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 […]
2012 Cyber Crime Conference
The U.S. Department of Defense is holding a Cyber Conference in Atlanta, Georgia from January 20 – 27, 2012. This program brings together professionals in the following disciplines: Forensic R&D, Digital Forensics, Information Technology, Investigations, and Legal. Some of the topics include: Six People Who Are Changing the World of Security D3 Digital Crime Scene Challenge […]
‘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 […]
Students Benefit from Ethical Hacking Lab
Students in Coventry are leading the way in the fight against cybercrime thanks to a brand new Ethical Hacking Lab in the Faculty of Engineering and Computing, which officially opened last week. The Applied Research Group (ARG) in Digital Security and Forensics (SaFe) at Coventry University was established in 2006, and aims to advance technical […]
10 Tips for Businesses to Fight Credit Card Theft, Fraud
Cyber criminals have a built-in advantage when it comes to compromising data. They make it their full time job to think about how to invent and execute a clever attack and they gravitate to pathways that offer the least resistance for the greatest payoff. Many work for organized crime syndicates. Even a disgruntled employee with high-level […]
