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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 4th, 2013
Countries That Help Edward Snowden Targeted by Pro-US Hacker "The Jester"

Countries That Help Edward Snowden Targeted by Pro-US Hacker "The Jester"

Some major Ecuadorian websites have already been disrupted

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 3rd, 2013
Experts Concerned About Ubisoft’s Password Encryption Practices

Experts Concerned About Ubisoft’s Password Encryption Practices

They’re also displeased that the company included links in its breach notification

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 2nd, 2013
Anonymous Hackers Leak Customer Database of Relead

Anonymous Hackers Leak Customer Database of Relead

The hacktivists wanted to find out who would pay for the company's services

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 2nd, 2013
Man Arrested After Pulling Former Employer’s Website from Google Search Results

Man Arrested After Pulling Former Employer’s Website from Google Search Results

The British citizen used to work at Dan’s Papers as a webmaster

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 2nd, 2013
Bulgarian Man Involved in Shadowcrew Hacking Forum Extradited to the US

Bulgarian Man Involved in Shadowcrew Hacking Forum Extradited to the US

30-year-old Aleksi Kolarov was arrested in 2011 in Paraguay

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 1st, 2013
Hacker Allegedly Involved in Mitt Romney Tax Returns Extortion Scheme Indicted

Hacker Allegedly Involved in Mitt Romney Tax Returns Extortion Scheme Indicted

The suspect is a 34-year-old from Franklin, Tennessee

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 29th, 2013
Extortionist Hackers Threaten to Leak Data from Swiss Web Hosting Firm Hoststar

Extortionist Hackers Threaten to Leak Data from Swiss Web Hosting Firm Hoststar

Another organizations blackmailed by Rex Mundi hackers

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 29th, 2013
ICS-CERT Warns of Brute-Force Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure Control Systems

ICS-CERT Warns of Brute-Force Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure Control Systems

The attackers attempted to gain access to process control networks

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 27th, 2013
Experts Say the “DarkSeoul” Gang Is Responsible for Cyberattacks on South Korea

Experts Say the “DarkSeoul” Gang Is Responsible for Cyberattacks on South Korea

Symantec says the gang has been attacking South Korea for the past 4 years

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 27th, 2013
Opera Hacked, Attackers Steal Code Signing Certificate and Use It to Sign Malware

Opera Hacked, Attackers Steal Code Signing Certificate and Use It to Sign Malware

Experts explain why digital certificate-related incidents are dangerous

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 25th, 2013
North Korea: The US and South Korea Have Joined Anonymous in Cyber Terrorism

North Korea: The US and South Korea Have Joined Anonymous in Cyber Terrorism

North Korea lashes out at the hacktivist movement

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 24th, 2013
Edward Snowden: the US Hacked China's Tsinghua University, Mobile Phone Companies

Edward Snowden: the US Hacked China's Tsinghua University, Mobile Phone Companies

The whistleblower provided China with a lot of information before leaving the country

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 20th, 2013
Domain Name Registrar Moniker Hacked, Users Forced to Change Passwords

Domain Name Registrar Moniker Hacked, Users Forced to Change Passwords

Experts say the notification emails look like they're part of a phishing scam

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 20th, 2013
Here’s What Experts Think We Should Expect from Anonymous’ OpPetrol

Here’s What Experts Think We Should Expect from Anonymous’ OpPetrol

Trend Micro says the compromised sites have been used as C&C by bot herders

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 18th, 2013
Snowden Explains Why He Has Told China That the US Is Hacking Them

Snowden Explains Why He Has Told China That the US Is Hacking Them

The whistleblower says he hasn't disclosed the US military targets

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 15th, 2013
CBS News Confirms That Someone Hacked into Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson's Computer

CBS News Confirms That Someone Hacked into Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson's Computer

The company says the US Justice Department has not been accused

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 14th, 2013
Hackers Claim They Breached NFU Mutual Systems in Badger Cull Protest

Hackers Claim They Breached NFU Mutual Systems in Badger Cull Protest

The hackers say they stole the financial details of the organization's customers

 
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