WikiLeaks Forces NATO to Focus More on Protecting Information

With cybersecurity becoming a high-priority topic within NATO, the members of the alliance are taking steps to improve distribution of intelligence and protect its networks, Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis said this week.

Stavridis, who serves as the…

Hacktivist ‘the Jester’ Takes Credit for WikiLeaks DoS Attack

A hacker known as the Jester claimed responsibility for the DoS attack that left WikiLeaks.org crippled for hours on Sunday, shortly before the site began posting its largest-to-date release of classified U.S. diplomatic cables, according to CNN.

The cyber vigilante, who describes himself as a “hacktivist for good,” tweeted he took the site down…

WikiLeaks’ Latest Disclosure Connects China to Aurora Attacks

With the latest disclosures from WikiLeaks, it became clear what many already suspected about the culprits behind the 2009 Google attacks: They originated from China.

The whistle-blower site on Sunday released another massive batch of diplomatic cables that contained communications between the Department of State and some 270 embassies and consulates, The New…

Hacked South African ISP Blames WikiLeaks, Americans

South African Internet service provider MWEB has been hacked and the details of several of their business clients published online, according to News24.

It is unclear how the hacker breached the MWEB database, but a posting on SecLists.org revealed names and login details from various companies.

“We have 1 000 clients still on the Internet Solutions network and we are busy migrating them off that old server (which is) the one…

Whistle-Blower Site Cryptome Hacked

A whistle-blower site was hacked this past weekend, possibly exposing the identities of confidential sources, according to a hacker who took responsibility for the intrusion.

The hacker, who contacted Wired.com, said two members from Kryogeniks hacked the site that publishes documents prohibited by governments worldwide, in particular material on freedom of expression, privacy, cryptology, dual-use technologies, national security, intelligence, and secret governance. The two hackers were able to…

Bids Open for New Cyber-Insider Threat Program

The military is cracking down on would-be leakers who could compromise military and government networks.

This week, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency opened bids for a new Cyber Insider Threat program.

The CINDER program arises from the military being targeted by a number of high-profile security breaches over the past few years.  Rather than targeting…

Thailand Looks to Block Wikileaks

Authorities in Thailand have resorted to emergency powers to restrict access throughout the country to the whistleblowing site Wikileaks, citing security reasons.

The order is from a government entity set up to monitor political unrest and oversee the response, according to a spokeswoman at the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology.

“Access to this website has…

State Department Reveals WikiLeaks’ Whistleblower Tactics

The Department of State has told BBC it believes an alleged whistleblower obtained secret diplomatic data despite being at a field base in Iraq.

Private First Class Bradley Manning faces two charges related to the illegal transfer and transmission of classified information from a U.S. military network. He is suspected of downloading from the Secret Internet Protocol System Net, then passing on Army videos and diplomatic messages to WikiLeaks.

Now the…

US Criticizes Australia’s Attempts to Censor Cyberspace

A plan by the Australian government to censor the Internet is receiving criticism from the Obama administration, saying it goes against stated U.S. foreign policy of using an open Internet to spread economic growth and global security, according to Australian news site The Punch.

Responding to questions about the filter from The Punch, U.S. State Department spokesman Noel Clay said: “The U.S. and Australia are close partners on…

Leaks on Internet a Threat to National Security

The U.S. Army views Wikileaks.org, a website that publishes “secret” government and corporate documents, as a potential threat to national security and has made plans to marginalize the website’s effectiveness.

Last week, Wikileaks published an Army report, published internally in March 2008, which examined the website and its possible implications for national security. The counterintelligence study said that there…