Jordan Islamist opposition website hacked !

Jordan's opposition Islamic Action Front party said Sunday its website has been hacked, a day after it called for the ouster of the prime minister over a deadly crackdown on protesters. "The content of the website has been replaced with slogans and statements, clearly showing that an official par...

Email & Bank Account of DIRECTOR,Indian Ministry of Communications & IT Hacked by Zcompany Hacking Crew !

Email & Bank Account of DIRECTOR,Indian Ministry of Communications & IT Hacked by Zcompany Hacking Crew ! Last Night 24 March,2011 we The Hacker News got an email from id of Amar Singh Meena,DIRECTOR TTEC, Ministry of Communications & IT. But this email was sent by a Hacker from his email id havi...

Security Event : Hack In Paris (16-17 June, 2011)

Security Event : Hack In Paris 16-17 June, 2011 Hack In Paris is an international and corporate security event that will take place in Disneyland Paris® fromJune 16th to 17th of 2011. Please refer to the homepage to get up-to-date information about the event. Topics The following list contains...

Top security firm RSA Security revealed by extremely sophisticated hack !

Top security firm RSA Security revealed on Thursday that it's been the victim of an "extremely sophisticated" hack. The company said in a note posted on its website that the intruders succeeded in stealing information related to the company's SecurID two-factor authentication products. SecurID ad...

Yahoo India R&D to Host 'HACK U' for IIT Kharagpur Students !

Yahoo! India R&D will be hosting 'HACK U'– the University Hack Day event for IIT Kharagpur students on campus between 17 and 20 March. Close to 250 students are expected to participate in this four day event of learning, hacking and fun, which is part of Yahoo!'s on-going commitment to nurture...

Web hosting administration company InterWorx Hacked !

Web hosting administration company InterWorx Hacked ! Web-hosting administration outfit InterWorx has warned users to change their passwords following a deep penetrating hack attack. The assault on the firm's support desk database exposed users' login credentials because the support desk software...

HBGary E-mails: DuPont, Other Firms Hit In Aurora Attack

Emails unearthed by the HBGary hack reveal that Chinese hackers compromised the networks of chemical company, DuPont, and more than a dozen others high profile Western firms in late 2009 as part of a wide-scale hack since dubbed “Operation Aurora.” The revelations, gleaned from leaked e-mail,...

Report: French Ministry of Finance Confirms Hack

The French Ministry of Finance has confirmed a report in a French Magazine on Monday that a widespread hack of computers on its networks occurred. The hack, of over 150 MOF machines has been traced to computers in China and appears to have targeted documents that outline France and the G20’s...

Celebrity Ashton Kutcher Firesheep'd at TED Conference

High profile celebrity Ashton Kutcher had his Twitter account hijacked at the celebrity infested Technology, Entertainment, Design TED Conference, TED2011, in Long Beach, California, on Wednesday. Kutcher, best known for his role on the sitcom That 70’s Show and, later, as host of MTV’s Punk’d...

London Stock Exchange website gets hacked with Malware Ads !

London Stock Exchange website gets hacked with Malware Ads ! THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE LSE website has been bombarded with fake insecurity software adverts that point to malware. It seems that dodgy security ads have been unknowingly hosted at the LSE website for at least a few months. An analysi...

Anonymous Hackers send a video message to Westboro Baptist Church !

Anonymous doesn't kid around and the Westboro Baptist Church learned that the hard way. The hacktivist group took down their website and left a stern message. The two groups, the radical hackers which launch denial-of-service attacks and the radical religious organization which preaches its messa...

How easy it is to hack AMC's sites !

An 'ethical' hacker demonstrates how one can break into the civic corporation's e-governance site and I P Gautam's official domain to access confidential info. The state government's websites are under threat of being hacked. A BCA student, who calls himself an 'ethical' hacker, demonstrated how ...

HTC HD Mini Gets Hacked, Now Runs Android !

The HTC HD Mini, also previously known as Photon, is pretty old as far as smartphones go--the Windows Mobile 6.5 phone was first released back in February 2010. So a XDA Developer member has given the cellphone a new lease of life by bringing Android and Linux OS to it. Forum member "Cotulla"...

Lessons to learn from the HBGary Federal hack !

The Anonymous attack on HBGary may have amused some who enjoyed the sight of a security firm left embarrassed and exposed, but it should send a shiver down the spine of any IT administrator responsible for securing their own company. Because can you honestly put your hand on your heart and say a...

'Esperanza Spalding' Wiki Page Hacked (Photo) By 'Justin Bieber' Fans !

After the 2011 Grammys, many people were left asking, "Who is Esperanza Spalding?" The little known jazz singer took home a 2011 Grammy for Best New Artist, beating out teen pop sensation Justin Bieber. Legions of Justin Bieber fans weren't too happy with the Esperanza Spalding Grammy win. Many...

HOLD — HBGary Federal News…

HBGary Federal, the beleagured security startup that has been the target of the online mischief making group Anonymous for the last week said on Monday that it was ceasing operations | its CEO Aaron Barr was stepping down. The consulting firm, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBGary Inc., had been...

Brandon Township's website Receive Warning From Hackers !

Several Ortonville-area websites had similar messages from hackers Monday morning, warning the website owner of its vulnerability. "Your site has been hacked by me because we love you and we want to warn you," the hacker's message read. James Ellis, of Brandon Computers, is in charge of Brandon...

Plextor Site Hacked by ViciOuS Hacker After Product Launch !

Plextor has been hacked. Just days after announcing a new series of solid state drives, the digital storage company has found its U.S. site defaced by a digital vandal calling himself "ViciOuS". The altered page declares "Hacked by ViciOuS", and includes a shout-out to fellow hackers, a link to...

Anonymous launches Anonleaks.ru to expose HBGary 27,000 Emails, Data available soon !

Anonymous launches Anonleaks.ru to expose HBGary 50000 Emails, data available soon ! Anonymous plans to release 27,000 emails from the server of Greg Hoglund, chief executive of the software security firm HBGary. It has posted 50,000 emails of Aaron Barr from the CEO of its sister organization, H...

Anti-computer hacking bill coming in U.S. Congress !

Strengthening cybersecurity is the goal of legislation being introduced in the U.S. Congress after reports of hack attacks on computer networks at Nasdaq OMX Group NDAQ.O and at oil and gas companies. "Cyber-threats are not on the horizon, they are upon us," Democratic Senator Robert Menendez, wh...