Nokia Developer Forums Hit By Cyberattack

Nokia has suspended its developer forum website after it discovered a recent attack that resulted in members’ data being compromised.

The database tapped by hackers included  member e-mail addresses and, in some cases, personally identifiable information such as birthdates, homepage URLs and screen names from messaging services such as AIM, Skype and Yahoo.

Before the site was taken down, an image of Homer Simpson delivering his characteristic phrase —…

Yahoo Testing ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ Theory on Facebook

Yahoo Research launched an online study this week to test the well-known social theory that says any two people can be linked through six degrees of separation.

To pull off the Small World Experiment, Yahoo is asking for help from the the nearly 750 million Facebook users.

Any Facebook user can…

LulzSec Releases Massive Data Dump, Shuts Down Thousands of Australian Sites

Prankster hacker group LulzSec has steered its Lulz Boat and quest for mischief toward “down under,” breaking into Australian domain registrar and web host Distribute.IT, and crippling access to thousands of websites, according to media reports.

The Register reports that the among the Australian data dump were details from Australian universities and government departments, including AusAID, the Victorian Department of Childhood and Early Education and several local…

Cyber Threats Abound for World IPv6 Day

Wired magazine calls it the “nerdiest holiday ever” and the “biggest geek party since Pi Day,” but around the world, some are taking World IPv6 Day very seriously.

“Granted it isn’t up there with the World Cup final, or the opening ceremony of the Olympics, but today many of the key…

Hack for Humanity: Developers Do Good, Make World Better Place

Hackers, mark your calendars. NASA, Google, HP, Microsoft, The World Bank and Yahoo! are inviting techies to participate in the worldwide event Random Hacks of Kindness to help solve global problems and build a community of innovation.

Held June4-5, RHoK is a hackathon that brings together…

NASA, Google Invite Techies to Contribute with ‘Random Hacks of Kindness’

Are you a hacker and want to make a difference? Look no further: NASA, Google, Microsoft, The World Bank and Yahoo are inviting software developers, computer experts and students to participate in the Random Hacks of Kindness event Dec. 4 and 5 in various locations…

Commission Warns of China’s Rerouting of US Web Traffic

A new report submitted to Congress by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission expresses concerns over China’s alleged ability to control and manipulate Internet traffic, Computerworld reports.

The report highlights two incidents earlier this year, where actions taken inside China directly impacted web traffic in the United States and…

Twitter’s Two Sides of the Coin

Recently, a reported phishing attack using Twitter unknowingly compromised user account information.  Users received tweets or direct messages using phrasing such as “This you?” or ” LOL is this you” which then sent the Twitter user to an account which asked for identification verification. Then the user is directed towards the Twitter fail whale. Most do not realize that their account has been compromised.

This is not the first…

Researchers Find Massive Botnet

Security researchers with NetWitness Corp. have discovered a massive botnet which includes at least 75,000 infected computers at 2,500 companies and government agencies throughout the world. The Kneber botnet has been used by cyber criminals to acquire login credentials for email systems, financial and social networking sites.

The Kneber botnet is named after the username that has linked the infected computers into a botnet. The data uncovered by NetWitness included…

Scam Compromises Email Accounts

The other day, Microsoft confirmed that a number of Hotmail account login information was compromised and posted online. It now appears that the breach is significantly wider, extending to Gmail, AOL, Yahoo, Earthlink and Comcast email accounts.

Over 30,000 accounts have been posted online according to a list the BBC viewed. Google has moved…