Worldwide Cyberattacks to Escalate in 2013; James Lewis Comments
Researchers from McAfee Labs and an Intel subsidiary have published a report saying cyberwarfare incidents will escalate in 2013, according to a CNN Money article. 2012 saw the growth of cyber incidents including massive cyberattacks that were ordered against Iran last year and in retaliation, the Iran attacks on U.S. banks and Saudi oil companies. [...]
AntiSec, a hacking group, claims to have released 1 million out of 12 million Apple IDs obtained from an FBI agent, The Next Web reports. AntiSec says they retrieved the Apple IDs from hacking the laptop of Special Agent Christopher K. Stangl from FBI Regional Cyber Action Team and New York FBI Office Evidence Response [...]
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The Justice Department‘s website was shut down Thursday afternoon in what the FBI called a “denial of service attack.” The hacking group “Anonymous” claimed responsibility for the attacks on its Twitter account (@YourAnonNews). The attacks are believed to be in response to an indictment and shutdown of the popular file-sharing website Megaupload. “Anonymous takes down [...]
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Stratfor Cyber Breach Adds to Debate Over Govt Role in Protecting Private Networks
December 28, 2011 No CommentA cybersecurity breach at intelligence think tank Stratfor over the weekend struck close to the central point of debate over how to secure domestic networks, Josh Smith wrote in the National Journal today. Smith wrote that this debate “has revolved around the division between government and private sector security,” where businesses want more cybersecurity protections, [...]
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Android is the new major mobile malware target and Anonymous is the primary hacktivist in the third quarter, according to McAfee‘s research. The company saw a 37 percent increase in malware targeting Android devices since last quarter and is predicting that 2011 is well on its way to be the busiest malware year in history. [...]
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned the security community about potential attacks from Anonymous over the next few months demonstrating that the DHS is taking non-professional cyberattackers more seriously. The recent bulletin from the DHS National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center warned financial services companies to look out for Anonymous attackers attempting to solicit dissatisfied and [...]
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The U.K. recently charged two men and arrested two more on Thursday that are allegedly connected with hacktivist groups Anonymous and Lulz Security. The two men arrested Thursday night are being detained at police stations in South Yorkshire and are suspected of conducting DDOS attacks as well as hacking law enforcement and government websites. Police [...]
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The hacking collective known as Anonymous has breached the system of yet another defense contractor. In a tweet posted today on a Twitter account maintained by members of the AntiSec collective, the group announced the release nearly 4,713 emails and thousands of documents belonging to Richard Garcia, the senior vice president of Vanguard Defense Industries. [...]
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