ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet

Despite threats, Anonymous did not take down Facebook or Zynga on Monday. But other hackers detailed their own exploits, releasing employee credentials and source code.

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http://www.informationweek.com/security/attacks/hackers-hit-symantec-imageshack-but-not/240049863?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_security&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

NullCrew, a new hacking group that has been particularly active over the last couple of months, has hacked Sony mobile websites – adding to its rapidly growing list of victims (Cambridge University, Yale University, Cambodia Army, PMT Air and many...

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http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/27948/sony-hacked-by-nullcrew-anonymous-attacks-mi5-and-mi6/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Massive dog slaughters in Ukraine prompt online activists to target Web site for soccer championship. Read this blog post by Elinor Mills on Security & Privacy.

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http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57449784-83/anonymous-hits-euro-2012-site-over-ukraine-dog-slaughter/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+christiaan008_cic+%28Christiaan008+-+CIC%29

Anonymous, the hacktivist collective, has given anonymity a bad name. Yes, anonymous online services may be used to send bomb threats or abusive messages, but anonymity also does some good online.

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Borell is the second Cabin Cr3w hacker to be arrested since March.

Borell, 21, pleaded not guilty to the charges, the Associated Press reported.

===> He faces 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted. <===

The hacks are apparently just the beginning of document dumps and defacements for its day of protest, the 5th of November, aka Guy Fawkes Day. Read this article by Violet Blue on CNET News.

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http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57544908-93/anonymous-hacking-spree-hits-paypal-symantec/

In an effort to spread information, associates of Anonymous targeted the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics’ website, compromising nearly 2GB of data before the server was taken offline.

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http://www.securityweek.com/anonymous-hacks-us-bureau-justice-statistics-server?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;amp;utm_medium=twitter

What is the No. 1 security worry for IT professionals?

A report by security firm Bit9, titled 2012 Cyber Security Research, found that 64 percent of the 2,000 IT security experts surveyed expected their organization to be the target of a cyber-attack within the next six months, with "hacktivists" like Anonymous the main threat, followed by cyber-criminals and nation-states.

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Alleged member of hacktivist group Anonymous busted after GPS coordinates in an iPhone image led authorities to his Australian girlfriend.