Sophie Curtis reports: Security firm Imperva has published a detailed analysis of an attack by Anonymous on one of its customers, providing new insight into how the hacktivist group operates, and highlighting the need for better application layer security. According to The New York Times, the target in question was the Vatican, although Imperva has declined…
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WikiLeaks starts to publish hacked Stratfor emails
Stephen Grey reports: The anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks began publishing on Monday more than five million emails from a U.S.-based global security analysis company that has been likened to a shadow CIA. The emails, snatched by hackers, could unmask sensitive sources and throw light on the murky world of intelligence-gathering by the company known as Stratfor,…
Ca: Police chiefs’ website suffers cyber attack
Add the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police to any list of law enforcement agencies attacked by Anonymous or its affiliates. A cyber attack on the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police’s website has only bolstered the organization’s support for the government’s controversial online surveillance bill, a spokesman said Saturday. The association took down the…
LA: Ouachita Parish Sheriff Royce Toney arrested and must take leave
More on that case out of Ouachita Parish first reported in October 2011. Ouachita Parish Sheriff Royce Toney must take a leave of absence from his position following his arrest Friday by federal officials. Toney was arrested around 10 a.m. at his Courthouse Annex office without incident following an investigation by the federal officials that…
Company says YouPorn chat service has been taken offline after user data was compromised (Update 1)
Raphael Satter of Associated Press reports: Users of a chat service linked to the heavily-trafficked YouPorn website have had their personal information compromised after a third-party service provider failed to secure its data, YouPorn’s owners said Wednesday. Luxembourg-based Manwin Holding SARL said the chat site had been disabled and would remain offline until an investigation…
Mortal Online hacked, Star Vault encourages users to verify accounts
Jef Reahard reports: If you’ve got an active Mortal Onlne account, you may want to think seriously about changing your password. A new post on the sandbox title’s forum describes a security breach that led to the destruction of in-game assets and account status changes. The intrusion has since been contained, according to a Star Vault GM, and “additional security is…