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Fourth 'Anonymous' Paypal activist avoids jail
THE FOURTH UK HACKTIVIST who faced imprisonment for participating in a digital sit-in at payment firm Paypal has avoided a jail sentence because he was 16 at the time.
Jake Birchall is the fourth Brit to end up in court over attacks that came under the Anonymous banner of "Opera... read more
Major global Facebook Botnet taken down
A fraud ring worth around £525 million has been taken out of action by the joint efforts of Facebook's own security team and local police forces. Gadget Company Money4Machines says the fight against elite cyber criminals is ongoing
The gang managed to steal the massive sum ... read more
DDoS Hacktivists: No U.S. Bank is Safe - Group Takes Credit for 9 Bank Attacks in December
The hacktivist group Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters claims that its second phase of distributed-denial-of-service attacks has affected nine banks since Dec. 11, and it warns that more attacks are on the way.
"Rulers and officials of American banks must expect our massive ... read more
Fake Google Play app used for DDoS attacks
A fake Google Play app is secretly recruiting clueless Android devices around the world and turning them into cold-blooded DDoS attackers. (Any similarity to fundamentalist religious movements is purely coincidental. Ed)
The fake app actually works, as it allows users to browse ... read more
Anonymous: 'Expect us' in 2013
Hacktivist group Anonymous has said that 2013 will be a memorable year for cyberattacks.
Along with a statement released over the weekend, which stated that the world should "Expect us 2013," the hackers issued a video boasting of cyberattacks which took place last year -- inc... read more
DDoS: Citi Takes Post-Holiday Hit - Hacktivists Announce Plans for Year-End Bank Attacks
After hacktivists announced in a Christmas Day Pastebin post plans for a third week of bank attacks, Citigroup reported site interruptions Dec. 26 that struck during the late afternoon.
Citi spokesman Andrew Brent did not attribute the online-banking access issues to high volu... read more
Iran says it thwarted cyber attack from US
Iran said it has neutralized a cyber attack generated in America's Dallas city against the servers of the Iranian ministry of culture, the Prensa Latina news agency reported. Tehran said the electronic aggression was launched through servers in Malaysia and Vietnam, but was repel... read more
Anonymous Wages War on Westboro Baptist Church
'Hacktivist' group Anonymous is apparently waging a cyber war against the Westboro Baptist Church. The stated reason: Church members recently threatened to demonstrate their approval of the Sandy Hook, Connecticut, murders by attending the funerals of the victims.
Westboro Bap... read more
Cyber Crime on the Rise in Georgia
Cyber crime including cyber espionage is on the rise in Georgia as a result of the increased computerization rate of Georgian society. Georgian society on the whole, including state organizations and private businesses, tends to be moving toward an electronic format without clear... read more
After claiming Verizon attack, hacker and the spoils disappear
Hours after boasting about the theft of 3 million records from Verizon Wireless, the hacker claiming responsibility for the attack and the purloined data posted to Pastebin have disappeared from the Web.
A search for the hacker's Twitter handle, @TibitXimer, produced a "Sorry,... read more
