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Akira Ransomware Gang Targets Linux Servers, Extorts $42 Million

The Akira ransomware group has extorted approximately $42 million from over 250 victims since January 1, 2024. The group initially focused on Windows systems but later shifted its attention to Linux servers, mainly targeting VMware ESXi virtual machi...
Apr 19, 2024
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Threat Actors Are Actively Using Pupy RAT Malware to Attack Linux Systems

A resurgence of cyberattacks targeting Linux systems in...
Apr 15, 2024
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Linux Version of DinodasRAT Raises Serious Security Concerns

A Linux version of the multi-platform backdoor malware ...
Mar 31, 2024
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Have you been hacked? Then strike back

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Knock, knock. Who's there? Script kiddie. Script kiddie ... who? Unfortunately, script kiddies are no joke. The term "script kiddie" is what network people call hackers who run scripts to challenge your network security. They believe that most of these hackers . . .

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The Internet Is Falling ... Not!

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Batten down the hatches and hide the women and children. Internet Armageddon is on its way ... again. A recent advisory from the CERT Coordination Center at Carnegie-Mellon University has raised the specter of an impending and massive denial of service . . .

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HSBC internet sites hacked

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Jo Ticehurst writes "HSBC's UK internet site and three other international sites have been broken into as part of an ongoing hacking campaign in support of the fuel protest." YACoHTMaP (Yet Another Case of Hacking To Make a Point). . . .

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Massive Denial-of-Service Attack Looming

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CERT warned that over the past two months it has received reports that computer vandals are scouring the Internet for computers containing a type of vulnerability that allows for the installation of automated "toolkits" that permit the intruder to control the . . .

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Hackers forming zombie army

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CERT Coordination Center says vandals are exploiting vulnerabilities in Unix systems -- preparing denial of service attacks. The attackers are in a position to launch a serious attack, according to the CERT Coordination Center (the report), which said that . . .

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Hacking dare: break code, get $$$

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This is no idle threat being launched by the Secure Digital Music Initiative, the industry consortium set up 18 months ago to figure out what the heck to do about the digital music mania, then just brewing online. (Napster hadn't even . . .

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Hackers amass new zombie army

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The nation's government-funded computer security watchdog issued a warning Friday that computer intruders have taken control of hundreds of computers connected to the Internet. The attackers are in a position to launch a serious attack, according to the CERT Coordination Center, . . .

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So-called hackers: please grow up

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We ran a story, Wednesday, on SDMI's open challenge to hackers to break its new music codes with the incentive of $10,000 for anyone that did. Yes, it was a PR stunt but it was a pretty good one. And a bloody big gamble.. . .

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Hackers' invitation to hit system links

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Far from being an expression of masochism, the strategy aims to test on the ground the stability and robustness of the corporate information system. Over the past year, companies such as Computer Associates, Ernst & Young and Compuware have begun setting . . .

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Vandals up attacks on Linux Web pages

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Do you know which operating system your Web server's running? If the answer is Linux, there's an increasing chance your home page will be attacked. According to statistics gathered by security research group Attrition, Linux-based Web sites are four times more . . .

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Western Union Hit by Hackers

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Hackers stole credit and debit card information from 15,700 online customers of Western Union, whose Web site was unprotected while undergoing maintenance. By Sunday evening, no cases of credit card fraud had been reported to the Englewood, Colo.-based company, and only . . .

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The History Of Hacking

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Nowadays, different people have different views on the hacking scene. Often times people of similar skill level have similar opinions. There is no official definition of a hacker, rather a vague idea amongst the masses. In addition, the media loves to add false information to draw audiences' attention across the nation, for the pure sake of money. . . .

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