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Using social networks for DDoS. Reddit as hacker tool.

Reddit is the hacking playground for today. While Reddit is just barely a "social network" with minor interactions between its members it is a powerful site for spreading the latest cool thing and in recent months has been pretty much taken over by Ron Paul enthusiasts and Fox News conspiracy theorists.

January 20, 2008 by Richard Stiennon

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CIA reveals that hackers were responsible for power outages

At a SCADA conference in New Orleans this week we learn that there have been multiple instances of hackers attempting to extort municipalities with threats of power outages - and then carrying out the threats, in at least once instance taking out several cities(none in the US, so far).Need I say more?

January 18, 2008 by Richard Stiennon

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Anniversary of TJX breach announcement

Jaikumar Vijayan over at Computerworld has a great round up of "lessons learned" from the TJX break ins first announced a year ago today. To his five points listed below I would add a couple of observations.

January 18, 2008 by Richard Stiennon

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Security breakdown? Nah, just marketing hype

Sean Hargrave over at the Guardian seems concerned about security research firms paying hackers for exploits before they are even reported to the responsible vendor. My reaction to this issue has been: "So what, big deal".

January 17, 2008 by Richard Stiennon

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Cyber Defcon 4

I am preparing my next road show pitch. My past presentations have followed a pattern.

January 14, 2008 by Richard Stiennon

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