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DNS SEcurity Flaws

Binaryicon — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:50:39 +0000

DNS flaw reanimates slain evil sites as ghost domains. Cyber-crooks may be able to keep malicious domains operating for longer – even after they are revoked – by manipulating the web’s Domain Name System (DNS). A weakness in the cache update logic of many widely used DNS servers creates the potential to establish so-called ghost …

Anonymous claims DDoS strike on CIA website | Security Threats | ZDNet UK

Binaryicon — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:52:26 +0000

Anonymous claims DDoS strike on CIA website | Security Threats | ZDNet UK.

Hackers compromise TicketWeb email system | Security Threats | ZDNet UK

Binaryicon — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:44:42 +0000

Hackers compromise TicketWeb email system | Security Threats | ZDNet UK.

Hackers claim to have penetrated Foxconn backdoor

Binaryicon — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:06:29 +0000

Hackers claim to have penetrated Foxconn backdoor •.

Google Wallet PIN security cracked in seconds • The Register

Binaryicon — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:05:44 +0000

Google Wallet PIN security cracked in seconds. A researcher at website categoriser zvelo has discovered Google Wallet’s PIN protection is open to a brute-force attack that takes seconds to complete. And Google is powerless to fix the problem, it seems. The attack is limited to instances where physical access is available, or the phone has …

Virus-slingers abuse WordPress vulns, dose punters with exploit • The Register

Binaryicon — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:29:31 +0000

Virus-slingers abuse WordPress vulns, dose punters with exploit.

DreamHost nightmare attack sparks passwords reset • The Register

Binaryicon — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:10:35 +0000

DreamHost nightmare attack sparks passwords reset • The Register.

I predict a riot, a SOPA riot

Binaryicon — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:32:47 +0000

The Stop Online Privacy Act or SOPA is a dirty word around the internet right now, but what actually is SOPA all about? Well it’s all about websites like Piratebay, termed by the MPAA as “Rogue websites” According to Mark Elliot, Executive vice president at the U.S. chambers of commerce in a letter to …

An Anonymous Christmas present

scorge — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:26:58 +0000

Anonymous seem to be starting the New Year with a bang with the compromise of California Statewide Law Enforcement Association’s (CSLEA) website, and New York Police Chief’s email. This follows on from the Stratfor hack on Christmas Eve, in which user names, password hashes and credit card details were leaked. As well as allowing Anonymous …

Attack of the drones…

scorge — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:22:00 +0000

There has been much speculation over the last few days on the US unmanned drone an RQ-170 sentinel, and how it fell into Iranian hands. The Iranian government stated that it was a cyber-attack (or an act of cyber warfare) carried out by personnel in the Revolutionary guards that caused the drone to land in …