Security Features

Cyber-attack specter troubles Pentagon

Posted March 5, 2012 - 11:38 by Trent Nouveau

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has expressed concern over the possibility of a major cyber-attack being launched again the United States.

Anonymous members hoist by own petard

Posted March 5, 2012 - 05:32 by Emma Woollacott

Anonymous members hoping to take part in denial of service attacks have unwittingly been downloading a version of the Zeus trojan, putting their financial details at risk.

NSA build "ultra-secure" Android smartphones

Posted March 2, 2012 - 14:04 by Trent Nouveau

  The National Security Agency (NSA) claims to have developed an "ultra-secure" Android-powered smartphone.   

FBI issues cyber-threat warning

Posted March 2, 2012 - 12:31 by Trent Nouveau

FBI Director Robert Mueller has warned that cyber-crime is fast becoming a major threat to the United States.

The DHS surveillance of OccupyWallStreet

Posted March 1, 2012 - 13:05 by Trent Nouveau

  New documents obtained by WikiLeaks indicate that the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) routinely monitored OccupyWallStreet (OWS) activities and protests as they spread across more than 70 cities.

Anonymous says it was infiltrated

Posted March 1, 2012 - 11:47 by Trent Nouveau

Cyber activists linked to Anonymous have conceded that international law enforcement officials managed to infiltrate the collective in an operation which culminated with the arrest of 25 individuals.

Iran's Tor-M1 aerial defense codes are compromised

Posted February 29, 2012 - 15:32 by Trent Nouveau

  Iran’s Tor-M1 aerial defense codes were apparently compromised in the context of a secret deal between Russia and Israel.   

US formulates secret charges against WikiLeaks

Posted February 28, 2012 - 15:23 by Trent Nouveau

Federal prosectors in the United States have reportedly formulated secret charges that could eventually be pressed against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Anonymous is Occupying the vote 

Posted February 28, 2012 - 13:10 by Trent Nouveau

Anonymous and the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement are teaming up for an election year campaign to "hold politicians accountable to the people."

Google promises Chrome hackers $1m in rewards

Posted February 28, 2012 - 06:22 by Emma Woollacott

Google's offering $1 million in bounty payments to hackers managing to come up with a fully-functional exploit of Chrome.

Anonymous gets analyzed

Posted February 27, 2012 - 12:49 by Trent Nouveau

Security outfit Imperva has published a report that purportedly reveals  a number of strategic details behind an Anonymous attack against the Vatican during a 25-day period in 2011.  

Wikileaks publishes emails from 'shadow CIA'

Posted February 27, 2012 - 06:11 by Emma Woollacott

Wikileaks has today started publishing more than five million emails from intelligence company Stratfor, which was hacked late last year by Anonymous.

WikiLeaks suspect charged with aiding the enemy

Posted February 24, 2012 - 13:28 by Trent Nouveau

Pfc. Bradley Manning has been formally charged with aiding the enemy as he stands accused of leaking thousands of classified documents that ultimately ended up on WikiLeaks.  

Anonymous pwns InfraGard yet again

Posted February 24, 2012 - 12:48 by Trent Nouveau

Hackers linked to Anonymous and AntiSec have compromised InfraGard's servers yet again.

Obama publishes new online privacy plan

Posted February 23, 2012 - 06:10 by Emma Woollacott

The White House has unveiled a new framework for online privacy, tightening up the protection of personal data.

YouPorn passwords extracted and posted

Posted February 22, 2012 - 13:17 by Trent Nouveau

YouPorn appears to have been compromised after hackers publicly posted the passwords, emails, and dates of birth of over a million users.  

Anonymous says power grid is not a target

Posted February 22, 2012 - 12:03 by Trent Nouveau

Cyber activists linked to Anonymous have rebuffed allegations that the collective could potentially threaten the power grid by staging a coordinated cyber attack.

Facebook censorship rulebook leaked

Posted February 22, 2012 - 07:47 by Kate Taylor

A disgruntled agency worker has revealed Facebook's rules for blocking offensive content - and while 'crushed heads' are fine, female nipples aren't.

Shipping at risk from GPS jamming

Posted February 22, 2012 - 06:44 by Emma Woollacott

GPS jammers are threatening shipping, a conference in the UK has been warned.

NSA: Anonymous could target power grid

Posted February 21, 2012 - 12:27 by Trent Nouveau

The director of the National Security Agency (NSA) has expressed concern that hackers aligned with Anonymous could cause a "limited power outage" via a coordinated cyber attack.