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Hackers target AMD's blog, steal usernames, emails and passwords
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AMD’s official blog has become the latest victim of hackers after a four-man group known as r00tbeer breached its server, defaced their blog and dumped a SQL database with the user credentials of nearly 200 of the...
Google announces Pwnium 2, $2m in rewards for Chrome hacks
- Google has announced it will host a second Pwnium hacking competition this October after withdrawing support for TippingPoint's annual Pwn2Own back in February. The event will take place at the Hack In The Box security conference in Malaysia. This time…
WikiLeaks reveals massive surveillance effort, crippled by DDoS attack
- Last week, Wikileaks released internal documents and emails obtained by hackers regarding TrapWire, a privately-owned surveillance technology utilized by various private and public agencies. It appears TrapWire works by collecting surveillance data from participating private and public sources (CCTV cameras,…
Blizzard internal network compromised, encrypted passwords stolen
- Blizzard has confirmed that their security team recently discovered their internal network had been compromised. The team says they quickly took steps to seal off access and opened an investigation with security experts and law enforcement to uncover exactly what…
Amazon, Apple tighten security following devastating Mat Honan attack
- Mat Honan, a senior writer for Wired had his digital life turned upside-down on Friday after a cybercriminal gained access to his Amazon, Apple ID and Google accounts in a bid to target his three-letter long @mat Twitter account. The…
Apple to talk iOS security at Black Hat 2012 conference
- Apple is set to make its first official appearance at the security-focused Black Hat conference this year. The move is both surprising given the company’s tradition of avoiding most major technology conferences, and significant as their products have become a…
Over 8 million Gamigo user logins leaked months after breach
- Millions of user logins swiped from a German gaming company earlier this year have appeared online this month. In February, hackers bypassed the security of free-to-play MMORPG outfit Gamigo, taking over 11 million email addresses and encrypted passwords (though only…
Microsoft beefs up Xbox Live's security to combat online fraud
- With services being hacked left and right, Microsoft has acted on user feedback submitted in recent months by introducing new security measures to Xbox Live. Along with unexplained "security enhancements" implemented behind the scenes during Xbox Live's spring update, the…
Experian: password theft soars 300% to 12 million in the first quarter
- Cybercriminals illegally trading stolen personal information online such as passwords has soared exponentially to 300% during the first four months of 2012, according to the latest research from Experian CreditExpert and market research agency Opinion Matters.
Simple three-step hack lets iOS users unlock in-app content for free
- A new three-step hack promises iPhone and iPad users a simple way to install premium in-app purchases from the App Store -- for free. Remarkably, the hack doesn't require jailbreaking or the installation of any software. Instead, iOS users are…
Nvidia and Android forums fall victim to hackers
- Add two more websites to the already long list of sites that have been hacked as of late. Nvidia’s developer forum and Phandroid’s AndroidForums.com have both been breached and it is believed that usernames and hashed passwords were among the…
Hackers post 453,000 plaintext Yahoo Voices logins
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Hackers collectively known as "D33Ds Company" have posted unencrypted credentials for over 453,000 Yahoo Voices accounts. The group reportedly used an SQL injection to extract the information, which includes email addresses, passwords, over 2,700 database table…
Formspring servers breached, 420,000 encrypted passwords stolen
- Formspring has joined the likes of LinkedIn, Last.fm, eHarmony and other sites breached recently, revealing yesterday that passwords were swiped from its servers. Following an investigation, the social service determined that an unknown intruder gained access to the company's development…
Microsoft urges Windows Vista, 7 users to disable desktop gadgets
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In a security advisory Tuesday, Microsoft urged Windows Vista and 7 users to download a tool that disables the operating system's sidebar and gadgets. The company warned that insecure gadgets could be used to run arbitrary code on a computer...
First malware ever found in iOS App Store, malicious app removed
- For the first time, according to Kaspersky Labs, security researchers have unearthed what appears to be malware on the Apple App Store. "Find and Call", a Russian-language app which touted contact list simplification, was discovered to be a little too…
Kaspersky Lab uncovers new Mac OS X backdoor
- Kaspersky Lab has ousted a new backdoor in Mac OS X that is used as part of an Advanced Persistent Threat campaign. Experts say this is a new and previously unknown variant of the MaControl backdoor, affecting both i386 and…
Hacker gets three years in prison for selling 'rooted' cable modems
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A 28-year-old Oregon man has been sentenced to three years in prison for selling illegal products and services that allowed users to bypass restrictions imposed by ISPs. Ryan Harris, known online as DerEngel, reportedly earned between $400,000 and $1 million over several years...
Two-year FBI undercover credit card operation results in 24 arrests
- The FBI has arrested two dozen people as part of the largest coordinated international cyber sting in history. The multi-million dollar operation spanned two years, eight countries and four continents, law enforcement officials said.
Twitter suffers ongoing outages, UGNazi hackers take credit
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In what is said to be its largest outage in eight months, Twitter experienced several service interruptions Thursday afternoon, with one outage lasting at least 40 minutes according to various reports. Data from analyst firms such as Sandvine, Apica and Pingdom show sporadic downtime...
Flame virus created by U.S. and Israel sources say, Iran is target
- The Washington Post reports that Flame, an extremely sophisticated virus which was first discovered in Iranian oil refineries, is the brainchild of U.S. and Israeli efforts to slow Iran's nuclear program. This information comes from several Western officials who purportedly…
Google discovers over 9,500 new malicious sites per day
- On its security blog today, Google shared some of the numbers behind its anti-malware and anti-phising efforts. In the post, the company touts its Safe Browsing API which is used by the likes of Safari, Firefox and Chrome and offers some…
Hacker claims to have broken into nearly 80 banks, provides evidence
- A self-proclaimed grey hat hacker known as Reckz0r claims to have accessed nearly 80 large banks, collecting a massive amount of customer data in the process. To verify these claims, the hacker made a plain text file available on AnonFiles.com…
Internet Explorer zero-day flaw being used to target Gmail accounts
- A new zero-day exploit in Internet Explorer making the rounds has security experts from Microsoft and Google on their heels. The drive-by flaw is being used to gain access to Gmail accounts and remains unpatched as of writing, although Microsoft…
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