- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 19th, 2012
![LulzSec Peru Breach Site of “The Hacker” Security Firm (Updated) LulzSec Peru Breach Site of “The Hacker” Security Firm (Updated)](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/LulzSec-Peru-Breach-Site-of-The-Hacker-Security-Firm-1.jpg)
LulzSec Peru Breach Site of “The Hacker” Security Firm (Updated)
The hackers defaced the site and dumped its database
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 19th, 2012
![Hackers Attack “Heart” of US, District of Columbia Site Down Hackers Attack “Heart” of US, District of Columbia Site Down](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Hackers-Attack-Heart-of-US-District-of-Columbia-Site-Down-1.png)
Hackers Attack “Heart” of US, District of Columbia Site Down
The site of New York City was taken offline once again
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 18th, 2012
![Top 10 US Cities for Online Fraud Origination in Q1 2012 Top 10 US Cities for Online Fraud Origination in Q1 2012](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Top-10-US-Cities-for-Online-Fraud-Origination-in-Q1-2012-1.jpg)
Top 10 US Cities for Online Fraud Origination in Q1 2012
New York is ranked number 1 in e-commerce fraud risk
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 18th, 2012
![US Air Force: Progress Has Been Made in Cybersecurity US Air Force: Progress Has Been Made in Cybersecurity](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/US-Air-Force-Progress-Has-Been-Made-in-Cybersecurity-1.png)
US Air Force: Progress Has Been Made in Cybersecurity
Progress can be seen, but the US military is still a long way to go
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 18th, 2012
![Expert Presents MiniPwner, Pentester’s Little Helper Expert Presents MiniPwner, Pentester’s Little Helper](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Expert-Presents-MiniPwner-Pentester-s-Little-Helper-1.jpg)
Expert Presents MiniPwner, Pentester’s Little Helper
It's smaller than an iPhone, but it can be used to perform numerous tests
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 18th, 2012
![Justin Bieber Pinterest Scam Takes Victims to Facebook Plot Justin Bieber Pinterest Scam Takes Victims to Facebook Plot](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Justin-Bieber-Pinterest-Scam-Takes-Victims-to-Facebook-Plot-1.jpg)
Justin Bieber Pinterest Scam Takes Victims to Facebook Plot
Cybercriminals start relying on cross-platform scams
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 18th, 2012
![AlQaedaSec Launch DDOS Attack on New York City Website (Updated) AlQaedaSec Launch DDOS Attack on New York City Website (Updated)](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/AlQaedaSec-Launch-DDOS-Attack-on-New-York-City-Website-1.png)
AlQaedaSec Launch DDOS Attack on New York City Website (Updated)
Hackers claim they use botnets to keep the site down
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 17th, 2012
![Canceled “Gerolamo” Pizza Orders Serve Exploit Kit Canceled “Gerolamo” Pizza Orders Serve Exploit Kit](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Canceled-Gerolamo-Pizza-Orders-Serve-Exploit-Kit-1.png)
Canceled “Gerolamo” Pizza Orders Serve Exploit Kit
Users should never rush to click on links received in unsolicited emails
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 17th, 2012
![Verizon Wireless Bill Payment Scams Point to Compromised Sites Verizon Wireless Bill Payment Scams Point to Compromised Sites](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Verizon-Wireless-Bill-Payment-Scams-Point-to-Compromised-Sites-1.jpg)
Verizon Wireless Bill Payment Scams Point to Compromised Sites
Large payments made from users' credit cards always attract attention
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 17th, 2012
![MI5 Fails to Renew SSL Certificate, Users Warned of Untrusted Site MI5 Fails to Renew SSL Certificate, Users Warned of Untrusted Site](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/MI5-Fails-to-Renew-SSL-Certificate-Users-Warned-of-Untrusted-Site-1.png)
MI5 Fails to Renew SSL Certificate, Users Warned of Untrusted Site
The new certificate's Private Key has been downgraded to 2048 bit RSA
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 16th, 2012
![Security Expert Dumps 3 Million Card Details to Highlight Vulnerability Security Expert Dumps 3 Million Card Details to Highlight Vulnerability](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Security-Expert-Dumps-3-Million-Card-Details-to-Highlight-Vulnerability-1.png)
Security Expert Dumps 3 Million Card Details to Highlight Vulnerability
As a result, some banks have blocked the accounts of their customers
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 16th, 2012
![Dejen Aviation Industry and University of Nebraska-Lincoln Sites Breached Dejen Aviation Industry and University of Nebraska-Lincoln Sites Breached](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Dejen-Aviation-Industry-and-University-of-Nebraska-Lincoln-Sites-Breached-1.png)
Dejen Aviation Industry and University of Nebraska-Lincoln Sites Breached
Team Dig7tal leaked the administrator password from the Dejen Aviation Industry site
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 16th, 2012
![Hackers Launch DDOS Attacks on CIA and DOD Sites Hackers Launch DDOS Attacks on CIA and DOD Sites](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Hackers-Launch-DDOS-Attacks-on-CIA-and-DOD-Sites-1.png)
Hackers Launch DDOS Attacks on CIA and DOD Sites
The site of the CIA was down for around one and a half hours
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 14th, 2012
![Authorities Identify 15-Year-Old Austrian Hacker Responsible for 259 Breaches Authorities Identify 15-Year-Old Austrian Hacker Responsible for 259 Breaches](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Authorities-Identify-15-Year-Old-Austrian-Hacker-Responsible-for-259-Breaches-1.jpg)
Authorities Identify 15-Year-Old Austrian Hacker Responsible for 259 Breaches
He breached sites just to earn reputation points on a hacking forum
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 14th, 2012
![Sites of Brazilian Federal Police Attacked by Anonymous Sites of Brazilian Federal Police Attacked by Anonymous](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Sites-of-Brazilian-Federal-Police-Attacked-by-Anonymous-1.png)
Sites of Brazilian Federal Police Attacked by Anonymous
DDOS attacks against the police were launched using web-based tools
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 13th, 2012
![Expert Reports SQL Injection Flaws in Barclay Simpson Site Expert Reports SQL Injection Flaws in Barclay Simpson Site](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Expert-Reports-SQL-Injection-Flaws-in-Barclay-Simpson-Site-1.png)
Expert Reports SQL Injection Flaws in Barclay Simpson Site
Barclay Simpson representatives have failed to respond to our inquiry
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 13th, 2012
![OpDefense: Financial Services Roundtable Site Brought Down OpDefense: Financial Services Roundtable Site Brought Down](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/OpDefense-Financial-Services-Roundtable-Site-Brought-Down-1.jpg)
OpDefense: Financial Services Roundtable Site Brought Down
Social media websites are buzzing with "tango down"