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FBI Used Children to Force LulzSec’s Leader to Turn On His Own
In an article posted on FoxNews.com witnesses report that FBI agents used Hector Xavier Monsegur’s children are “leverage”. Forcing the unemployed father of two to turn on his own. The suspected ringleader of the Anonymous offshoot group LulzSec, Hector Xavier Monsegur and his web minions had just completed a month-long reign of terror, hacking the more…
Hacking Group LulzSec’s Leader, Hector Xavier Monsegur, Helps FBI Arrest His Own.
Law enforcement agents on two continents swooped in on top members of the infamous computer hacking group LulzSec early this morning, and acting largely on evidence gathered by the organization’s brazen leader — who sources say has been secretly working for the government for months — arrested three and charged two more with conspiracy. Read more…
Mad Men Star Christina Hendricks’ iPhone Hacked. Sexy Photos Revealed.
Christina Hendricks is the latest victim of cellphone hacking. Several photos of the Mad Men star in sexy poses, including one topless photo, surfaced on the Web on Sunday. Read More at USA Today
Hackers Steal Un-released Michael Jackson Music Collection Valued at Over 250 Million
Michael Jackson’s entire back catalogue, including an unreleased collaboration with Will.i.am, has been stolen by hackers. The Sony Music archive has been infiltrated by cyber-crooks, who have illegally downloaded more than 50,000 digital files. Read More at the Toronto Sun
High Tech Terrorisim?
Earlier this week 25 suspected members of the “hacktivist” group Anonymous were arrested by the Interpol. Anonymous is known by hacking several government websites in order to make a statement. They team up with WikiLeaks to make public five million emails from a known company of geopolitical analysis Stratfor. Now the FBI is making statements regarding more…
No Honor Amongst Thievs? Hacktavist Suporters Open Themselves Up For The Pillage.
Anonymous supporters queuing up to participate in denial-of-service attacks are being tricked into installing ZeuS botnet clients. In a switch that researchers say began back in January.Hacktivists grabbed what they thought was a tool designed to flood websites and ultimately knock them offline. However, the download also included a strain of ZeuS, a popular backdoor more…
FBI Says Companies Aren’t Taking Hacktavist Gropus Like Anonymous Seriously Enough.
Businesses are not taking Anonymous and hacktivism seriously enough, according to an FBI special agent. The youth of alleged Anonymous hackers, who are often teenagers or in their early twenties, has lead a number of businesses to dismiss the hacking group without taking into account the ramifications of a successful hack, FBI cyber-investigator Eric Strom more…
Malware, One of The Top Causes of Data Breaches in 2011. A Verizion Report Claims.
External threats were behind most of 2011 data breaches , and they likely used malware or hacked their way in, according to Verizon’s 2012 Data Breach Investigation Report. Read More on eWeek
Hacking Can Be a Profitable Business if You Have The Skills
Internet search giant Google has announced that it would pay up to one million dollars in prizes to hackers who can expose bugs and vulnerabilities in their Chrome browser. Read original at The Indian Express
The Hacker Group Anonymous Declares War on the U.S Government.
In a YouTube post on Sunday, The hacker group Anonymous calls for a new American Revolution in what it has named ”Project V”. The group’s long standing and public opposition to Govermoment acts such as SOPA and the upcoming “Cyber Security Act” have placed many of its members in a position to speak directly to more…
