Emil Protalinski writes: A hacker who goes by the name of Amped Attacks specializes in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS). Unlike some hackers who take out websites and services that many rely on, Amped Attacks prefers to target racist and homophobic bullshit. Read more on VentureBeat. While some may nod their heads approvingly because well, we hate these sites,…
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Russia ‘tried to hack MH17 inquiry system’
Phys.org reports: Russian spies likely tried to hack into the Dutch Safety Board’s computer systems to access a sensitive final report into the shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine, experts said Friday. The cyberattacks were revealed by security experts Trend Micro which blamed a shadowy group dubbed Operation Pawn Storm, “an active economic and…
Failure to update software left Naperville computers vulnerable: report
A costly reminder of the need to patch and update promptly. Geoff Ziezulewicz reports: Hackers were able to break into Naperville’s computer network in an unprecedented 2012 cyber attack because of a vulnerability in the city’s web software that had not been patched, even though an alert and update had been released roughly a month…
Noble House Identifies, Discloses Payment Card Security Incident
Noble House Hotels and Resorts was alerted to a potential issue after receiving calls from guests who had used a payment card at one of Noble House’s properties, The Commons Hotel Minneapolis, and then saw unauthorized charges on that card. Noble House immediately initiated an investigation and engaged a computer security firm to examine its payment system for any…
TalkTalk hacker ‘looking for money;’ ransom demand received
BBC reports: The head of TalkTalk says she has had an email demanding a ransom from a group purporting to be behind the cyber-attack suffered by the company. Chief executive Dido Harding said she did not know whether the ransom email was genuine. The phone and broadband provider said personal and banking details of up…
Update: TalkTalk Hacked: 4M Customer Records Stolen In Attack Linked To Islamic Cyberterrorism
David Gilbert reports: TalkTalk, the U.K.-based telecoms company, has admitted that it has suffered its third major cyberattack in the last 12 months with data from its 4 million customers compromised by hackers in a “significant and sustained attack” on its website. In the wake of the admission by TalkTalk, the company’s shares on the London Stock…