Chris Dougherty Virtual Threat Contributing Writer Stuxnet worm was discovered in June 2010. It initially spreads via Microsoft Windows, and targets Siemens industrial software and equipment. While it is not the first time that hackers have targeted industrial systems, it is the first discovered malware that spies on and …
Read More »CISPA: A Vaguely-Defined Bill Against an Imaginary Threat [VIDEO]
RT The House of Representative has passed CISPA, a bill seeking to increase the government’s power to monitor private data online. Political commentator Luke Samuel says the law is directed against a nebulously-defined and imaginary threat. Luke Samuel, who writes for Spiked magazine, sat down with RT to talk …
Read More »Operation Defense Phase II Response To CISPA
Zach Walton WebProNews I told a friend last night that it wouldn’t be long before Anonymous reacted to the news of CISPA passing the House. I was right with Anonymous uploading a new video today that announces Operation Defense Phase II. If you weren’t around for the first phase of …
Read More »Anti – Android Network Toolkit and 7″ Tablet make a $99 Pentesting Platform
D. Dieterle Cyber Arms Every once in a while you run into a product that just makes you sit back and say – “Wow!” I just picked up a 7″ Polaroid tablet for $99 and was stunned at how good it works. The screen quality, how smooth it ran …
Read More »Anonymous Takes Out Boeing Website
Matt Liebowitz MSNBC TechnoBlog Anonymous is taking responsibility for launching a coordinated cyberattack on Boeing’s website, a high-profile takedown that’s part of the hacking collective’s campaign against what it believes is a stifling piece of federal legislation. Anonymous announced “Tango Down boeing.com by #Anonymous for #OpDefense” on its YourAnonNews Twitter …
Read More »Anonymous Group Destroys CIA.gov (video)
RT.com Following Friday’s crippling of the CIA’s official government website, an alleged member of Anonymous has uploaded a video explaining how the collective crushed the agency’s online presence — and why the CIA should have been ready. A distributed denial of service, or DDoS attack, brought CIA.gov down for …
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