities, has mild autism, an affection that is best described by isolation and advanced capabilities in a certain domain. According to The New Zealand Herald, Owen Walker, the 18-year-old boy arrested by the police, is now living with relatives somewhere near Auckland. However, the exact location was not disclosed as there has been an incredible pressur ... [read more >>]
	04 December 2007, 10:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Pedophile Hacker Gets 110 Years in Prison!
	Yep, you've read it right, a pedophile hacker received a sentence of 110 years in prison after he was found guilty of hacking MySpace accounts and harassing underage girls. In fact, all the hacker wanted was pornographic content but he managed to cause an extremely high fear after he threatened the girls with all kinds of messages. If you think this is enough to receive such a major sentence, you should know the investig ... [read more >>]
	04 December 2007, 08:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Hackers Broke Into The Rolls-Royce Network
	It has happened before, but this time, hackers bit the dust as they didn't manage to access valuable data stored on the computers. Rolls-Royce, a famous company based on the production of luxury vehicles and airplane engines, was the victim of a Chinese hack attack targeting the private data stored on the firm's computers, "TerraNet" reported citing "The Times". According to the same website, some an ... [read more >>]
	03 December 2007, 02:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Hacker Attacks Apple Fan Blogs
	Apple is one of the companies which were often avoided by hacks and viruses because most of the infections were focused on Microsoft's Windows and not on Mac OS X or Apple technologies. But the Cupertino company is now affected by a series of hacks targeting the Apple fan blogs that are accused of "fanboyism" as the attacker said in the messages posted on the affected websites. "This website has been flagged f ... [read more >>]
	28 November 2007, 08:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Hacker Steals Thousands of Emails and Passwords
	Convio, a web software company based on eCRM solutions and working with several non-profit organizations, confirmed that a hacker managed to obtain thousands of emails and numerous passwords, after he broke into GetActive. This technology provided by the company is used by the non-profit organizations to send e-mails, which means it contained lots of contact details along with passwords and other type of information. Among the re ... [read more >>]
	28 November 2007, 03:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

What A Hacker Wants...for Christmas
	Nowadays, a powerful security solution is more than a 'must have', since there are thousands of hackers waiting for a vulnerability in your system. Although it's well known that most attackers want to get control over your computer, many of them are now aiming to steal your financial information and get access to your money. With the holiday shopping season quickly approaching, all the security companies expect a r ... [read more >>]
	24 November 2007, 07:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Teen Hacker Convicted For Attacking Cisco Systems
	A Swedish 19-year-old boy was convicted on Monday for breaking into three university computers, The Associated Press reported today. Due to the Swedish laws, the name of the hacker could not be disclosed but he was found guilty for "breaching the systems of the universities in Linkoping, Umea and Uppsala in 2004." The boy is now forced to pay a fine of $25,000 in damages for the affected universities after he was previo ... [read more >>]
	22 November 2007, 09:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Blind Hacker Sends SWAT to Arrest Innocent People
	Imagine this: you’re at home, watching a movie with your girl/boyfriend. Calm and quiet atmosphere. Without even doubting that something might happen you’re enjoying a cup of coffee. But BOOM! Somebody shouts at you "This is POLICE, put your hands on the wall, everything you say can and will be used against you in court of law!" What the heck, you might say, but I’m sure you would be so shocked that you would say nothin ... [read more >>]
	16 November 2007, 06:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Innocent “Hacker” Arrested after Police Raid
	Dan Egerstad, a Swedish security researcher who managed to obtain the login information for numerous embassies and organizations was arrested on Monday after a police raid conducted by the country’s authorities. It all started a few months ago when Mr. Egerstad used Tor to remain anonymous while surfing the web, discovering approximately 1,000 email login credentials used by foreign embassies and human rights organizations. " ... [read more >>]
	15 November 2007, 09:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Hacker Facing a 60-Year Prison Sentence
	John Kenneth Schiefer, a 26-year-old American security expert from Los Angeles, faces a sentence of 60 years in prison and a fine of $1.75 million after pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud, bank fraud and others, The Register reported today. The hacker, who used nicknames such as "Acid" and "Acidstorm", managed to break into approximately 250,000 computers and install software to get financial information ... [read more >>]
	12 November 2007, 06:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Hacker Modifying School Grades Equals 20 Years in Prison
	We all dreamed of a way to modify our grades when we were in high-school because learning was too boring for us. But when you take attitude and break into your school's computers to do that, you might have a surprise: if you're caught, you might spend your next 20 years in prison. I guess you would prefer to spend your next few years in a new high-school than going to jail but here's what happened to two men from C ... [read more >>]
	05 November 2007, 05:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Hot Blonde Working for Hackers
	Her name is Melissa and she's probably the hottest blonde who ever helped the hackers reach their goals. Roderick Ordoñez wrote on the official blog of the security company Trend Micro that a very attractive game which asks the users to enter a visual code in order to strip a girl is actually TROJ_CAPTCHAR.A. Because I'm sure you don't know how dangerous it is, you should know that this is a Trojan horse which is u ... [read more >>]
	31 October 2007, 10:57GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Halloween Brings Hackers in Your Computer
	Security company Sophos discovered a Halloween spam campaign which attempts to redirect the users to malicious websites 'equipped' with dangerous files. The spam messages can be easily identified using their subjects: 'Happy Halloween', 'Dancing Bones', 'The most amazing dancing skeleton', 'Shows this to the kids', 'Send this to your friends' or 'Man this rocks' ... [read more >>]
	31 October 2007, 09:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Mean Hacker Attacks Ecologists
	Nothing surprises me anymore. Hackers will just send out viruses wherever they can, reagardless of who they may attack. As the latest cases show, these guys are stooping very low. Such is the case of The Nature Conservancy – after a recent attack on sensitive info belonging to about 14.000 people had leaked. Naturally, it is suspected that the stolen data will be used for identity theft. The Nature Conservancy, for those of yo ... [read more >>]
	03 October 2007, 08:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The “Hacker Factory” Now Has Rules
	Well, if you read the news you’ll find out that a lot of the evil hackers out there are graduates in computer science. They have a lot of knowledge and some of them have decided that researching just doesn’t cut it – they have to gain profits in some other way. However, the people that are teaching them, giving them the knowledge they need either to uphold security or to take it down have now taken a decision. The MIT is basi ... [read more >>]
	03 October 2007, 07:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

“Silenz” Nabbed by the Feds
	Greg King, 21, of Fairfield California, also known as Silenz, Silenz420, sZ, GregK and Gregk707 is a hacker that has been recently netted by the American authorities after an intensive investigation by the FBI. This guy was a botnet herder or bot master, or whatever you wish to call him – he’s the type of hacker that creates and manages a botnet. Not only is creating such networks illegal, but using them for distributed denial ... [read more >>]
	03 October 2007, 06:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Security Brief: Week of Porn
	I know this may sound a bit awkward to some of you, but this has been the week of porn in cyber-security. Perhaps you are wondering why I have named it so – well, each week is named after the incidents that happen most frequently in that particular week or after their cause, and this has been the week of porn. Just let me explain - for one thing, free porn took down some servers in Germany. Then, we also found out that porn is back at the ... [read more >>]
	30 September 2007, 09:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Smart Moderator Makes Hacker Hack Himself
	Now here’s a funny piece of news – a hacker deleted his own hard drive in his attempt at attacking a server. The wannabe malicious user had a row with the cannel’s administrator and started threatening the guy. It all happened on #stopHipHop’s RC channel. Apparently, the so-called hacker thought he had been thrown out of the channel, that’s when he decided to start his own (stupid) vendetta against the moderator. So, how do yo ... [read more >>]
	28 September 2007, 06:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia