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'Anonymous' hack attacks make world sit up, take notice

posted onApril 2, 2012
by l33tdawg

Hack the planet and save the world is the rallying cry of an army of keyboard warriors known as Anonymous, which in the last 18 months has targeted everyone from the Tunisian government to the Boston police, the Vatican to Sony, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews to PayPal, blocking their websites or retrieving embarrassing files and emails for the world to see.

Hackers breach Bahrain Labor Market Regulatory Authority

posted onApril 2, 2012
by l33tdawg

A group of Asians accused of hacking the electronic system of the Bahrain Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) have appeared before the Public Prosecutor to face charges. 

The hackers used an LMRA employee’s pseudonym and password and cancelled the violations committed by some companies in exchange for BD1,500. The General Directorate of Economic and Electronic Security and Anti-Corruption arrested the hackers following the LMRA officials suspected one of its employee of foul play.

What developers can expect at Google I/O 2012

posted onMarch 30, 2012
by l33tdawg

Since when does a vendor-sponsored developer conference sell out 5,500 seats in just 20 minutes? That's what happened when tickets for Google I/O 2012 went on sale this week. It beat last year's record of an hour, which had also raised eyebrows.

One easy answer is that Google I/O sells out because of the swag. Tickets aren't cheap, but each attendee gets a gift bag with a street value that typically exceeds the price of entry. Last year's goodies included a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet and a Chromebook. Previous years' attendees received Android smartphones.

Alien Vault finds hackers targeting security hole in MS Office for Mac

posted onMarch 30, 2012
by l33tdawg

Researchers have found a new attack that employs two separate pieces of malware, a malicious Word document and some techniques for maintaining persistence on compromised machines, and the campaign is specifically targeted at Mac users. The attack exploits a three-year-old vulnerability in the way that Office for Mac handles certain Word files, according to researchers at AlienVault, who discovered and analyzed the attacks.