Indian Air Force issues strict orders to tackle hacking

Indian Air Force issues strict orders to tackle hackingNew Delhi: Every officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will now have to sign a declaration that they will not save or view any official document on personal computers. Failure to adhere to this directive will lead to a court marshal and prosecution.The recent directive from the IAF headquarters to all its formations across the country comes after repeated leaks of sensitive documents - some of which are of operational and sensitive in nature...

Banks Fail To Repel Cyber Threat

Banks Fail To Repel Cyber ThreatAttacks that have tied up bank websites show U.S. financial institutions' vulnerability to electronic terrorism.A shadowy but well organized hacker group in the Middle East has disrupted the electronic banking operations of America's largest financial institutions in recent days, underscoring U.S. vulnerability to online terrorism.A group identifying itself as Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters attacked the websites of Wells Fargo, U.S. Bancorpand Bank of America....

Google patches 24 Chrome bugs, pays out $29K to bounty hunters

Google patches 24 Chrome bugs, pays out $29K to bounty huntersGoogle yesterday patched 24 vulnerabilities in Chrome, and paid out $29,500 in bounties to nine researchers, more than half of that to one of the company's most prolific bug finders.Chrome 22, which Google started pushing to current users on Tuesday, also debuted improvements in how the browser renders 3-D web apps, including games.The 24 vulnerabilities include one rated "critical," Google's highest threat ranking, 15 tagged "high,"...

China's cyber theft could be more serious than reported: official

 China's cyber theft could be more serious than reported: officialTaipei, Sept. 27 (CNA) China's cyber hacking of Taiwanese websites could be more serious than has been officially reported, Taiwan's intelligence chief said Thursday.Tsai De-sheng, director-general of the National Security Bureau (NSB), confirmed reports during a Legislative Yuan question-and-answer session that China has hacked some 26,000 pieces of information from Taiwan's Internet system over the past seven years.However,...

'Anonymous Philippines' on a Hacking Spree

'Anonymous Philippines' on a Hacking Spree  MANILA, Philippines – A hacktivist group struck down several government websites Wednesday night in protest against the recently enacted anti-cybercrime law that imposes penalties on hacking, online libel and similar activities.The group identified as “Anonymous Philippines” attacked the websites of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Department of Health Anti-Smoking, the University...

Administrative Director of Social Participation Hacked By P@KhTuN~72

Administrative Director of Social Participation Hacked By P@KhTuN~72Administrative Director of Social Participation has been Hacked By a Pakistani Hacker named P@KhTuN~72 . The Hacker had hacked it after U.S made an Anti-Islamic Movie.The Hacker had left the message below on the deface page:<--------------------------------------------> Hello Admin .... Pakistani Muslim Soldier P@KhTuN~72 is here Muslims want peace all over the world.. But Insult of Our Holy Prophet Muhammad...

Syria Information Ministry Email Hacked

Syria Information Ministry Email HackedSyria's ministry of information on Monday denied the sacking of the country's ambassador to Lebanon and said a previous email announcement was a result of hacking, state television reported."The email account of the ministry was hacked in order to publish inaccurate information" about the reported dismissal of the Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdel Karim Ali, the ministry said in a statement carried by state television.The ministry said it "denounces this...

ASUS Computers Official Website Hacked By 1337 | Tha Dark

ASUS Computers Official website Hacked By 1337 | Tha Dark | Invectus | H4x0rL1f3 | KhantastiC | Shadow008 | x3o-1337 | Dr.Z0mbie | Tha Disaster | Tha Rude | Sho0ter | MindCracker | Hitcher | Lnxr00t | b0x | M4DSh4KThe Official website of ASUS Computers has been Hacked By 1337 | Tha Dark | Invectus | H4x0rL1f3 | KhantastiC | Shadow008 | x3o-1337 | Dr.Z0mbie | Tha Disaster | Tha Rude | Sho0ter | MindCracker | Hitcher | Lnxr00t | b0x | M4DSh4K. The Hackers are Muslim hackers from Pakistan. The...

US Department Of Agriculture Hacked By BCA

US Department Of Agriculture Hacked By Bangladesh Cyber ArmyA group of hackers from Bangladesh has hacked US Department Of Agriculture. The hackers group named Bangladesh Cyber Army Hacked it after US released an Anti-Islamic video.Site Hacked: http://www.mrsars.usda.gov/Mirror: http://www.zone-h.com/mirror/id/18376...

100+ Websites Hacked By P@KhTuN~72

100+ Websites Hacked By P@KhTuN~72A Pakistani Hacker named P@KhTuN~72 from the group called Pakistan Cyber Army has hacked more then 100 sites. The hacker had hacked it after US released an Anti-Islamic movie. The hacker had left a message on the hacked which is provided below:<-------------------------------------------->Hello Admin ....Pakistani Muslim Soldier P@KhTuN~72 is hereMuslims want peace all over the world.. But Insult of Our Holy Prophet Muhammad ( P.B.U.H), We Can't...

Indian programmer charged with hacking into Toyota's network

Indian programmer charged with hacking into Toyota's networkWASHINGTON: An Indian computer programmer has been charged by the FBI for hacking into Toyota's computer network and sabotaging it, after he was fired by his company that provided IT services to the Japanese automobile major. Ibrahimshah Shahulhameed, who provided contractual services for Toyota Motor Manufacturing in central Kentucky, allegedly hacked into the company's website and issued wrong commands leading to the crashing of...

Hackers Attack Bank of America Over Anti-Islam Film

Hackers Attack Bank of America Over Anti-Islam Film A United States bank had its website targeted by hackers Tuesday in revenge for the obscure amateur video that mocked Islam's Prophet Mohammed. Visitors to the U.S.-based Bank of America website were temporarily unable to perform transactions as a result of the attack.The hackers, who called themselves “Cyber fighters of Izz ad-din Al qassam” appeared not to be U.S.-born, or at least, seemed to post in English as a second – or third – language....

Charlie Hebdo Website Hacked over Prophet Mohammed Cartoons

Charlie Hebdo Website Hacked over Prophet Mohammed Cartoons The website of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is under attack by hackers, after the paper published cartoons caricaturing the Prophet Mohammed.A spokesperson form the magazine said hackers have been blocking access to the site since 5am and the attack is still ongoing.A spokesperson for Charlie Hebdo told IBTimes UK that the magazine's staff have received several messages condemning the editorial decision to print cartoons...

Virgin Mobile USA online subscriber accounts can be easily hacked, developer says

Virgin Mobile USA online subscriber accounts can be easily hacked, developer says September 18, 2012 — IDG News Service — The online accounts of Virgin Mobile USA subscribers are vulnerable to brute force attacks because the company forces customers to use weak passwords on its website, according to a software developer."Virgin Mobile forces you to use your phone number as your username, and a 6-digit number as your password," Kevin Burke, a software engineer at cloud communication company...

Nigeria: Terrorists Hack Into DHQ, Navy Websites

Nigeria: Terrorists Hack Into DHQ, Navy Websites Abuja — Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, raised alarm, Tuesday, that the Defence Headquarters' website and that of the Nigerian Navy had been hacked into by terrorists, adding that the threat posed by the Boko Haram sect, through online reports of their activities needed to be effectively checked.Petinrin raised the alarm just as the Chief of Defence Communications, Air Vice Marshal Osmond Amu warned that if cyber crime...

Private BitTorrent Tracker Hacked, Passwords Leaked By Afghani Hackers

Private BitTorrent Tracker Hacked, Passwords Leaked By Afghani Hackers Hackers generally view BitTorrent trackers as friendly entities. Members of Anonymous are constantly extolling the virtues of The Pirate Bay and other trackers. Some hackers, however, are proving to be not as friendly.It was revealed this morning that RevolutionTT, a private BitTorrent tracker, had been hacked. A group simply calling themselves “Afghanistan Hackers” uploaded a text file containing 19,000 username/password...

255 websites Restored by "Venki" From "Indian Cyber Pirates"

255 websites Re-hacked and after ward restore by "Venki" From "Indian Cyber Pirates". This is kind of act is quit common that hacker restore hacked sites of there country. This will also increase awareness of web admin to increase knowledge and secure there servers.Restore Sites List:http://www.paste.to/MTE4Njg0Mg==Mirrors:http://z-z0ne.net/notifier/venki/1Follow @HackersMedia!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createEleme...

400+ Greece Sites Pwned By DevilzSec Team

400+ Greece Sites Hacked and Defaced By DevilzSec Team. According to hacker whole server was rooted. This hack also point of lot of question for security experts. These kind of attacks are clearly showing how much awareness about security is need in cyber world.The list of impacted sites and mirrors was published on Pastebin , at press time, all of them still weren’t restored. Hacked Sites List:http://pastebin.com/f4ANTvtpMirrors:http://www.zone-h.org/archive/notifier=DevilzSecFollow...

Facebook Overtakes Google's Traffic | Facebook Global Alexa Rank 1

Facebook Overtakes Google's Traffic | Facebook Global Alexa Rank 1Facebook has overtaken Google traffic according to Alexa Ranking. Google's Global Rank as been changed to 2 while Facebook Global Ranking has been changed into 1. Who knew that a site would be able to over take Google's traffic some day.Alexa Ranking: http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/google.comhttp://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/facebook.com...

Now, get insured against being hacked on Facebook, Twitter

Now, get insured against being hacked on Facebook, Twitter You may soon insure your Facebook and Twitter accounts against the nuisance of hacking as a UK-based company has launched the country's first social media insurance.The information privacy company is offering services to specifically protect against reputational damage, account jacking and ID theft, the Daily Mail reported.Hacking of users accounts on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media sites are quite common, where...

Bangladesh blocks YouTube over film

Bangladesh blocks YouTube over film Dhaka, Sep 17 (bdnews24.com)—Authorities in Bangladesh on Monday blocked YouTube's website indefinitely to stop the people watching a US-made film that insults the Prophet Muhammad and has sparked violence in the Muslim world.Visitors in Bangladesh could not access the site after 5:30pm on Monday, a BTRC System and Service Department official told bdnews24.com.Four US officials including the Ambassador to Libya were killed in the east Libyan city of Benghazi last...

Your smartphone will (eventually) be hacked

Your smartphone will (eventually) be hacked NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Security experts have warned for years that our smartphones are due for a major cyberattack. Like PCs back in the early days -- the 1990s -- mobile phones are largely unprotected by antivirus software, and they're a treasure trove of valuable information. So why hasn't the smartphone Armageddon happened yet?Basic economics is one reason. Cyberthieves are making so much money attacking Windows PCs that there hasn't been...

116 USA Based Websites Hacked By Sizzling Soul

116 USA Based Websites Hacked By Sizzling Soul 116 USA Based Websites Has been Hacked By Sizzling Soul, a team member from Pakistan Cyber Army. The Hacker had Hacked it after U.S had made an Anti-Islamic movie.  Sites Hacked: http://pastebin.com/LCW3x...