Hackers and Anti-Government Protests rage across Iraq

Four Iraqi Government websites defaced today by hacker going by name "riSky". Defaced domains include Iraq National Investment Commission website also. Where, Tens of thousands of protesters rallied across Iraq on Friday, charging that Sunni Muslims had been disenfranchised under the Shiite-led...

Hackers and Anti-Government Protests rage across Iraq

Four Iraqi Government websites defaced today by hacker going by name "riSky". Defaced domains include Iraq National Investment Commission website also. Where, Tens of thousands of protesters rallied across Iraq on Friday, charging that Sunni Muslims had been disenfranchised under the Shiite-led...

Privacy Protests Cause Instagram to Rethink Changes

Instagram cofounder Kevin Systrom responded to a firestorm of protests from users of the photo-sharing social network’s proposed terms of service changes that could impact the privacy of its users. Systrom blamed confusing legal jargon for the misunderstanding and said Instagram would not be...

Anonymous Threatens to Shutdown Facebook - Dude, do you have any Idea ?

Do you believe that it is possible to shut down Facebook with a cyber attack on 5th November 2012, which is not even organised in a proper way ? Few activists on internet threatened to shut down Zynga and Facebook, after the gaming giant announced it was laying off five per cent of its work force...

Anonymous claims attacking Greek official websites

Anonymous Group taken down several Greek government websites, on the eve of a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Hackers Hack several sites including those of the Citizens Protection Ministry, the police and the Ministry of Justice. A message appeared saying: "The page cannot be found". In...

Cyber attack on Iran's Internet system Disrupts Iran Internet

IRAN state official has said that Cyber attackers have targeted Iranian infrastructure and communications companies, disrupting the Internet across the country. "Yesterday we had a heavy attack against the country's infrastructure and communications companies which has forced us to limit the...

Anonymous takes down MTNL website

Anonymous India takes down MTNL website The hacker-group Anonymous has struck again in India. This time the victim is the MTNL website. The group posted on their website, saying, "We are against Internet Cencorship. Instead of blocking few URLs the ISP blocked the whole domain of various file...

Anonymous Targets U.S. Makers of Crowd Control Tools

The Anonymous hacker collective lashed out against two companies it accuses of selling crowd control technologies to repressive regimes and to law enforcement, the Associated Press reports. Web sites belonging to Combined Systems Inc. CSI and Sur-Tec Inc. were both down on Friday. The...

U.S. Shuts Down Megaupload File-Sharing Site, Anonymous Retaliates With DDoS Attacks

A day after the Internet was abuzz with protests of the proposed SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy bills, the Department of Justice took a major action against many of the top executives of Megaupload, a popular file-sharing site that the government says was the basis for an “international organized...

The rise of the chaotic actor

The past year saw the emergence of a series of cleverly named hacking groups like Anonymous, LulzSec, and TeaMp0isoN. In 2011, these groups brought the fight to corporate America, crippling firms both small HBGary Federal and large Sony. As the year drew to a close these groups noticeably shifted...

Coalition of Law Enforcement Hacked & Agents Information Leaked

Coalition of Law Enforcement Hacked & Agents Information Leaked The Official Website of Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail Hacked by Exphin1ty, Claiming himself from Anonymous Team. The Database has been hacked using SQL Injection on the website. Passwords, Email ID's, Address & Phone Number...

Russian hackers hit Twitter with automated hashtags tweets

Russian hackers hit Twitter with automated hashtags tweets Russian hackers have taken aim at Twitter in recent days to hamper communication between opposition activists as outrage against the conduct of last week's general elections grows. The pro-government messages were generated by thousands o...

FCC to Investigate BART Wireless Blackout

The FCC is launching a probe into the August 11, 2011 decision by San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit BART to cut-off wireless communication services in their tunnels to disrupt planned protests. The investigation comes almost four months after BART operators used a wireless blackout to dampen...

Anonymous DDOS Oakland police site after violence

Anonymous DDOS Oakland police site after violence Cyber activists associated with Anonymous have targeted the Oakland Police Department OPD and other law enforcement agencies that participated in a controversial crackdown against OccupyOakland protestors. A DDOS distributed denial-of-service atta...

Hackers leak Citigroup CEO's personal data after Occupy Wall Street arrests

Hackers leak Citigroup CEO 's personal data after Occupy Wall Street arrests The mobile phone number and home address of Vikram Pandit, the chief executive of Citigroup, have been placed on the web by hacking group CabinCr3w in retaliation for the cuffing of protesters at an Occupy Wall Street...

Informant Says Hacks, Threats Followed Release Of Occupy Wall Street E-Mail

Thomas Ryan, the independent security consultant who released a trove of e-mail communications from the Occupy Wall Street protesters, said he has been the target of numerous hacks and has received death threats after revealing information on the protestors plans to authorities. In a conversation...

Anonymous Hackers Release alleged pepper spray NYPD Officer's Personal Info

Anonymous Hackers Release alleged pepper spray NYPD Officer 's Personal Info The Anonymous activist collective today released personal information about a New York police officer who is believed to have sprayed pepper spray on women protesters on Wall Street. The group released phone number,...

Harvard University website hacked by Syria protesters

Harvard University website hacked by Syria protesters Syrian hackers have hit the website of Harvard University, one of America's top universities, Itar-tass reports. Along with a picture of Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, the hacked home page showed a message saying the "Syrian Electronic Arm...

Operation OpIndependencia : Anonymous Hit Mexican Government Official websites

Operation OpIndependencia : Anonymous Hit Mexican Government Official websites The websites of several Mexican government ministries, including Defense and Public Security, went offline on Thursday, and a hacker group claimed responsibility. Yesterday's date was significant because it was the...

European Union hacked by Inj3ct0r Team

European Union hacked by Inj3ct0r Team One of the Sub domain of European Union hacked and Defaced by Exploit writers at Inj3ct0r Team. Hacker deface the web page and wrote : We are against nuclear weapons. We are against violence in Libya. We are against the arrest of policy Tymoshenko's in...