Neowin News Feed for: Hacking

CISPA is dead, again

Ben Buffone — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:53:32 +0100

Controversial internet security bill CISPA will most likely be scrapped, a U.S. committee representative has stated. Whilst it may be dead for now, will a new compromised version see the light of day? Read more...

Yahoo Mail accounts continue to be hacked despite 'fixes'

Ben Buffone — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:21:29 +0000

Despite Yahoo's efforts to fix 'vulnerabilities', mail users have continued to see their accounts hacked. The company says two isolated security holes have been rectified, but the problems persist. Read more...

Two more zero-day vulnerabilities in Java, seemingly

Paul Ferson — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:02:49 +0000

Oracle's most famous product, Java, has a few more woes to add to its past week after a Polish security firm discovered two more potential weaknesses hackers could use in future attacks. Read more...

Shanghai could be home to secretive Chinese hackers

Paul Ferson — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:35:28 +0000

Unit 61938, a group of Chinese governmental hackers responsible for more than 100 documented attacks since 2006, might have been nailed on the outskirts of the world's biggest city - Shanghai. Read more...

PC component company Syba seemingly compromised

Paul Ferson — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:12:41 +0000

It seems that Syba, a fairly well-known PC components manufacturer, has been compromised by a bit of JavaScript based trickery capable of rerouting data and generally messing up your time online. Read more...

FBI announces arrest of 10 people over Butterfly Botnet

Paul Ferson — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:13:10 +0000

The FBI has confirmed the arrest of 10 people over the Butterfly Botnet; a botnet that, peaking at more than 11 million machines infected, harvesting details on bank accounts and passwords. Read more...

Three Anonymous members plead guilty over PayPal attack

Paul Ferson — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:33:22 +0000

Hackers identifying themselves as part of the Anonymous collective have admitted their guilt in an attack against PayPal, which the company alleges lost them £3.5 million during 2010. Read more...

Dutch gamer charged with hacking an MMO in 2007 and 2008

Paul Ferson — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:20:38 +0000

A Dutch national who demanded rewards for ceasing attacks on an MMO's servers could be "levelled up" to five years in the slammer after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. Read more...

Lulzsec member who hacked Sony Pictures pleads guilty

Tyler Holman — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 08:37:12 +0100

Neuron, a member of Lulzsec, faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to hacking into Sony Pictures' website and making off with private information on thousands of people. Read more...

RSA unveils product to divide passwords across two servers

Paul Ferson — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:46:03 +0100

The RSA has unveiled a product allowing users to split their passwords across two different computer servers for additional security; hackers will need access to two different servers to attack. Read more...

Second LulzSec suspect arrested over year-old hacking incident

Paul Ferson — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:50:43 +0100

An attack on Sony Pictures' website, more than a year ago, has not gone unpunished. A second suspect in the attack has been arrested over his crimes, and could face 15 years imprisonment for them. Read more...

Anonymous hacker releases information on GlobalCerts employees

Paul Ferson — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 23:41:45 +0100

A hacker claiming to be working for Anonymous and AntiSec has attacked GlobalCerts.com, dumping information on employees onto the internet. The hacker also provides their 'justification'. Read more...

Hacker 'AnonymouSabu' gains an additional six months of freedom

Paul Ferson — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:09:26 +0100

Notorious hacker 'AnonymouSabu' has gained an additional six months of freedom before his sentencing trial begins, due to his willingness to cooperate with the government he previously fought against. Read more...

Vulnerability found in Windows that makes your password easier to guess

Stefano Elia — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:21:34 +0100

It's been revealed that a vulnerability in Windows 7 and 8, makes it easier for remote hackers to guess the targetted computer's password by decrypting the user password hint. Read more...

Amazon closes security hole, quietly

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:29:14 +0100

Just last week Mat Honan, a journalist for Wired, had his digital life destroyed by hackers taking control of his Amazon and Apple accounts. Now Amazon has closed the hole that led to the attack. Read more...

Executive order could be used to issue Cybersecurity Bill

Paul Ferson — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:38:31 +0100

After the Republican party managed to reject the Cybersecurity Bill in Congress, indications have suggested Obama could issue an executive order for the bill, completely cutting Congress out. Read more...

Reuters website hacked, spreading lies about Syrian situation

Paul Ferson — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:42:32 +0100

Reuters was hacked on Friday, with an account being hacked and used to spread misinformation about the situation in Syria, and specifically about the Free Syrian Army's movements. Read more...

One in five Microsoft accounts controlled by hackers

Tyler Holman — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:19:30 +0100

Microsoft says that one in five Microsoft Accounts is now controlled by hackers, but it's not for lack of security on their end: it's people who reuse the same username and password on different sites Read more...

NVIDIA forums hacked, accounts compromised

Anthony Tosie — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:13:55 +0100

NVIDIA has announced it has suspended its forums following a hacking incident in which usernames, e-mail addresses, hashed passwords and public user information was compromised. Read more...

Yahoo! Voice compromised, over 450,000 passwords stolen

Christopher White — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:44:12 +0100

Another day, another password breach. This time Yahoo! Voice was attacked and over 450,000 passwords have been stolen via an apparent SQL injection attack. Read more...