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Security analysts have detected an ongoing attack that uses a huge number of computers from across the Internet to commandeer servers that run the WordPress blogging application. The unknown people behind the highly distributed attack are using more than 90,000 IP addresses to brute-force crack administrative credentials of vulnerable WordPress systems, researchers from at least three Web hosting services reported. At least one company warned that the attackers may be in [...] Security analysts have detected an ongoing attack that uses a huge number of computers from across the Internet to commandeer servers that run the WordPress blogging application. The unknown people behind the highly distributed attack are using more than 90,000 IP addresses to brute-force crack administrative credentials of vulnerable WordPress systems, researchers from at least three Web hosting services reported. At least one company warned that the attackers may be in [...] Glitch stokes panic on Twitter Paul Joseph Watson Millions of Chase Bank customers were affected by an unfortunately timed glitch which resulted in their checking and savings accounts showing a zero balance for several hours yesterday, prompting many to take to Twitter and express panic that their money had been stolen.
Reaction to the glitch was undoubtedly made more intense by the fact that the top global news story yesterday [...] cientist Danny Hillis calls for ‘Internet Plan B’ in times of emergency Paul Joseph Watson Inventor and scientist Danny Hillis warns that the Internet has “expanded it way beyond its limits,” and is set for a “disaster,” calling for an ‘Internet Plan B’ that would operate in times of emergency. Hillis is the founder of Thinking Machines Corporation, which developed the Connection Machine, a series of supercomputers designed by [...] They are not calling for denial of service attacks on government websites or protests as is their normal modus operandi, but for freedom activists to join them in full-blown war to overthrow the US Government and return it to the control of the people. “We are not calling upon the collective to deface or use a distributed denial of service attack on a United States government agency website, or affiliate. We [...] Activist Post In the latest video from Anonymous, they have called for the most aggressive action yet. They’re asking the American people to join them in a “call to arms” for the destruction and overthrow of the US Government. In the statement, Anonymous says the government is calling them “terrorists” because they truly fear a people’s uprising. “The United States Government insists on labeling us as terrorists. The question is, “who do we terrorize?” [...] Press TV Reports: Turkey holds plane carrying 1.5 tons of gold to Dubai The starting point and the destination of the plane is not clear yet but the report said it may have departed from Algeria and was headed for another country. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/01/06/282030/turkey-holds-plane-with-15-tons-of-gold/ Turkey MSM Reports: Iran said to be final destination for gold-laden plane Iran appears to be the final destination of a cargo plane carrying 1.5 tons of gold, which is currently being held [...] Last week it was Citibank, and now it seems hackers have taken aim at PNC Bank. The bank has sent a message to some five million customers warning of a possible cyber attack, the AP Is reporting. So far, the bank’s ”websites are getting hit with high traffic consistent with computer attacks,” according to the report, and has some users have been blocked from the site. What happens in this case is that hackers will hit the site [...] Mac Slavo
A credible threat to the U.S. banking system has been identified by cyber security firm RSA and suggests that plans for a highly organized, large scale online bank heist targeting retail customers in the United States is currently underway.
In an advisory, RSA said it has information suggesting the gang plans to unleash a little-known Trojan program to infiltrate computers belonging to US banking customers and to use the [...] For the past two weeks, an unknown attacker or group of attackers has disrupted access to the websites of five major American banks: Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank and PNC Bank. Many customers have had trouble reaching the sites to check their account balances or move money around, thanks to what appears to be a series of coordinated attacks. It’s not clear exactly who’s behind the disruptions, despite the claims [...] The financial and banking industries are on high alert tonight as a massive cyberattack continues, with potentially millions of customers of Bank of America, PNC and Wells Fargo finding themselves blocked from banking online. “There is an elevated level of threat,” said Doug Johnson, a vice president and senior adviser of the American Bankers Association. “The threat level is now high.” “This is twice as large as any flood we have ever seen,” said [...] Sept. 26–A day of disruptions in Wells Fargo & Co.’s electronic banking operations apparently was the latest in a series of cyber attacks that disrupted online operations at Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. A computer security expert blamed massive denial of service attacks, in which perpetrators overwhelm computer servers with communications demands, causing networks to seize up or slow down. In a posting at Pastebin.com, a group calling itself [...] Several British governmental websites, including the Ministry of Justice, have been attacked by hacktivists in retaliation for Britain’s handling of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Under the campaign, which was branded “#OpFreeAssange,” Anonymous undertook a mission to take down justice.gov.uk and number10.gov.uk, the official site of the British Prime Minister’s Office. The websites are now operating normally once again. Several Twitter accounts associated with the loose-knit Anonymous collective have acknowledged that the UK [...] Site brought down after being bombarded with internet traffic over the last 24 hours Illegal: Based in Sweden, The Pirate Bay is the world’s largest BitTorrent site An illegal file-sharing [...] allgov.com In the 1984 hit sci-fi movie The Terminator, the artificial intelligence network Skynet becomes self-aware and initiates a nuclear world war against humankind. In the real world of the early 21st Century, the nations of the world are preparing for very different sorts of cyber-war threats, which could arise from terrorists, hactivists, rogue states or organized crime. The U.S.-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 2008 even established the NATO [...] Cyber assault has similarities to attacks by Anonymous and LulzSec
The Serious Organised Crime Agency’s website was temporarily shut down today after a cyber attack. It was the victim of a scam known as distributed denial of service (DDOS) whereby an internet address is flooded with bogus traffic, effectively making it unreachable. The actions can also jam other websites hosted by the same provider which is why the agency decided to go offline. A SOCA spokesman [...] April 15, 2012 by Bruce Schneier A free monthly newsletter providing summaries, analyses, insights, and commentaries on security: computer and otherwise. For back issues, or to subscribe, visit <http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram.html>. You can read this issue on the web at <http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-1204.html>. These same essays and news items appear in the “Schneier on Security” blog at <http://www.schneier.com/blog>, along with a lively comment section. An RSS feed is available. In this issue: Harms of Post-9/11 Airline [...] DASHIELL BENNETT16,232 Views6:09 AM ET Anonymous’ devious and speedy campaign to undermine the defenders of copyright yesterday served both as revenge for the loss of Megaupload and a demonstration of the futility of trying to police the Wild West of the Internet. Within minutes of the Justice Department’s triumphant announcement about the seizing of the massive file-sharing site, their own website was taken offline by a massive denial of service attack. The Web presences of the FBI, the [...] Kurt Nimmo Following a wildly successful protest against SOPA and PIPA internet censorship legislation on Wednesday, the Department of Justice “conducted a major action” on Thursday and shuttered MegaUpload, a popular file-sharing site accused of trading in copyrighted movies and televisions shows. Following action by a grand jury, the feds arrested four people and executed more than 20 search warrants in the United States and eight foreign countries. They seized 18 domain [...] by Julia La Roche The CME Group, which runs the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, is out with its 10-Q filing and the Occupy Wall Street movement is included in the report. [Footnoted via Dealbook] It appears the Occupy Wall Street movement has garnered enough attention to be considered a new “risk factor” for the company, according to the regulatory filing. Hacktivist group Anonymous was also mentioned in the company’s filing. From the CME Group’s 10-Q filing: Our role in the [...] Sixteen suspected members of “Anonymous” were arrested this morning in states including Florida, New Jersey and California, in what appears to be a nationwide takedown of the notorious hacking group, FoxNews.com has exclusively learned. The arrests and the 30 to 40 search warrants issued by the feds Tuesday are part of an ongoing investigation into Anonymous, which has claimed responsibility for numerous cyberattacks against a [...] By Suzanne Choney LulzSec, the group of hackers that said three weeks ago it was disbanding, claimed credit Monday for tampering with Rupert Murdoch’s Sun newspaper website, while an allied group, Anonymous, claimed credit for a denial-of-service attack that brought down the website of The TImes, another Murdoch paper. “Tango down,” Anonymous said on its Twitter page about The Times, adding: “To be honest, not quite [...] SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- The website of the Brazilian Geographic and Statistics Institute, or IBGE, was out of service on Friday due to a cyberattack. “This month, the Brazilian government will suffer the highest number of virtual attacks in its history. These attacks are a way of protest of a nationalist group that desires to transform Brazil into a better country,” said a message on IBGE’s website, claimed to have been [...] LONDON – A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of involvement with cyber attacks on Sony Corp. and the CIA website, British police said Tuesday. The arrest took place following a joint operation by its Internet crimes unit and the FBI, the Metropolitan Police said. The FBI declined to comment. British police would not say if the suspect was tied to the Lulz Security hacking collective, [...] Officers from the Metropolitan Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) have arrested a 19-year-old man in a pre-planned intelligence-led operation. The arrest follows an investigation into network intrusions and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against a number of international business and intelligence agencies by what is believed to be the same hacking group. The teenager was arrested on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act, and Fraud Act [...] Sega has confirmed that the personal data of 1.29 million of its customers was stolen in an attack on its systems. It comes after the computer games firm said on Friday that e-mail addresses and dates of birth stored on the Sega Pass database were accessed by hackers. However, Sega continues to say that payment information, such as credit card numbers, remained safe. Sega spokeswoman Yoko Nagasawa said: “We are [...] Hackers bombarded the CIA website with requests so that it malfunctioned. (ABC News: Damien Larkins, file photo) Computer hackers who brought down the website of the US Central Intelligence Agency say they were just out for laughs. The CIA is the latest victim of a group called LulzSec, which is internet slang for laughing at your security. The hackers have even been bold enough to set up a hotline for [...] By Byron Acohido, USA TODAY Sony’s troubles with hackers continue. Reuters has just reported that Sony Ericsson’s Canadian eShop website was shut down by hackers, with personal data stolen from 2,000 more customers. Earlier this week Sony disclosed that 8,500 Greek user accounts had been compromised and its sites hit in Thailand and Indonesia. That, of course, follows last month’s granddaddy denial of service attack and theft of personal [...] Sony Corp. told U.S. lawmakers it found a taunting message left during a recent computer attack, but it still doesn’t know who stole personal information from more than 100 million of its online-gaming accounts. Sony, in a letter to members of Congress released Wednesday, said the hacker or hackers deleted any traces of their attack, which is regarded as one of the biggest data breaches to date. But Sony said it discovered [...] |
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