More Stolen Information Is Sold on Russian Underground Forums than on TOR Sites
“The FBI has shut down Silk Road, one of the most notorious online crime marketplaces, and arrested its alleged operator. However, experts warn that the criminal underground, also known as the deep web, doesn’t rely only on TOR to remain anonymous and untraceable. “ Source: More Stolen Information Is Sold
Anonymous to Protest Against Monsanto with DDOS Attacks and Defacements
“Hackers of Anonymous Americalatina plan on launching a protest campaign on October 12, 2013 against Monsanto. The operation against the controversial seed giant, OpMonsanto, will allegedly include distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks and website defacements.” Source: Anonymous to Protest Against Monsanto with DDOS Attacks and Defacements
Thirteen suspected members of Anonymous indicted
“The United States brought criminal charges against 13 suspected members of the hacking group Anonymous on Thursday for allegedly attacking government, credit card and lobbying websites in a campaign in support of internet file-sharing.” Source:Chicago Tribune – Thirteen suspected members of Anonymous indicted
Adobe breach will be one of the most significant of the year
“Our investigation currently indicates that the attackers accessed Adobe customer IDs and encrypted passwords on our systems. We also believe the attackers removed from our systems certain information relating to 2.9 million Adobe customers, including customer names, encrypted credit or debit card numbers, expiration dates, and other information relating to customer
The FBI busted Silk Road, but not the ‘dark web’ behind it
“While it is possible that the FBI discovered some vulnerability in Tor that was not disclosed in the criminal complaint, it seems much more likely that this was old-fashioned police work. Dread Pirate Roberts made a number of errors, according to the FBI, including connecting to the Silk Road server
Iranian cyber warfare commander shot dead in suspected assassination
“Mojtaba Ahmadi, who served as commander of the Cyber War Headquarters, was found dead in a wooded area near the town of Karaj, north-west of the capital, Tehran. Five Iranian nuclear scientists and the head of the country’s ballistic missile programme have been killed since 2007. The regime has accused
Feds Take Down Online Fraud Bazaar ‘Silk Road’, Arrest Alleged Mastermind
“Prosecutors in New York today said today that federal agencies have taken over the Silk Road, a sprawling underground Web site that has earned infamy as the ‘eBay of drugs.’ On Tuesday, federal agents in San Francisco arrested the Silk Road’s alleged mastermind. Prosecutors say 29-year-old Ross William Ulbricht, a.k.a
UK becomes first state to admit to offensive cyber attack capability
“A declaration by Britain that it is developing the capability to carry out offensive cyber attacks against other nations has triggered criticism and astonishment among security experts. Philip Hammond, defence secretary, said ahead of the Conservative party conference in Manchester that the UK was ‘developing a full spectrum military cyber
Hacked Data Brokers Could Spell Trouble for Obamacare
“Criminals can get their hands on anyone’s ‘identity information through the black market exchanges that Krebs writes about. Frankly, it’s another ominous and bad sign for Obamacare, since as I understand it, the new health care insurance exchanges will be using the same [knowledge-based authentication] to verify applicants for healthcare
U.S. Says Iran Hacked Navy Computers
“U.S. officials said Iran hacked unclassified Navy computers in recent weeks in an escalation of Iranian cyberintrusions targeting the U.S. military. The allegations, coming as the Obama administration ramps up talks with Iran over its nuclear program, show the depth and complexity of long-standing tensions between Washington and Tehran. The