Several hacker groups have mounted a fresh batch of cyber attacks against the Peruvian, Colombian and Philippines governments, all in the name of Anonymous’ ongoing AntiSec campaign. The attacks were all first revealed on The Hacker News website before subsequently being publicised by Anonymous via one of its Twitter accounts, where the group tweeted: “#AntiSec […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the arrest of 16 individuals in the U.S. and five in the U.K. and the Netherlands who are allegedly connected to the various cyber attacks organized by Anonymous, the hacktivist group continues its mission unabated. According to the claims the group made on their Twitter account, they have managed to hack the servers of […]
Continue ReadingAfter 32 raids across Italy (and one in Switzerland), 15 alleged members of Anonymous have been arrested. The detainees, aged between 15 and 28 with five under 18, have been accused of performing denial of service attacks on Italian Web sites belonging to the government, and on both state and private broadcasters. The Italian authorities […]
Continue ReadingOver the weekend, LulzSec has seemingly finally moved away from being in it “for the lulz” and has acquired a cause: it has announced it has teamed up with Anonymous and other “affiliated battleships” and that it is launching “Operation Anti-Security”. “Top priority is to steal and leak any classified government information, including email spools […]
Continue Reading51 Malaysian government websites were hacked into overnight but no personal or financial data was compromised, government officials said on Thursday, as the nation became the latest target of a cyber-war waged by online activists. In the attacks, 91 websites were hit including 51 government websites, the industry regulator, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, […]
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