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Anonymous Takes Aim at Indian Government

In retaliation against Internet Service Providers (ISPs) blocking some video-sharing and torrent websites like The Pirate Bay under Indian court orders, Anonymous, the "hacktivist" organization, today took down the websites of the ruling Congress Party and the Supreme Court of India. Anonymous, which in the past has been credited with taking down the websites of the MPAA, RIAA, the FBI, the US Department of Justice and child pornographers, took down these sites in what is understood to be DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks.

By Nikhil Pradhan | 18 May, 2012 08:07

Tags: security, government, anonymous
Forrester outlines 5 rising, 5 declining security technologies

Security technologies rise and fall in popularity, and Forrester Research in its TechRadar report puts its bets on five it thinks are in a growth mode and five it thinks are dying away.

By Ellen Messmer | 16 May, 2012 02:45

Tags: security, next-generation firewalls, nac, Forrester Research, fbi, ddos, anonymous, Access control and authentication
FBI issues warning on hotel Internet connections

The FBI today warned travelers there has been an uptick in malicious software infecting laptops and other devices linked to hotel Internet connections.

By Michael Cooney | 10 May, 2012 04:47

Tags: security, malware, identity theft, Identity fraud / theft, IC3, fraud, fbi, Black Hole exploit, anti-malware, anonymous
Step aside Anonymous, here comes The Unknowns

The latest shadowy hacker group to strike is calling itself The Unknowns, and they're bragging they've hacked NASA Glenn Research Center, the U.S. Air Force, the European Space Agency and others, posting some network-access details.

By Ellen Messmer | 04 May, 2012 05:46

Tags: U.S. Air Force, The Unknowns, security, Pastebin, NASA, intrusion, hactivists, hactivism, hacking, hackers, European Space Agency, anonymous
Who is threatening the security of your network?

The myriad threats to public, private and U.S. government networks is getting a ton of attention in Washington, D.C., this week as the House gets ready to debate yet another cybersecurity bill.

By Michael Cooney | 25 April, 2012 05:30

Tags: anonymous, Blaster, botnet, Code Red, cybercrime, fbi, hacktivists, legal, malware, Melissa Macro Virus, Nimda, phishing, security, slammer, spyware
Tech groups push for cyberthreat information-sharing bill

Several technology trade groups are pushing the U.S. Congress to pass a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill, despite ongoing privacy concerns voiced by digital rights and civil liberties groups.

By Grant Gross | 21 April, 2012 04:54

Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, anonymous, Brock Meeks, Bruce Mehlman, C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger, Center for Democracy, ctia, Dan Lungren, Dean Garfield, government, Information Technology Industry Council, Internet Security Alliance, legislation, Mike Rogers, security, Shawn Osborne, Software and Information Industry Association, TechAmerica, Technology CEO Council
Social predators still gaming the system on Facebook

Despite an increasingly severe crackdown by the ubiquitous social network, malicious activity and spam on Facebook are still both widespread and profitable, according to Barracuda research scientist Daniel Peck.

By Jon Gold | 21 April, 2012 04:34

Tags: anonymous, applications, collaboration, cybercrime, Facebook, Facebook scams, Facebook security, Facebook spam, internet, Internet-based applications and services, legal, Likejacking, Microsoft, networking, rogue apps, security, social media, software, unified communications, web 2.0
Anonymous offers alternative to Pastebin.com

The Anonymous hacking collective has launched a new site that it claims will allow users to post material without fear of being tracked down.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 19 April, 2012 01:29

Tags: anonymous, Cybercrime and Hacking, government, Government/Industries, Pastebin, security
Macs under attack, who is safe?

It was always thought that as Apple products increased in popularity, so would the target on its back placed by cybercriminals. Always looking to take down the king of the hill, cybercriminals finally got to Apple's Macs last week with a botnet that attacked more than 600,000 machines.

By Ryan Francis | 18 April, 2012 00:06

Tags: anonymous, anti-malware, Apple, cybercrime, cybersecurity, flashback, freemium, legal, Microsoft, security
Basic Defenses Absent at Most Breached Sites

Despite rising concerns that cyberattacks are growing more and more sophisticated, hackers used relatively simple methods for 97% of data breaches in 2011, according to a report compiled by Verizon.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 09 April, 2012 20:04

Tags: anonymous, Cybercrime and Hacking, Malware and Vulnerabilities, security, symantec, U.S. Secret Service
Anonymous threatening to kill Internet over SOPA, Lulzsec

Hacker group Anonymous has been threatening since February to "shut the Internet down" by launching a Distributed Denial of Service attack (DDOS) on Saturday (31 March). The attack will target the world's 13 DNS servers so that Internet users will be unable to perform domain name lookups , thus temporarily disabling the Internet.

By Mary-Ann Russon | 31 March, 2012 21:09

Tags: anonymous, megaupload, Mobile & Wireless, security
Who Holds the Keys?

Encryption can make up for a litany of security snafus -- from a bad firewall to an unrelenting hacker to a lost laptop. Once data is encrypted, criminals can't use or sell it. Plus, if encrypted data goes missing, companies are protected from disclosure requirements in most states. No wonder 38% of companies surveyed by Forrester Research have already adopted full-disk encryption technology. But data protection doesn't stop there. Encryption keys and digital rights also must be well orchestrated and secured, or else encryption protection goes out the window.

By Stacy Collett | 26 March, 2012 21:12

Tags: anonymous, DRM and Legal Issues, Forrester Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, security, storage
Internet security better but foul exploits grow, IBM says

IBM said it found surprising improvements in Internet security such as a reduction in application security vulnerabilities, exploit code and spam, but it also noted that those improvements come with a price: Attackers have been forced to rethink their tactics.

By Michael Cooney | 24 March, 2012 07:30

Tags: anonymous, anti-malware, cyber attacks, cybercrime, cybersecurity, IBM, legal, patching, security
Most 2011 cyberattacks were avoidable: Verizon

Despite rising concern that cyberattacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, hackers used relatively simple methods in more than 90% of data breaches in 2011, according to a report compiled by Verizon.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 23 March, 2012 05:52

Tags: anonymous, Cybercrime and Hacking, Malware and Vulnerabilities, security
LulzSec is back; Anonymous targets Imperva

Hacker collective LulzSec, six of whose members were arrested earlier this month, will resume active operation April 1, according to a video posted on YouTube.

By Tim Greene | 21 March, 2012 23:50

Tags: anonymous, cyber attack, cybercrime, ddos, Imperva, legal, LulzSec, security, youtube