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MPAA threatens Congress over SOPA, says blackout "abuse of power"
- Former senator turned MPAA CEO, Christopher Dodd, managed to earn the public's ire this week by making remarks which many claim are akin to a public admission of bribery. A petition to investigate the former senator has already garnered over 25,000 supporters --…
Latest Anonymous video targets Facebook on January 28
- A new video posted on YouTube claims that the hacktivist group Anonymous is planning to take down Facebook on January 28 as part of what they are calling Operation Global Blackout Part 2. The voice in the video claims responsibility…
China, not India, may be behind government espionage
- A series of memos leaked earlier this month implicated the Indian government in possible espionage against the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC). Reuters reports that new information stemming from a U.S. investigation suggests Chinese hackers may actually be…
Pro-Israeli hackers release 4500 Saudi credit cards, DDoS bank websites
- The ongoing saga between pro and anti-Israeli hackers continues to escalate as pro-Israel attackers use distributed denial of service attacks to take down the websites of three notable Saudi banks. In addition, hackers have released over 4,500 Saudi credits card…
Israeli hackers strike back against recent cyber attacks
- Pro-Israeli hackers who call themselves "IDF-Team" are attempting to even the score after a recent spate of cyber attacks targeting Israel. On Wednesday, the hackers used distributed denial of service attacks against Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) and the Abu Dhabi Securities…
Hackers DDoS Israel websites, will expose Norton source code tomorrow
- Fueled by anti-government sentiment, hackers continue their string of attacks against Israel. On Monday, a distributed denial of service attack was launched against two websites: the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and El Al, the national Israeli airline. The DDoS attack…
Hackers continue Israel attack, deface website, more credit cards leaked
- On Friday, a group of purportedly Gazan hackers defaced Israel's Fire and Rescue Services website. They added a "death to Israel" message to the website and modified a picture of Danny Ayalon, Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister, superimposing foot prints over his…
Reddit prepares for anti-SOPA blackout, others may follow
- As SOPA looms, a controversial bill which aims to give private actors and authorities more authority over the web, some websites are preparing to protest the pending legislation by staging a blackout. Reddit.com announced it will be joining an unknown…
Hackers expose Israeli government SCADA logins
- The drama surrounding Israel continues to unfold as a group of Anonymous hackers expose employee logins to several government websites. Perhaps most disturbingly, this document (may be taken down any time) also claims the credentials provided give access to a…
Judge rules Twitter "cyberstalker" not stalker after all
- A federal judge ruled today that William Cassidy, a man who has tweeted nearly 8,000 times about female Buddhist leader Alyce Zeoli, is protected under constitutional free speech.
SOPA denounced by Internet founders, CEOs in letter
- The Stop Online Piracy Act has generated a great deal of controversy over the past few months. The bill is so controversial in fact, a group of 83 engineers who helped create the Internet have issued an open letter (PDF). If…
Amazon strongly supports online sales tax, but with provisions
- Amazon has fought hard to dodge sales tax bullets fired by several states, including California, New York and Connecticut. The debate has been over whether or not such requirements jibe with existing federal and state commerce laws and in a couple…
U.S. Senator tells Google it needs a "terrorist button"
- In a letter addressed to Google's CEO, Larry Page, the company is asked to add a "flag" for content deemed to be terrorist related. The letter was sent by well-known Independent, Joe Lieberman, a U.S. senator from Connecticut. As of 2008,…
Apple has more money than the US government
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Apple now has more liquid cash and marketable securities on hand than the US government, according to financial statements released by the US Treasury on Wednesday. Last week Apple posted their best-ever quarter with $28.57 billion in revenue and a net profit of $7.31 billion.
25% of US hackers work with the US government
- The FBI and Secret Service have successfully infiltrated the underground world of computer hackers in the US: 25 percent are secretly informing the government about their peers for fear of a long prison sentence. In fact, the community is riddled…
Government seeks wiretap for Internet communications
- As if September hasn't been an interesting enough month for governmental Internet regulation, the Obama administration is now pushing for a federal law that would require built-in backdoors for law enforcement surveillance of email, instant messaging, and other communication tools.…
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