Category Archives: Security News

Anonymous Strikes Back!

Famous Anonymous hacking group strikes a retaliatory attack on different government websites as a revenge after top sharing website Megaupload was shut down by the Feds. DoJ and other government websites are universally nuked as reported by DownForEveryoneOrJustMe.com. Anonymous hacking … Continue reading

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600,000 Facebook Accounts Compromised

In a blog entry on Thursday, Facebook stated that about 600,000 log-ins every day are compromised. The factoid, first noted by security site Sophos, was in the context of an entry introducing new security features for the social network. The … Continue reading

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Microsoft YouTube Channel Hacked

Microsoft’s official YouTube channel have been hacked and all the uploaded videos of the company have been removed. The hacker replaced the videos with solicitations for sponsorships, apparently expecting an influx of traffic as the news becomes viral. The background … Continue reading

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Anonymous Declares Sept 24 “Day Of Vengence”

Hacktivist group Anonymous have been busy bees this year, and they’re not planning to cool down any time soon. Earlier this morning, Anonymous (or some 12-year old kid labeling himself Anonymous, who knows) issued a press release announcing that the … Continue reading

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DNS Attacks on Symantec, Microsoft, Apple Claimed By Anonymous

The Sri Lankan branch of Anonymous claims to have hacked into the DNS servers of Symantec, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, and several other large organizations over the past few days. Posting the news and records of its exploits on Pastebin, the … Continue reading

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