OK, first I noticed a paste on Pastebin.htm on December 30 by a “guest” that simply listed domain names: www.deutsche-stimme.de www.ds-versand.de altermedia-deutschland.info flutopfer.npd-sachsen.de gfp-netz.de naweko.de nein-zum-euro.de npd-bremen.de npd-sachsen.de stehar.com tinten-sachse.de www.frank-franz.de www.holger-apfel.de www.naweko.de www.nno-tv.de www.npd-dresden.de www.npd-fraktion-burgenlandkreis.de www.npd-fraktion-sachsen.de www.npd-kronach.de www.npd-leipzig.net www.npd-nol.de www.npd-sachsen.de www.npd-weissenfels.de NPD is the extreme right-wing party in Germany, so the paste caught my…
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If it’s Friday, it’s time to reset almost 18 million passwords? (Corrected)
Care2 has notified users of a security breach. In its FAQ, the online community said that it discovered the breach on December 27, but as of December 28, “We are currently unable to determine the full extent of the security breach.” The site is forcing a password reset and urging members to change their passwords on…
Hacking a turducken? Seriously, folks?
LordKaT.com posted a curious message to members last week that they should change their passwords. It begins: If you have an account on this site, you should change your password. Why? Something strange happened on the site this morning. Our Turducken is Tasty, Tuesday Tech Talk, and How to Do It videos were removed from…
VT: ‘Good News Garage’ Warns Of Security Breach (updated)
This is one of those good news, bad news stories, but it’s may be more like bad news, good news in this case: The charity long known for turning donated cars into life-changing transportation for the needy is sending out thousands of letters this week. The news inside isn’t ‘good’ at all. The notices are…
Anonymous and AntiSec target group for Anti-Muslim campaign (update1)
America. What a country. The Florida Family Association (FFA) proudly declares itself: … an organization that is made up of THOUSANDS OF SUPPORTERS across America who share in the same goal of improving America’s moral environment. Florida Family Association’s mission statement in our IRS approved 501C3 application is to: Educate people on what they can…
IA: Atlantic YMCA loses $50,000 in cyber attack
The executive director of the Nishna Valley Family Y.M.C.A. in Atlantic says the organization has lost nearly $50,000 in a cyber attack. Y.M.C.A. executive director, Dan Haynes, told reporters this morning during a news conference, that their computer systems were recently infected by a virus that targeted what are called ACH or Automated Clearing…