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WikiLeaks Donations Down to a Trickle  24 May 2013 
Source: Wired - Posted by Anthony Pell   
As WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange approaches the one-year anniversary of his confinement in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, a report released Wednesday reveals that donations to the secret-spilling site have dwindled to a trickle.
 
Exploit for local Linux kernel bug in circulation - Update  21 May 2013 
Source: H Security - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Back in April, the Linux kernel developers fixed an incorrectly declared pointer in the Linux kernel. However, it appears that they overlooked the potential security implications of such a bug – particularly the fact that it is possible to gain access to almost any memory area using a suitable event_id.
 
Self-proclaimed LulzSec hacker fronts Sydney court  15 May 2013 
Source: IT News AU - Posted by Alex   
A Sydney man arrested for allegedly defacing a local council website will face three charges when he fronts up to court in August.
 
Banking Trojan hacker charged after three-year manhunt  07 May 2013 
Source: Sydney Morning Herald - Posted by Anthony Pell   
An Algerian national who is allegedly part of the cybercrime consortium behind a powerful hacking software known as SpyEye appeared in an Atlanta courtroom in the US after a three-year manhunt ended with his extradition from Thailand.
 
Anonymous, Islamist Hackers Plan Major Assault May 7  07 May 2013 
Source: Tech News Daily - Posted by Alex   
Ascribing a consistent political agenda to the hacktivist collective Anonymous is almost impossible. Anyone can claim the "Anonymous" moniker and use it for good or evil, provided that his or her work is subversive.
 
Experts hope for another failure in next Anonymous attack  06 May 2013 
Source: CSO - Posted by Anthony Pell   
Anonymous' failed attack against Israeli websites last month has left security experts cautiously optimistic that the hacktivist group will be unsuccessful in its plans to disrupt U.S. government and banking sites.
 
The week in security: AFP arrests LulzSec hacker, security arresting BYOD planning  29 April 2013 
Source: CSO Online - Posted by Alex   
Security researchers were surprised to discover that the malware baddies had gone to the unprecedented effort of creating an entirely new online advertisement distribution network, called BadNews, which burrowed its way through Google Play’s security defences by laying dormant for weeks before distributing malware millions of times by sending fake update notifications.
 
Supposed "LulzSec leader" is just a wannabe hacker  29 April 2013 
Source: H Security - Posted by Dave Wreski   
On Wednesday, the Australian Federal Police arrested 24-year-old Matthew Flannery, who went by the name Aush0k online and is now being charged with computer sabotage and unauthorised access to restricted data.
 
Serial threat on the internet  25 April 2013 
Source: H Security - Posted by Anthony Pell   
Security expert HD Moore warns of the existence of unprotected terminal servers on the internet. The researcher says that he found over 100,000 such systems during his analyses, and that more than 13,000 provided administrative access without requesting a password.
 
Australian LulzSec hacker arrested  24 April 2013 
Source: Sydney Morning Herald - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Australian police have arrested IT security professional and self-proclaimed leader of an international hacking ring Matthew Flannery after he allegedly infiltrated a government website this month.
 
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