Late Friday night, the hacktivist group Anonymous took control of the U.S. Sentencing Commission website in a new campaign called “Operation Last Resort.” The website was still experiencing downtime as of 11am PT this morning, and according to a ZDNet report, the website was re-hacked on Sunday afternoon and turned into a playable video game Read more…
Tags: Aaron Swartz, Anonymous, critical infrastructure, Federal Cybersecurity, government, Hacktivism, Operation Last Resort
After the publication of the 2013 Threats Predictions from McAfee Labs, I have received many queries regarding our expectation of a possible slowdown in Anonymous activity this year. Some readers agreed, while others were more skeptical. With this blog, I will attempt to explain these positions. The Anonymous signature Today, many people use the Anonymous Read more…
Tags: Anonymous, decline, Hacktivism
Is your personal data ever safe online? I find myself constantly asking that question, and today is no different. Yesterday morning, reports surfaced that 1.6 million sensitive records were published online by hacker group GhostShell, including email account information, private messages, and passwords. The Attack and the Team Behind It GhostShell is a spinoff of Read more…
Tags: GhostShell, Hacktivism, mcafee all access, McAfee SafeKey, password security
Two newsworthy vulnerabilities hit the stands this week, both of particular interest to many of our at-home users. Monday morning, an infectious Tumblr virus was found after it published offensive messages to a few high-profile blogs. On the same day, a new Instagram vulnerability was made public that could allow hackers to steal or delete Read more…
Tags: Hacktivism, Instagram, iOS, Tumblr
Since March 20, the @Anonw0rmer Twitter account has been silent. Its owner, w0rmer, is known as a member of the CabinCr3w group, a hacker team linked to Anonymous. In early February, as part of the Operations PiggyBank and PigRoast, the CabinCr3w members were suspected of hacking various police department- or law enforcement-related websites including: West Read more…
Tags: Anonymous, Exif, Hacktivism, Open Source
Did you imagine that the recent arrests of LulzSec members would put a dent in their activities? It seems not, as two new groups have already taken action. We should keep in mind that some of the online actions by Anonymous can be seen as beneficial. Two of their targets have included the pornography industry Read more…
Tags: Anonymous, Hacktivism, LulzSec, pornography
Last year we decided to bite the bullet, max out the credit cards and take our kids to the US. We had such a fantastic time: Disneyworld and Harry Potter world in Orlando, the Smithsonian in Washington, Hollywood and the walking zombies in New York. Yes, walking zombies. We were in New York when the Read more…
Tags: Alex Merton-McCann, Anonymous, children online safety, cyber security, cybermum, cybersafe, families online, Family Safety, Hacktivism, Holidays, McAfee, mothering advice, mothering Internet safety, Mummy blogger, Occupy Wall Street, online safety, online threats, parental advice, predictions, spam
The news is circulating of the recent arrests of many of LulzSec’s members. From the Fox News site: “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 Read more…
Tags: Anonymous, FBI, hacking, Hacktivism, LulzSec
Hacktivism has become very popular in recent years; one of its leading agents is the online community Anonymous. Hacktivist groups use digital tools to perform denial of service (DoS) attacks for pursue political ends or to protest against controversial laws in countries around the world. One of the most common tools they use Low Orbit Read more…
Tags: Android, Anonymous Group, DoS, Hacktivism, pup
As we move into our last (short) week before the Thanksgiving holiday, I’d like to take this chance to highlight some of the excellent work showcased our 2011 McAfee Security Journal, released this past Tuesday with articles compiled from McAfee Labs researchers and security industry thought leaders. The Journal was created as a venue to Read more…
Tags: cloud security, Friday Security Highlights, Hacktivism, McAfee Security Journal, mobile security
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