We posted a story on 12/29/11 about the hacking group “Anonymous” boasting they had stolen 200 gigabytes worth of information from Stratfor – a U.S. based Security Think Tank. The stolen information obtained in the hacking incident included credit card numbers, passwords and home addresses. Anonymous had made good on its threat and dumped 200 […]
‘Anonymous’ Hackers Target U.S. Security Think Tank
Well it looks like Anonymous is at it again – this time they were busy making their year end donations to charity in time to claim them on their 2011 income taxes. They even posted images online that appeared to be receipts for these donations. How very altruistic. The loose-knit hacking movement “Anonymous” claimed to […]
GSM Phones Vulnerable to Hijack Scams – Researcher Says
Mobile security is a hot issue as smartphone sales have outpaced PC sales. Smartphone malware is popping up at an unprecedented rate as people put more and more valuable information on their devices, using them to hold corporate secrets, conduct banking and function as digital wallets. Hackers have taken notice and continue to find ways […]
Anonymous Leaks 38,000 Investigator E-Mails
Law enforcement officers and white hats working for the government or for private companies contracted by the government are among the favorite targets of hacking collective Anonymous, and the latest one to be targeted was Fred Baclagan, a Special Agent Supervisor of the CA Department of Justice (DOJ) in charge of computer crime investigations. The hacker group […]
Feds Indict 7 in Massive Click-Fraud Scheme That Hit 4 Million Computers
Of all the various types of stories we cover on this blog, I find computer hacking schemes to be the most fascinating. Maybe it’s because I was once the victim of computer hacking. I find this story particularly interesting because I can recall working on my computer and being directed to “fake websites.” For example, […]
