Kelly Ng reports: Hacker James Raj Arokiasamy, who goes by the moniker “Messiah”, has pleaded guilty to 39 charges of computer misuse for hacking into the web servers of Fuji Xerox, a fan site of popstar Sun Ho and government-related websites in 2013. Read more on Today.
Category: Miscellaneous
UK Scouts database ‘flaws’ raise concerns
Kat Hall reports: Serious concerns have been raised over the security of the Scout Association’s database, which holds the contact details of 450,000 young people and volunteer adults, The Register can reveal. A Scout leader contacted the Register to express grave concerns that the association’s Compass database is not secure, despite the organisation’s assurances it had been tested. The…
Lizard Squad targets Tor network compromising user anonymity
Duncan Riley reports: Notorious hacker group Lizard Squad has moved on from attacking Xbox Live and the Playstation Network and has now set its sites on the Tor network. The group announced the zero-day attack on Twitter, where is said it would target unnoticed weaknesses. Read more on Silicon Angle.
ISC.org website hacked: Scan your PC for malware if you stopped by
Chris Williams reports: The website for the Internet Systems Consortium, which develops the BIND DNS and ISC DHCP tools, has been hacked. Anyone who recently browsed ISC.org is urged to check their PC for malware as miscreants booby-trapped the site to infect visitors. The website has been replaced by a placeholder page warning netizens of…
The 1% Program of Public Architecture discloses breach
From their web site: “The 1% program of Public Architecture connects nonprofit organizations in need of design assistance with architecture and design firms willing to donate their time on a pro bono basis. “ I wish really bad karma for all hackers who go after non-profits trying to do some good in this world. Posted by the 1%…
ICANN hackers sniff around global DNS root zone system
Kieren McCarthy reports: Domain-name overseer ICANN has been hacked and its root zone administration system compromised, the organization has said. Attackers sent staff spoofed emails appearing to coming from icann.org. The organization notes it was a “spear phishing” attack, suggesting employees clicked on a link in the messages, and then typed their usernames and passwords…