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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 7th, 2013
Thousands of Sites Hacked for OpUSA, but Not All Hacktivists Support the Campaign

Thousands of Sites Hacked for OpUSA, but Not All Hacktivists Support the Campaign

Most of the targets belong to foreign organizations that have nothing to do with the US

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 7th, 2013
Syrian Electronic Army Hacks “The Onion” Twitter and Facebook Accounts

Syrian Electronic Army Hacks “The Onion” Twitter and Facebook Accounts

They claim to have also gained access to staff email accounts

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 6th, 2013
E! Online Twitter Account Hacked, Fake Justin Bieber News Posted

E! Online Twitter Account Hacked, Fake Justin Bieber News Posted

The Syrian Electronic Army targets another media organization

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 3rd, 2013
DHS Says OpUSA Will Mostly Consist of Nuisance-Level Attacks

DHS Says OpUSA Will Mostly Consist of Nuisance-Level Attacks

The agency has released a report on the upcoming hacker operation

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 2nd, 2013
Chinese Hackers Steal Info from US Defense Contractor for Several Years <em>Bloomberg</em>

Chinese Hackers Steal Info from US Defense Contractor for Several Years Bloomberg

QinetiQ is one of the 30 companies targeted by the Comment Crew

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 2nd, 2013
US Army’s National Inventory of Dams Hacked, China Blamed

US Army’s National Inventory of Dams Hacked, China Blamed

The breached database contains vulnerability information on all major dams in the US

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 1st, 2013
Reputation.com Hacked, All User Passwords Reset

Reputation.com Hacked, All User Passwords Reset

The company reassures customers that their financial information has not been compromised

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 1st, 2013
FBI Warns That al-Qassam Cyber Fighters Are Modifying Their Botnet

FBI Warns That al-Qassam Cyber Fighters Are Modifying Their Botnet

The agency believes the hackers are modifying scripts to evade mitigation efforts

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 29th, 2013
Anti-CISPA Hackers Breach Japanese Telecoms Firm NTT DoCoMo

Anti-CISPA Hackers Breach Japanese Telecoms Firm NTT DoCoMo

The LulzSecWiki group leaked the details of over 1,800 customers

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  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • April 27th, 2013
LivingSocial Hacked, 50 Million Emails, Names, and Encrypted Passwords Leaked

LivingSocial Hacked, 50 Million Emails, Names, and Encrypted Passwords Leaked

All passwords have been reset, users have to provide new ones

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 26th, 2013
North Korea's Political Environment Appears to Influence Cyberattacks, Experts Find

North Korea's Political Environment Appears to Influence Cyberattacks, Experts Find

Solutionary has found an interesting connection between attacks and political decisions

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 26th, 2013
Australian Bureau of Statistics Targeted by Numerous Cyberattacks

Australian Bureau of Statistics Targeted by Numerous Cyberattacks

Many of the attempts have been traced back to China

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 26th, 2013
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters Explain Their Role in OpUSA

Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters Explain Their Role in OpUSA

The hackers have contacted Softpedia to provide some clarifications

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 24th, 2013
Alleged LulzSec Hacker Arrested in Australia for Attacking Government Website

Alleged LulzSec Hacker Arrested in Australia for Attacking Government Website

The 24-year-old worked as a support tech for an IT security firm

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 24th, 2013
AP Twitter Accounts Hacked, Fake White House Explosion News Posted

AP Twitter Accounts Hacked, Fake White House Explosion News Posted

The Syrian Electronic Army causes the Dow Jones to temporarily fall

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 23rd, 2013
Hacking Was a Factor in 52% of 2012 Data Breaches, Verizon Finds

Hacking Was a Factor in 52% of 2012 Data Breaches, Verizon Finds

The company has released the 2013 Data Breach Investigations Report

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 22nd, 2013
OpUSA: Anonymous Hackers Send Message to President Obama

OpUSA: Anonymous Hackers Send Message to President Obama

The N4m3le55 Cr3w has joined the other hacktivist teams for the upcoming campaign

 
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