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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 26th, 2013
Two Journalism Sites of the University of Texas at Austin Hit by Massive Cyberattack

Two Journalism Sites of the University of Texas at Austin Hit by Massive Cyberattack

Provisional WordPress sites were set up while the university's IT team addressed the issue

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 25th, 2013
Anonymous Shows Support for Rohingya People, Myanmar Gov Sites Attacked

Anonymous Shows Support for Rohingya People, Myanmar Gov Sites Attacked

The hacktivists want to raise awareness about the massacre

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 23rd, 2013
Three UK Men Jailed for Stealing Millions of Euros’ Worth of Carbon Credits

Three UK Men Jailed for Stealing Millions of Euros’ Worth of Carbon Credits

The fraudsters were part of a hacking ring that targeted the sites of financial firms

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 21st, 2013
Matthew Keys: “I Did Not Give a Username and a Password to Anyone”

Matthew Keys: “I Did Not Give a Username and a Password to Anyone”

The Reuters employee has published a short statement on Facebook

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 21st, 2013
Experts Study Malware Used in South Korean Attacks

Experts Study Malware Used in South Korean Attacks

North Korea is the main suspect, but this could also be the work of other hackers

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 20th, 2013
Cyberattacks Disrupt Systems of South Korean TV Networks and Banks

Cyberattacks Disrupt Systems of South Korean TV Networks and Banks

North Korea is the main suspect, but officials have failed to name anyone

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 20th, 2013
Chinese Hackers Start Cleaning Their Tracks After Mandiant Report

Chinese Hackers Start Cleaning Their Tracks After Mandiant Report

Mandiant executives say a lot of money is invested in cyber espionage operations

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 19th, 2013
Hackers Launch DDOS Attack Against Spamhaus (Updated)

Hackers Launch DDOS Attack Against Spamhaus (Updated)

The attackers are accusing the project of being an Internet terrorist

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 19th, 2013
Connection Found Between Attacks Against Brian Krebs, Ars Technica and Mat Honan

Connection Found Between Attacks Against Brian Krebs, Ars Technica and Mat Honan

A hacker that uses the online moniker Phobia appears to be the culprit

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 19th, 2013
August 2012 Elections in Florida Hit by Cyberattacks

August 2012 Elections in Florida Hit by Cyberattacks

Experts say this is the first documented case ever

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 18th, 2013
New Chinese Prime Minister Urges US to Stop Groundless Cyberattack Accusations

New Chinese Prime Minister Urges US to Stop Groundless Cyberattack Accusations

Barack Obama has also brought up the subject in a phone call to the new Chinese president

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 18th, 2013
Norwegian Telecoms Giant Telenor Targeted in Cyber Espionage Campaign

Norwegian Telecoms Giant Telenor Targeted in Cyber Espionage Campaign

Malware was used to steal sensitive information from the computers of executives

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 16th, 2013
Reuters Suspends Matthew Keys, Anonymous Hackers Step In

Reuters Suspends Matthew Keys, Anonymous Hackers Step In

Keys' lawyer argues he was simply doing investigative journalism

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 16th, 2013
Aces & Eights Hackers Hijack Impact Wrestling Website, Facebook and Twitter Accounts

Aces & Eights Hackers Hijack Impact Wrestling Website, Facebook and Twitter Accounts

Real hack or a marketing stunt similar to the one pulled by MTV?

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 15th, 2013
Week 2, OpAbabil 3: Attackers Not Using All Resources to Take Down Bank Sites

Week 2, OpAbabil 3: Attackers Not Using All Resources to Take Down Bank Sites

Gartner's Avivah Litan says only 3,200 of the 9,200 available bots have been used

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 15th, 2013
Reuters Employee Indicted for Helping Anonymous Deface LA Times Website

Reuters Employee Indicted for Helping Anonymous Deface LA Times Website

If found guilty, Matthew Keys could spend up to 25 years in prison

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 14th, 2013
NIST National Vulnerability Database Down, Malware Identified on Two Web Servers

NIST National Vulnerability Database Down, Malware Identified on Two Web Servers

It's uncertain when the database will be restored

 
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