- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 27th, 2012
![TinKode Indicted, Damages Caused Estimated at $250,000 (€190,000) TinKode Indicted, Damages Caused Estimated at $250,000 (€190,000)](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/TinKode-Indicted-Damages-Caused-Estimated-at-250-000-190-000-1.jpg)
TinKode Indicted, Damages Caused Estimated at $250,000 (€190,000)
Institutions from Europe, US, and South Africa were breached by the hacker
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 27th, 2012
![200,000 Sites Affected by “Nikjju” SQL Injection Attack 200,000 Sites Affected by “Nikjju” SQL Injection Attack](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/200-000-Sites-Affected-by-Nikjju-SQL-Injection-Attack-1.png)
200,000 Sites Affected by “Nikjju” SQL Injection Attack
The targeted sites redirect their visitors to domains that serve Fake AVs
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 27th, 2012
![Lebanese Ministry of Justice, 9 Other Government Sites Defaced by RYV Lebanese Ministry of Justice, 9 Other Government Sites Defaced by RYV](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Lebanese-Ministry-of-Justice-9-Other-Government-Sites-Defaced-by-RYV-1.png)
Lebanese Ministry of Justice, 9 Other Government Sites Defaced by RYV
Some of the sites are defaced for a second time this month
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 26th, 2012
![Google Play Serves Malicious Legend of Zelda and Counter Terrorism Games Google Play Serves Malicious Legend of Zelda and Counter Terrorism Games](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Google-Play-Serves-Malicious-Legend-of-Zelda-and-Counter-Terrorism-Games-1.jpg)
Google Play Serves Malicious Legend of Zelda and Counter Terrorism Games
Other similar shady apps were also found on Google's official market
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 26th, 2012
![Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe to Reject ACTA Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe to Reject ACTA](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Alliance-of-Liberals-and-Democrats-for-Europe-to-Reject-ACTA-1.jpg)
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe to Reject ACTA
If countries that counterfeit the most are not part of it, ACTA is pointless
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 26th, 2012
![GlobalSign: Unpatched Software Allowed Breach GlobalSign: Unpatched Software Allowed Breach](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/GlobalSign-Unpatched-Software-Allowed-Breach-1.png)
GlobalSign: Unpatched Software Allowed Breach
Fortunately, the hacker didn't gain access to the root certificate
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 26th, 2012
![Massive DDOS Attack Launched Against UK2.NET DNS Servers Massive DDOS Attack Launched Against UK2.NET DNS Servers](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Massive-DDOS-Attack-Launched-Against-UK2-NET-DNS-Servers-1.png)
Massive DDOS Attack Launched Against UK2.NET DNS Servers
10 million computers were used against the company's systems
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 26th, 2012
![L0NGwave99 Hackers Target NASDAQ, Major Stock Exchange Sites L0NGwave99 Hackers Target NASDAQ, Major Stock Exchange Sites](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/L0NGwave99-Hackers-Target-NASDAQ-Major-Stock-Exchange-Sites-1.png)
L0NGwave99 Hackers Target NASDAQ, Major Stock Exchange Sites
DDOS attacks are planned as part of Operation Digital Tornado
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 26th, 2012
![Hackers Leak Admin Credentials from University of Massachusetts Site (Updated) Hackers Leak Admin Credentials from University of Massachusetts Site (Updated)](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Hackers-Leak-Admin-Credentials-from-University-of-Massachusetts-Site-1.png)
Hackers Leak Admin Credentials from University of Massachusetts Site (Updated)
Team Dig7tal leaked 11 administrator usernames and passwords
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 25th, 2012
![Hackers Post Fake News from Al Arabyia’s Facebook and Twitter Accounts Hackers Post Fake News from Al Arabyia’s Facebook and Twitter Accounts](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Hackers-Post-Fake-News-from-Al-Arabyia-s-Facebook-and-Twitter-Accounts-1.jpg)
Hackers Post Fake News from Al Arabyia’s Facebook and Twitter Accounts
The media company is constantly attacked by supporters of the Syrian regime
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 25th, 2012
![Team Dig7tal Prove SQL Injection Flaw in Rajkot Municipal Corporation Site Team Dig7tal Prove SQL Injection Flaw in Rajkot Municipal Corporation Site](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Team-Dig7tal-Prove-SQL-Injection-Flaw-in-Rajkot-Municipal-Corporation-Site-1.png)
Team Dig7tal Prove SQL Injection Flaw in Rajkot Municipal Corporation Site
The website targeted by the hackers is owned by the Indian government
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 25th, 2012
![Mozilla Addresses 14 Vulnerabilities with the Release of Firefox 12 Mozilla Addresses 14 Vulnerabilities with the Release of Firefox 12](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Mozilla-Addresses-14-Vulnerabilities-with-the-Release-of-Firefox-12-1.png)
Mozilla Addresses 14 Vulnerabilities with the Release of Firefox 12
Users should update their browsers to avoid unfortunate incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 25th, 2012
![Philippines Government Urges Hackers to Chill Philippines Government Urges Hackers to Chill](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Philippines-Government-Urges-Hackers-to-Chill-1.png)
Philippines Government Urges Hackers to Chill
Officials fear that the cyberattacks may cause more harm than good
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 24th, 2012
![Traffic Ticket Spam Powered by Cutwail Botnet Leads to Phoenix Exploit Kit Traffic Ticket Spam Powered by Cutwail Botnet Leads to Phoenix Exploit Kit](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Traffic-Ticket-Spam-Powered-by-Cutwail-Botnet-Leads-to-Phoenix-Exploit-Kit-1.png)
Traffic Ticket Spam Powered by Cutwail Botnet Leads to Phoenix Exploit Kit
Compromised websites are used to host the malicious element
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 24th, 2012
![1,700 Websites Defaced by Bangladeshi 3xp1r3 Cyber Army 1,700 Websites Defaced by Bangladeshi 3xp1r3 Cyber Army](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/1-700-Websites-Defaced-by-Bangladeshi-3xp1r3-Cyber-Army-1.png)
1,700 Websites Defaced by Bangladeshi 3xp1r3 Cyber Army
To deface the sites, the hackers used a tool they developed themselves
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 24th, 2012
![Trinidad and Tobago Parliament Site Defaced Trinidad and Tobago Parliament Site Defaced](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Trinidad-and-Tobago-Parliament-Site-Defaced-1.png)
Trinidad and Tobago Parliament Site Defaced
The hackers simply wanted to prove that the site was vulnerable
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 24th, 2012
![Anonymous Philippines Retaliate Against China, Deface Sites Anonymous Philippines Retaliate Against China, Deface Sites](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Anonymous-Philippines-Retaliate-Against-China-Deface-Sites-1.jpg)
Anonymous Philippines Retaliate Against China, Deface Sites
We are witnessing a cyberwar between Philippines and China