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Twitter Hacked; Company Says 250K Users May Have Been Affected  04 February 2013 
Source: Wired - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Following a string of revelations this week from several media companies who announced they had been recently hacked, Twitter announced on Friday that it had also been the target of a sophisticated attack.
 
Hackers in China Attacked The Times for Last 4 Months  01 February 2013 
Source: NY Times - Posted by Dave Wreski   
For the last four months, Chinese hackers have persistently attacked The New York Times, infiltrating its computer systems and getting passwords for its reporters and other employees.
 
Millions of devices vulnerable via UPnP  30 January 2013 
Source: H Security - Posted by Dave Wreski   
During an IP scan of all possible IPv4 addresses, Rapid7, the security firm that is known for the Metasploit attack framework, has discovered 40 to 50 million network devices that can potentially be compromised remotely with a single data packet.
 
More Than A Dozen Brands Of Security Camera Systems Vulnerable To Hacker Hijacking  29 January 2013 
Source: Forbes - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Digital video recorders have revolutionized home and business security, making it possible to easily store and play back hundreds of hours of surveillance camera footage. But a few design flaws in their software, it seems, can quickly turn the watchers into the watched.
 
UNSW confirms hacking breach  21 January 2013 
Source: Sydney Morning Herald - Posted by Dave Wreski   
The University of NSW has been the target of a “concerted effort” to hack its systems in December and January forcing the shutdown of 25 of its servers, a spokesman confirmed.
 
Java hacker boasts of finding two more unpatched holes  21 January 2013 
Source: Sophos - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Serial Java fault-finder Adam Gowdiak has embarrassed Oracle yet again. Gowdiak hit the headlines last year when he reported a vulnerability, waited for Oracle's response, and then upped the ante with a comeback vuln.
 
Beware: Hackers in your car, TV and light-bulbs?  17 January 2013 
Source: Forbes - Posted by Dave Wreski   
We all know we should be careful transacting online, but are you thinking about cyber-security when you’re watching TV or driving your car?
 
Security Flaw Allows Hackers to Take over Cisco IP Phones  15 January 2013 
Source: Technabob - Posted by Dave Wreski   
If you work in an office that uses the popular CiscoUnified IP Phone 7900 Series, prepare to feel violated. A couple of security researchers have published details on a security vulnerability that allows a nefarious hacker to turn the phones into eavesdropping devices. The hack allows people to listen in on private phone calls as well as to nearby conversations.
 
Hackers say coming air traffic control system lets them hijack planes  11 January 2013 
Source: CSO Online - Posted by Dave Wreski   
An ongoing multibillion-dollar overhaul of the nation's air traffic control (ATC) system is designed to make commercial aviation more efficient, more environmentally friendly and safer by 2025.
 
Botnets for hire likely used in attacks against US banks, security firm says  10 January 2013 
Source: Network World - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Evidence collected from a website that was recently used to flood U.S. banks with junk traffic suggests that the people behind the ongoing DDoS attack campaign against U.S. financial institutions -- thought by some to be the work of Iran -- are using botnets for hire.
 
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