Computer Virus Blacks Out Qatari Gas Producer

An “unknown virus” has shutdown the entire computer network of the world’s second largest liquefied natural gas LNG producer, RasGas, according to news reports. RasGas is based in Qatar, a peninsular nation located within the larger Arabian Peninsula. The LNG producer has reportedly been offline...

ActFax 4.31 Local Privilege Escalation Exploit

Exploit for windows platform in category local exploits !/usr/bin/python Title: ActFax 4.31 Local Privilege Escalation Exploit Author: Craig Freyman @cd1zz Discovered: July 10, 2012 Vendor Notified: June 12, 2012 Description: http://www.pwnag3.com/2012/08/actfax-local-privilege-escalation.html...

BYOD Survey Results: Employees are not playing it safe with company data

Employers are seeing a drastic increase in the number of employees using personal smartphones and tablets in the office. This "Bring Your Own Device" BYOD trend is causing headaches for the IT department and there is no stopping this trend. Due to the sensitive nature of company information often...

Reveton Ransomware uses Fake FBI Message to Extort Money

The FBI today warned of Internet-borne malware masquerading as a message from the law enforcement agency that locks computers until the user pays a fine for allegedly downloading and/or distributing illegal content. “We’re getting inundated with complaints,” Donna Gregory of the Internet Crime...

Islamic Anonymous Hacker post hundreds of Israeli email addresses and passwords

Anonymous Arab Hacker post hundreds of Israeli email addresses and passwords Islamic Anonymous hackers on Sunday revealed hundreds of Israeli email addresses and their passwords on the website of Anonymous Arab. Most of the addresses and passwords listed are active accounts. It is yet unclear wha...

PHP Online Chat v1.0 Multiple Vulnerabilties

Exploit for php platform in category web applications PHP Online Chat v1.0 Multiple Vulnerabilties ======================================================================= .:. Author : AtT4CKxT3rR0r1ST email protected .:. Script : http://phponlinechat.com/ .:. Tested On Demo :...

Pennsylvania Man Indicted For Hack of Department of Energy Network

A Pennsylvania man was arrested yesterday after a Massachusetts grand jury issued a four-count indictment alleging that he hacked into computer networks belonging to the U.S. Department of Energy DoE and the University of Massachusetts and tried to sell access to a DoE supercomputer for $50,000 t...

Software Update Site For Hospital Respirators Found Riddled With Malware

UPDATE: A Web site used to distribute software updates for a wide range medical equipment, including ventilators has been blocked by Google after it was found to be riddled with malware and serving up attacks. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is looking into the compromise, Threatpost has...

United States Department of Defense data leaked by Anonymous hackers

United States Department of Defense data leaked by Anonymous hackers A group called the "Wikiboat" belongs to Anonymous hackers have attacked the Defense.gov website and leaked data from the website. They have published the leaked data to the pastebin note. Also, today the Wikiboat targeted the...

DHS Says No Evidence That Flame Targets Industrial Systems, But Urges Caution

In and advisory, the Department of Homeland Security’s Industrial control System ICS CERT said that it doesn’t believe the Flame malware targets industrial control systems ICS or SCADA systems, but the group advised critical infrastructure owners to be on alert. The advisory, issued Wednesday,...

Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing Source Code From Federal Reserve

A 33 year-old Chinese man pleaded guilty in U.S. Federal Court to stealing proprietary source code used by the U.S. Federal Reserve to help track billions of dollars in government transfers that occur daily, according to a report by Reuters. Bo a.k.a. “Bryan” Zhang was employed as a contract work...

White House Lays Out Plans To Tackle Botnets

The White House revealed today a set of initiatives it plans to use as part of its public-private partnership to combat increasingly disruptive networks of infected computers known as botnets. In one of his last acts as White House Cybersecurity Coordinator, Howard Schmidt on Wednesday unveiled t...

DHS To Critical Infrastructure Owners: Hold On To Data After Cyber Attack

The Department of Homeland Security Is Offering Organizations That Use Industrial Control Systems advice or mitigating the effects of cyber attacks. Among the agency’s recommendations: hold on to data from infected systems and prevent enemies from moving within your organization. DHS’s Industrial...

US Trolls Al-Qaida with Anti-Terror Ads on Yemeni Tribal Sites

The US State Department has launched a digital campaign against Al Qaida in which they are replacing the terror organization’s anti-American propaganda ads on Yemeni tribal sites with anti-terror propaganda of their own, according to an Associated Press report. The report indicates that the State...

DHS Warns of Potential Scams and Attack in Run-up to London Olympics

Hacktivists, malware, scams, data theft and DDoS attacks are among the Department of Homeland Security’s concerns regarding this summer’s Olympic Games set to take place in London, according to the DHS Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center’s Strategic Outlook. The document focuses...

Anonymous hacks Bureau of Justice and leaks 1.7GB of data

Anonymous hacks Bureau of Justice and leaks 1.7GB of data Anonymous has apparently hacked the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics and posted 1.7GB of data belonging to the agency on The Pirate Bay. This is a Monday Mail Mayhem release. Online statements attributed to Anonymous said they we...

Pentagon boosts contractor cybersecurity program

Pentagon boosts contractor cybersecurity program The US Defense Department invited all of its eligible contractors on Friday to join a previously restricted information-sharing pact aimed at guarding sensitive Pentagon program data stored on private computer networks. The Pentagon predicts that a...

North Las Vegas Police Department hacked by ZHC

North Las Vegas Police Department hacked by ZHC The official website of North Las Vegas Police Department NLVPD - defaced today by ZHC BlackOne HaXor - ZCompany Hacking Crew - ZHC and above shown black deface page with message displayed on Homepage. Page indicates the cause of Hack "Stop Nato...

Senator Seeks More Info On DOJ Location Tracking Practices

Senator Al Franken D-MN is demanding answers to questions about the U.S. Department of Justice DOJ practice of gathering data from wireless providers in order to monitor individuals’ movements using mobile phone location data. Franken released a copy of a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder on...

Malware Poses as US Department of Justice Violation Notice

Posing as the US Department of Justice DoJ, a new variant of the Citadel Malware called Reveton is responsible for a ransomware campaign that attempts to extort $100 from its victims. The infections are occurring after users are lured to a drive-by download site where a dropper installs the Citad...