Posts Tagged ‘Hackers’
Hackers attack space agencies
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012Why Go Corporate? Choices in How to Earn The Big Bucks
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Hacking, like most things, is cyclical. In its earliest days, it was about proving a point; breaking a system that was said to be unbreakable and awarding bragging rights to the one who could do it. What began as an ego boost then became something much different in the 90s. Once hackers figured out how [...]
Belgian bank blackmailed by hackers threatening to expose customer data
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Hackers break into a Belgian bank, steal confidential customer information, and then blackmail the bank: pay us or we expose your customers' confidential data. Who is the real victim here? 
Skype divulges user IP addresses
Monday, April 30th, 2012Hackers now pick tools from script kiddies’ toybox – report
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012Automated attack weapons help blackhats spread the pain
Infosec 2012 Hackers are increasingly turning to automated software tools to launch attacks.…
Hackers Ramping Up Attacks Against Tibetan Activists
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
Hackers pose as security researchers or companies to trick Tibetan activists into infecting their computers with malware
BBC: Pastebin to Police Hacker-Posts
Monday, April 2nd, 2012Pastebin.com could soon find itself on the wrong side of some of its most reliable traffic generators, namely, Anonymous, (what’s left of) LulzSec, and other hackers now that the site’s owner, Jeroen Vader, said he plans on hiring more staff to patrol the text-sharing site for “sensitive information,” according to a BBC report.
Hackers booby-trap WordPress site with botnet-weaving Trojan
Friday, March 23rd, 2012Crooks lure punters in with LinkedIn lies
Malware-flingers are taking advantage of vulnerable WordPress sites as part of an attack ultimately designed to spread an information-stealing botnet agent.…

