2015 Ends With more DDoS DisruptionsPopular cloud hosting provider Linode reported a series of DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) that caused several disruptions in locations... BLOG Idaho City Website Hacked by Kurdish Group January 5, 2016 The municipal city website of McCall City in Idaho was hacked by a Kurdish group claiming to be an anti-ISIS... Traffickers Are Hacking U.S. Border Patrol Drones January 4, 2016 The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are reporting multiple incidents wherein... Leo Taddeo on the Insider Threat January 4, 2016 Leo Taddeo, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Cryptzone, joins LIFARS to answer questions from insights developed in his twenty years of experience... Donald Trump Campaign Website Suffers DDoS Attack January 3, 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has had his official election website targeted in a comprehensive DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service)... Steam Gaming Store Targeted in a DDoS attack January 1, 2016 Valve, the parent company behind popular PC gaming store Steam has revealed that a DDoS attack was the cause behind... Rutgers University Hit by Cyberattack, Again December 30, 2015 In a Facebook post, Rutgers University has confirmed that it was the target of another cyberattack that resulted in the... Misconfigured Database Exposes Data of 191 Million Voters December 28, 2015 In what could be one of the largest database leaks ever, a massive database containing some 191 million voter records... Yahoo Will Warn Customers of State-Sponsored Hackers December 25, 2015 In a move reminiscent of other prominent tech companies including Facebook and Twitter, Yahoo will now alert users who hold... Hyatt Joins Hotel Chains Targeted by Credit Card Breaches December 24, 2015 The Hilton Hotel Corporation has confirmed that it was the target of a payment card breach after malware infected its... Oracle Will Issue Java Plugin Malware Alert December 23, 2015 Java users, in the millions will be warned that they may be exposed to malware due to a pre-existing flaw... Iranian Hackers Claim Responsbility for the Breach of a New York Dam December 23, 2015 A hactivist group based out of Iran has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that made headlines in recent days. One... Phishing Scam Targets HSBC Customers December 22, 2015 Security researchers have discovered a phishing scam targeting HSBC bank customers via phony emails. Security researchers from MalwareBytes have discovered... Hello Kitty Database Hacked, 3.3 Million Users’ Data Exposed December 21, 2015 A database belonging to Sanrio, the Japan-based owner of the popular Hello Kitty brand was breached. The leak potentially puts... Iran-Based Hackers Targeted Dam in New York December 21, 2015 According to a new report, hackers from Iran had reportedly breached the control systems of a hydro dam near New...
2015 Ends With more DDoS DisruptionsPopular cloud hosting provider Linode reported a series of DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) that caused several disruptions in locations...
BLOG Idaho City Website Hacked by Kurdish Group January 5, 2016 The municipal city website of McCall City in Idaho was hacked by a Kurdish group claiming to be an anti-ISIS... Traffickers Are Hacking U.S. Border Patrol Drones January 4, 2016 The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are reporting multiple incidents wherein... Leo Taddeo on the Insider Threat January 4, 2016 Leo Taddeo, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Cryptzone, joins LIFARS to answer questions from insights developed in his twenty years of experience... Donald Trump Campaign Website Suffers DDoS Attack January 3, 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has had his official election website targeted in a comprehensive DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service)... Steam Gaming Store Targeted in a DDoS attack January 1, 2016 Valve, the parent company behind popular PC gaming store Steam has revealed that a DDoS attack was the cause behind... Rutgers University Hit by Cyberattack, Again December 30, 2015 In a Facebook post, Rutgers University has confirmed that it was the target of another cyberattack that resulted in the... Misconfigured Database Exposes Data of 191 Million Voters December 28, 2015 In what could be one of the largest database leaks ever, a massive database containing some 191 million voter records... Yahoo Will Warn Customers of State-Sponsored Hackers December 25, 2015 In a move reminiscent of other prominent tech companies including Facebook and Twitter, Yahoo will now alert users who hold... Hyatt Joins Hotel Chains Targeted by Credit Card Breaches December 24, 2015 The Hilton Hotel Corporation has confirmed that it was the target of a payment card breach after malware infected its... Oracle Will Issue Java Plugin Malware Alert December 23, 2015 Java users, in the millions will be warned that they may be exposed to malware due to a pre-existing flaw... Iranian Hackers Claim Responsbility for the Breach of a New York Dam December 23, 2015 A hactivist group based out of Iran has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that made headlines in recent days. One... Phishing Scam Targets HSBC Customers December 22, 2015 Security researchers have discovered a phishing scam targeting HSBC bank customers via phony emails. Security researchers from MalwareBytes have discovered... Hello Kitty Database Hacked, 3.3 Million Users’ Data Exposed December 21, 2015 A database belonging to Sanrio, the Japan-based owner of the popular Hello Kitty brand was breached. The leak potentially puts... Iran-Based Hackers Targeted Dam in New York December 21, 2015 According to a new report, hackers from Iran had reportedly breached the control systems of a hydro dam near New...
Idaho City Website Hacked by Kurdish Group January 5, 2016 The municipal city website of McCall City in Idaho was hacked by a Kurdish group claiming to be an anti-ISIS...
Traffickers Are Hacking U.S. Border Patrol Drones January 4, 2016 The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are reporting multiple incidents wherein...
Leo Taddeo on the Insider Threat January 4, 2016 Leo Taddeo, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Cryptzone, joins LIFARS to answer questions from insights developed in his twenty years of experience...
Donald Trump Campaign Website Suffers DDoS Attack January 3, 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has had his official election website targeted in a comprehensive DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service)...
Steam Gaming Store Targeted in a DDoS attack January 1, 2016 Valve, the parent company behind popular PC gaming store Steam has revealed that a DDoS attack was the cause behind...
Rutgers University Hit by Cyberattack, Again December 30, 2015 In a Facebook post, Rutgers University has confirmed that it was the target of another cyberattack that resulted in the...
Misconfigured Database Exposes Data of 191 Million Voters December 28, 2015 In what could be one of the largest database leaks ever, a massive database containing some 191 million voter records...
Yahoo Will Warn Customers of State-Sponsored Hackers December 25, 2015 In a move reminiscent of other prominent tech companies including Facebook and Twitter, Yahoo will now alert users who hold...
Hyatt Joins Hotel Chains Targeted by Credit Card Breaches December 24, 2015 The Hilton Hotel Corporation has confirmed that it was the target of a payment card breach after malware infected its...
Oracle Will Issue Java Plugin Malware Alert December 23, 2015 Java users, in the millions will be warned that they may be exposed to malware due to a pre-existing flaw...
Iranian Hackers Claim Responsbility for the Breach of a New York Dam December 23, 2015 A hactivist group based out of Iran has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that made headlines in recent days. One...
Phishing Scam Targets HSBC Customers December 22, 2015 Security researchers have discovered a phishing scam targeting HSBC bank customers via phony emails. Security researchers from MalwareBytes have discovered...
Hello Kitty Database Hacked, 3.3 Million Users’ Data Exposed December 21, 2015 A database belonging to Sanrio, the Japan-based owner of the popular Hello Kitty brand was breached. The leak potentially puts...
Iran-Based Hackers Targeted Dam in New York December 21, 2015 According to a new report, hackers from Iran had reportedly breached the control systems of a hydro dam near New...
