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India becomes the top source of Spam emails in Q3 2011
According to a recent report from Internet security company Kaspersky Labs, India has become the top source of spam emails for the third quarter of 2011. Read More »
Big Shot Gaming Companies Drop Support for SOPA
It seems that from either internal or external pressure, Nintendo, Sony, and EA have dropped support for the SOPA. SOPA is a draconian law that curbs the freedom of the internet. With these large gaming companies dropping support for SOPA, it seems that the bill is doomed for failure. At least that is what we hope. Read More »
The Antisec Team Strikes At Online Security Supplies Store
Ah yes, the Antisec team has done it again. Earlier they hacked security agency Stratfor, and now they have targeted SpecialForces.com. Read on to find out more about the latest hacking Read More »
Anonymous Hacks Security Company’s Database, Steals Credit Card Information
Anonymous has hacked security company Stratfor. In addition to stealing confidential documents, Anonymous has also stolen credit card details and used it to donate to charitable institutions. This is a terrible move from Anonymous. Read More »
Amnesty International website Hacked to Serve Java Exploit
Amnesty International’s UK website was hacked recently, to incorporate an iframe that served a Trojan. The iframe loads a CVE-2011-3544 based java exploit code, fetched from a Brazilian automobile site which itself was hacked. Security Analyst, Brian Krebs reports that the retrieved executable file is a trjoan classified as Trojan Spy-XR. This Trojan, which relies on a patched Java vulnerability, tracks and steals the affected user’s keystrokes. Read More »