Anonymous attacks Ukrainian government after Demonoid bust
In retaliation to Demonoid's demise, Anonymous has begun its own denial of service attacks against the Ukrainian government.
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Wikileaks has been under DDoS attack for the last five days
Wikileaks has been fighting a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack since last week. The organization saw a similar attack in May 2012. That one lasted four days. This one has been going on for five days, and counting.
Demonoid owners under criminal investigation
Demonoid, one of the biggest torrent sites, was taken down on July 25 by a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. Ukrainian officials then made sure the servers remained inaccessible, and now the owners are reportedly under criminal investigation in Mexico.
Reuters was using old WordPress version when it was hacked
The Reuters News blogging platform was hacked on Friday and a false interview with a Syrian rebel leader was posted. It turns out Reuters was using an outdated version of WordPress, suggesting the hackers got in by exploiting a known security hole.
Demonoid busted by the police
Demonoid, one of the biggest torrent sites, was taken down on July 25 by a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. Ukrainian officials then made sure the servers remained inaccessible, apparently to show the U.S. it is taking intellectual property rights seriously.
Hey PS2 fans, PCSX2 1.0 is out
After over a decade of development, version 1.0 of PCSX2, an open-source PlayStation 2 (PS2) emulator, has finally been made available for Windows and Linux. You know what to do.
Reuters' Twitter account hacked
The Reuters blogging platform was hacked on Friday. The ReutersTech Twitter account was hacked on Sunday. The two events appear to be related; in both cases, fake news was posted in relation to the currently ongoing Syrian Civil War.
How Apple let a hacker remotely wipe an iPhone, iPad, MacBook
Gizmodo's Twitter account was recently hacked, after a former employee's iCloud account was breached, and all his Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, MacBook Air) were remotely wiped. It turns out the hacker didn't even have to get the password: he just tricked Apple's tech support.
Trojan warning: Huge scandal with the USA Women's Gymnastics Team
Cybercriminals are using false news about the USA Women's Gymnastics Team at the 2012 Olympics to push malware. Despite the claims, Gabrielle Douglas, who won a Gold Medal in Women's Gymnastics All Around, did not test positive for doping.
Gizmodo's Twitter account hacked
Gizmodo's Twitter account was hacked today. It was breached through a former employee's Twitter account, which appears to have been hacked first.