Tag Archives: Hackers
Hacking Groups LulzSec and Anonymous Join Forces
These two hacking organizations have made posts on Twitter that they’ve joined forces. This could be one of the largest and most dangerous hacking organizations on the internet today. LulzSec (Lulz Security) and the group Anonymous took down the UK police web site as part of “Operation Anti-Security” on Monday. Anonymous made a post on [...]
Full StoryTango Down – Lulz Takes Down CIA
I am not praising anyone here, but to breach the CIA web site is just one more notch in this hacker group’s belt. It amazes me that they have breached so many well known companies. The Lulz group certainly provided enough evidence that they’re capable of anything when it comes to online breaches. You would [...]
Full StoryLulzSec Hacker Group On a Roll!
In the past couple of weeks, the so-called LulzSec (Lulz Security) group has breached a number of popular sites and brands, such as; Sony, PBS, FBI Security Affiliate and British National Health Services. They’re still going strong, and this time they hacked into the U.S. Senate, issuing on its own site a small sample of [...]
Full StoryCitibank Hacked – Time to Stuff the Mattress
Is it time to declare anarchy of sorts by taking our hard earned money from the bank and stuffing it in our mattresses? Today, more and more banks are being targeted by cyber crimnals and there is no end in sight. You can bet that Citibank is now back peddling because of their recent attack [...]
Full StoryHow to Check any Website for Parasites
Parasites are websites that are hacked and infected with hidden illicit content. There are way too many script kiddies on the internet. These script kiddies are at the bottom of the hacker food chain, but are still considered dangerous. Just like seasoned veteran hackers, script kiddies utilize Blackhat SEO tactics to lure in their victims. [...]
Full StoryThink First Before Clicking!
More than half of the people who are on social networks or instant messaging will click on a link that a person shares. That’s a large number and it’s why there are so many people who get scammed and or get viruses. Facebook and Twitter the two most popular social networks are also a hackers [...]
Full StoryZero Day Exploit Explained
Are you familiar with Zero Day Exploits? Do you know the dangers of a Zero Day Exploit? I was approached about the subject from one of my social network friends and I thought it would be best to share this information with everyone. A zero-day exploit is when someone takes advantage of a security vulnerability [...]
Full StoryMicrosoft Video ActiveX Control Vulnerability
This vulnerability has nothing to do with downloading software. Any user can be affected by visiting a site that has been hacked, and there are thousands that have already. In fact, hackers have known about this hole in Microsoft’s Active X Control for a week. According to Microsoft Corp., the vulnerability has not been fixed, [...]
Full StoryHackers Prepare to Capitalize on Michael Jackson Death
Hackers thrive on holidays and major headline stories. Michael Jackson’s death is no small story. More than 13,000 blogs have been published since the story broke about his tragic death. Hackers are now setting up Phishing scams to lure in their victims. Phishing and pharming are two popular forms of fraud that aim to dupe [...]
Full StorySocial Networks Under Attack
Here we go again! Just over a week ago there have been many Acai Berry tweets being sent throughout Twitter from bogus accounts. These Twitter messages are promoting a free trial of an acai berry dietary supplement. Security experts say that social-networking spam is particularly effective because it can’t be filtered at the corporate firewall [...]
Full StoryWhy Internet Threats Are Rising
The economy downturn is putting some people in desperate situations. These same people, who may be in the Information Technology field, are now resorting to security breaches. One of the main reasons why security is being breached is not necessarily down to exploiting weaknesses in the system through attacking firewalls; instead, it is the exploitation [...]
Full StoryGovernment Needs To Hire Hackers
In recent news, hackers have infiltrated sensitive Government data. There seems to be no way of stopping this, as the Government has no organized group to address cybersecurity. The challenge of protecting the government’s computer networks is too big for any one agency to handle alone, a top adviser to President Barack Obama said Wednesday. [...]
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