NASDAQ and BATS DDoSed
DMandPenfold writes with a quote from an article in Computer World: NASDAQ and BATS saw their sites disrupted during the day on Monday and Tuesday respectively. The sites host company news and share price data, as well as vital information on live service status on the exchanges. It is understood, however, that while the websites were affected, the stock exchanges continued to trade as normal ...
Anonymous Takes Down Web Sites of Bahrain Government, U.S. Maker of Teargas Used on Protesters
Hacker collective Anonymous has taken down a number of Web sites on Tuesday, including that of the Bahrain government and the U.S.
CIA Website Taken Down by Anonymous
Hacker group Anonymous claimed responsibility for hacking the CIA’s website on Friday, which was the latest attack by the group on a U.S. federal agency
CIA website hacked in attack 'claimed' by shadowy cyber group Anonymous
The Central Intelligence Agency website was brought down for several hours in what appeared to be a concerted attack by hackers.
Anonymous announces CIA site hack
Hackers claim responsibility for disabling the CIA website in an announcement on a Twitter feed under the banner of the Anonymous group.
Anonymous knocks CIA website offline (Update)
The website of the Central Intelligence Agency was inaccessible on Friday after the hacker group Anonymous claimed to have knocked it offline.
Foxconn Hacked by Upstart Swagg Security
A group of hackers calling themselves Swagg Security claims it has broken into the Web servers of chief Apple supplier Foxconn and leaked company user names and passwords, allowing anyone to place a large order ostensibly as a Foxconn client.Â
Hackers claim to have penetrated Foxconn backdoor
We don't care about iPhones or workers, only lulz It had to happen eventually. Controversial hardware manufacturer Foxconn was reportedly hacked late on Wednesday and a heap of staff email log-ins and intranet credentials posted online which could allow third parties to lodge fraudulent orders.…
Symantec Offers $50,000 To Keep Source Code Private
Members of hacking network Anonymous released an email thread Monday claiming that Symantec Corporation offered $50,000 in return for promising to keep the source code tied to its PCAnywhere and Norton Antivirus tools private. That deal, however, fell through, according to the AnonymousIRC Twitter account (http://twitter.com/anonymousirc), and the group said the code will be released for free ...
Hackers eavesdrop on the FBI
The international hackers group known as Anonymous has turned the tables on the FBI by listening in on a conference call last month.