Browser lockers: extortion disguised as a fine

Browser lockers aka browlocks are a class of online threats that prevent the victim from using the browser and demand a ransom. A locker is a fake page that dupes the user, under a fictitious pretext loss of data, legal liability, etc., into making a call or a money transfer, or giving out paymen...

Researchers caught espionage malware mastermind on webcam

In march 2011 CERT-Georgia has Discovered Cyber Espionage Attack Incident on country of Georgia. Advanced Malicious Software was Collecting Sensitive, Confidential Information about Georgian and American Security Documents and then uploading it to some of Command and Control Servers. After a...

Texas law enforcement Hacked by #Antisec and #FreeAnons - 3GB of data leaked

Texas law enforcement Hacked by Antisec and FreeAnons - 3GB of data leaked Texas Police Chiefs Association Website hacked by Anonymous Hackers for Antisec Operation. Hacker deface their website and post 3GB of data on it with Message "In retaliation for the arrests of dozens of alleged Anonymous...

New Zealand Government's sites bringing down by Anonymous !

New Zealand Government's sites bringing down by Anonymous ! Online hacktivists Anonymous have been accused of bringing down the New Zealand Government's Department of Internal Affairs last week – or perhaps they haven't. The main website : has now been restored to service, with some other related...

Internal Affairs may be next target for #Anonymous !

There's confusion tonight as to whether international cyber vandals have tried to hack websites run by the Department of Internal Affairs. A group called Anonymous has threatened to attack internal affairs because it operates a filter that identifies child porn websites - which the cyber activist...