A Facebook page calling for revolt in the island kingdom of Bahrain had by Tuesday garnered more than 6,000 “likes” on the social networking site, according to AFP. “This is your chance to open the door for political and standard of living reforms, especially with the changes going on now in the Middle East. We [...]
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Following cyber attacks on government websites in Tunisia and Egypt, the self-described online gathering Anonymous has shifted its focus to Yemen as part of its fight for greater web freedoms, AFP reported. The website of Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh, presidentsaleh.gov.ye, was down yesterday after members of Anonymous had called for attacks on the site. [...]
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Cyber crooks are extorting thousands of euro from Irish businesses by attacking and hijacking their computer systems and websites, the Irish Examiner reports. The Computer Crime Investigation Unit said foreign gangs, sometimes in cahoots with Irish criminals, are flying in hackers from other countries to target Irish companies. Detective Inspector Paul Gillen said a “major [...]
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The federal government has made significant progress in identifying who is responsible for complex cyber attacks, a fundamental first step in determining whether the United States should retaliate and whom to strike, anonymous officials told The Associated Press. The growing cyber threat has prompted a greater governmentwide emphasis on collecting intelligence related to cyber crimes, [...]
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FBI agents yesterday executed more than 40 search warrants throughout the United States as part of an ongoing investigation into recent coordinated cyber attacks against major companies and organizations. According to a press release by the bureau, Anonymous has claimed responsibility for these distributed denial of service attack, saying the attacks were conducted in protest [...]
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Detectives from London’s Metropolitan Police Service’s Police Central e-Crime Unit have arrested five individuals in connection with offenses under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. The suspects, whose ages range from the teens to the mid-20s, are being held after a series of coordinated arrests occurred at residential addresses in various locations throughout the U.K, including [...]
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Irish politician Enda Kenny’s new website of the Fine Gael party was hacked this weekend, allegedly by Anonymous, Belfast Telegraph reported. Kenny, who is the leader of the second-largest political party in Ireland, said the party shut down its normal website last week and replaced it with what he described as a “web connection point,” [...]
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Web activists attacked and temporarily crippled several Tunisian government websites in an act of protest against the country’s embattled leadership. At least eight websites were targeted, including those of the president, prime minister, ministry of industry, ministry of foreign affairs, and the stock exchange, Al Jazeera reports. The attack, which began Sunday night, coincided with a national [...]
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Anonymous hackers on Sunday defaced the official website of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee, a unit of the Indian National Congress, according to The Hindu. Renjith Balan, IT adviser of the party, said he discovered the defacement at 7 p.m. The hackers posted several messages on the website, saying they were acting on the behalf [...]
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Zimbabwe’s first lady Grace Mugabe has become the latest victim of cyber attacks by supporters of WikiLeaks, who previously targeted Visa, MasterCard and other foes of the whistle-blower. The Guardian reported last Friday hactivists said they had brought down government websites after President Robert Mugabe’s wife sued a newspaper for publishing a WikiLeaks cable that [...]
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