content/images/gallery/random2/bbc-wales-learning-search-results.png A hacker using the handle @HackHornet has exposed the BBC uk website (www.bbc.co.uk) as having a XSS vulnerbilty that is allowing them to embed a image within the site when the right URL is requested. The attack was announced via twitter about 6hours ago from @HackHornets account. The attack runs on a subpart of the…
Month: May 2012
Karma Films Exposed As Vulnerably By @s3rverexe
Over the past weekend we have had hundreds of attacks of all kinds on many different targets. A Spain based film production company Karma Films (karmafilms.es/) has been exposed as being vulnerably to XSS, SQLi and other attacks as well. As a result of being exposed @s3rverexe has also posted two admin accounts in the release that…
California Considers DNA Privacy Law
Helen Shen and Nature magazine report: California lawmakers are weighing a bill aimed at protecting their state’s citizens from surreptitious genetic testing but scientists are voicing their growing concerns that, if passed, such a law would have a costly and damaging effect on research. The bill, dubbed the Genetic Information Privacy Act, would require an individual’s written consent for…
UK: London NHS Trust fined £90,000 for serious data breach (updated)
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) NHS Trust has been fined £90,000 following a serious breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA), the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced today. The breach first occurred in March last year, after patient lists from the Pembridge Palliative Care Unit, intended for St John’s Hospice, were faxed to the wrong recipient. The…
NATO Taken Offline By Anonymous
content/images/gallery/random3/oops-google-chrome-could-not-connect-to-www-nato_-int_.png In what’s been a busy weekend for ddos attacks on the higher profile sites anonymous have been also set on the www.nato.int for a few hours now which has resulted in the site being offline. When checking the site it was currently still offline as the attack was still going on but google chrome seemed to…
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, mgm.com taken offline by @UG
content/images/gallery/random3/oops-google-chrome-could-not-connect-to-mgm-com_.png In whats turning out to be a weekend for higher profile target ddos attacks well know private movie production company mgm has had its website https://mgm.com/ taken down by #UGNAZI, most likely for the continuing fight for against censorship of all kinds. The announcement came from the @UG twitter account and at time of publishing the site…