Tag: hacking
SIM card security flaw leaves 750 million vulnerable to hacking attacks
A security flaw in SIM card encryption techniques may have left as many as 750 million mobile phones open to hacking attacks. The flaw found in certain SIM cards could allow a hacker to break a SIM card's digital locks,…
LulzSec hackers get jail sentences: Four members get over 8 years in total
Members of the LulzSec "hacktivisit" hacking collective have today been sentenced for their part in a string of high-profile web attacks that targeted companies including Electronic Arts, Sony, Fox News and the CIA. All four of the group on trial…
Three UK LulzSec members plead guilty to Sony, Nintendo, CIA hacks
Three British members of the LulzSec "hacktivist" hacking circle, responsible for cyber attacks on the Sony, Nintendo, the NHS, CIA, 20th Century Fox and News International, have pleaded guilty to computer hacking charges. Ryan Akroyd, 26, admitted to the Southwark…
Lulzsec's Ryan Cleary pleads guilty to hacking charge
Ryan Cleary, the Brit charged with attacking a number of high profile web targets last year, has pleaded guilty to hacking charges and has admitted to being a member of Lulzsec. Cleary, first arrested almost a year to the day…
Megaupload take-down leads to Anonymous attacks
The hacking collective known as Anonymous have carried out a string of DDoS attacks on high profile websites after the file-sharing sites Megaupload and Megavideo were forced to close yesterday. Hackers attacked the Motion Picture Association of America, the Universal…
Man arrested following Anonymous attack on Gene Simmons website
A man has been arrested in connection with an attack on the personal website of Kiss bassist Gene Simmons. 24-year-old Kevin George Poe was arrested yesterday in Connecticut, believed to be a member of the hacking collective Anonymous, and was…
Anonymous plan Facebook-killing digital "Gunpowder Plot"
Anonymous, the hacking collective behind the recent attack on the Syrian Ministry of Defence website and thought to have played a hand in the major PlayStation 3 PSN outage earlier this year, are planning a major attack on Facebook for…
The Sun website readers personal info released on the web after hack
The Sun website has yet again fallen foul to a hacking attack, which may have lead to the release of thousands of users' sensitive information being released online. The attack has been attributed to a hacker known as Batteye, who…
Pentagon lost 24,000 files to hackers in March
Hackers have hit some pretty high-profile targets in the last few months, but perhaps none more worrying than the beating heart of the USA's national defenses, the Pentagon. Deputy Defebse Secretary William Lynn revealed yesterday that the Pentagon suffered one…
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…
