Tag: hack
Sony in PSN, SOE lock down after new hacking attempt
Sony have "locked-down" some 93,000 accounts after they found yet another attempt to hack their PlayStation Network, Sony Entertainment Network, and Sony Online Entertainment databases had been made. Detecting a large number of unauthorised attempts to access accounts "using very…
LulzSec "spokesperson" Topiary arrested in Shetland Islands raid
A 19 year old from the Shetland Islands has been arrested in a raid by the Metropolitan Police, believed to be a "spokesperson" for the hacking collectives LulzSec and Anonymous. It is thought that the teen arrested is the member…
PayPal Twitter account the latest hacking victim
PayPal is the latest high-profile web brand to be targeted by hackers. The online money-handling service last night had its @paypaluk Twitter handle hacked by what appeared to be a disgruntled user. From 8pm until midnight the Twitter feed…
Forget the hacks; Asian survey says Sony still "Most Valued Brand"
It's been one of the toughest years in Sony's history, what with the high-profile hack attack on their PlayStation 3 PSN network, the production difficulties caused by the Japanese tsunami/earthquake disaster and a so-so showing at the E3 games…
Apple server hack throws up username and password info
AnonymousIRC, the Twitter account used by formers members of the LulzSec and Anonymous hacking groups, have claimed that an Apple server's security measures have been breached, revealing sensitive username and password information as part of the AntiSec hacking campaign. A…
Amy Winehouse's website attacked by "SwagSec" hackers
Amy Winehouse has become the latest high-profile target for hackers. A collective known as Swagger Security or "SwagSec" (and not to be confused with LulZSec, who recently disbanded) gained control of www.amywinehouse.com long enough to deface the stars page. Though…
LulzSec affiliate Ryan Cleary bailed and banned from the net
Ryan Cleary, the British teenager arrested last week in connection to the LulzSec hacking collective who ran riot over the internet during the past few weeks before swiftly disbanding, has been granted bail provided he stays offline. the internet ban…
LulzSec hackers call it a day
LulzSec, the hacking collective that have courted media controversy for the last 50 days, have decided to call it a day. After popping a final, virus-filled release of data via a torrent, the group are now disbanding as the media…
LulzSec leader caught by FBI and Scotland Yard teams
A 19 year-old from Essex, England, believed to be the leader of the LulzSec hacking group, has been arrested today as part of a joint operation by the FBI and Scotland Yard. The arrest comes just hours after LulzSec used…
PSN Lulzsec hackers strike at Nintendo too
Sony have had an awful month's worth of falling foul to the crafty work of hackers, with the PS3's PSN going offline for what felt an age, the Sony BMG sites attacked and the Sony Pictures Entertainment site being compromised…
