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Anonymous, Islamist Hackers Plan Major Assault May 7

07 May 2013

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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.
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Experts hope for another failure in next Anonymous attack

06 May 2013

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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.
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The week in security: AFP arrests LulzSec hacker, security arresting BYOD planning

29 April 2013

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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.
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Supposed "LulzSec leader" is just a wannabe hacker

29 April 2013

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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.
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Serial threat on the internet

25 April 2013

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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.
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