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The German political establishment is reeling after personal data and communications from hundreds of politicians including Chancellor Angela Merkel were released by hackers. . Discovered only yesterday, the information had actually been released over the past fortnight by Twitter user ‘G0d’, who claims to be based in Hamburg and whose biog indicates is a security researcher with an interest in “satire & ironie.” The link for this article located at ZDNet is no longer available. . Dutch officials, led by Prime Minister Rutte, encounter repercussions as cybercriminals expose private information and messages from numerous individuals.. Data Breach, Cybersecurity Awareness, Political Security, Hacker Attack, Data Leak. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
New Android apps and updates were blocked from appearing in Google's Play Store on Monday, after a hacker attacked Google's app publishing system.. It's an outage you may not notice -- until it holds up the next update to Candy Crush, Plants v. Zombies or Clash of Clans. But developers are furious. The link for this article located at CNN Money is no longer available. . It's an outage you may not notice -- until it holds up the next update to Candy Crush, Plants v. Zom. android, updates, blocked, appearing, google's, store, monday. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Singapore charged on Tuesday a 35-year-old man suspected of hacking a website linked to the prime minister and police said five other men were assisting in separate investigations into a recent series of high-profile hacker attacks.. Hacker attacks by people claiming links to international hacker collective Anonymous, including one on the official sites of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President Tony Tan, have raised questions about the strength of cyber defenses in the wealthy Southeast Asian city-state. The link for this article located at Reuters is no longer available. . Digital intrusions associated with Anonymous amplify worries regarding Singapore's cybersecurity measures. Probes persist into individuals connected.. Hacker Incidents, Cyber Security, Singapore Hacking, Anonymous Group. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Web sites serviced by DNS and hosting provider Go Daddy were down for most of today, but were back up later this afternoon. A hacker using the "Anonymous Own3r" Twitter account claimed credit for the outage. . "Things are restored," Go Daddy spokeswoman Elizabeth Driscoll told CNET just before 5 p.m. PT today. She said she did not have many details and was hoping to be able to give an update with more information in the next 24 hours. The link for this article located at CNET is no longer available. . XYZ Hosting faced a significant disruption allegedly caused by a cybercriminal, with operations gradually returning within hours, prompting worries among clients.. Go Daddy Hosting, Anonymous Own3r Hack, DNS Service Attack. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Hackers are breaking into hundreds of thousands of Facebook accounts every day, the social network has admitted. Out of more than a billion logins to the website every 24 hours, 600,000 are impostors attempting to access users. The figure is the first time that Facebook has revealed how it is bombarded by hackers on a daily basis. The link for this article located at The Telegraph is no longer available. . Twitter reveals cybercriminals try to infiltrate accounts over 500,000 occasions each day, heightening safety concerns for its members.. Facebook Account Security, Hacker Breaches, User Security Awareness. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
The Sony PlayStation network down news for PS3 and Qriocity players is sobering. The network has been down for several days following an "external intrusion" a.k.a. hacker attack. Sadly, the PSN will be down longer while more security is put in place.. It qualifies as a WTF moment in the world of video-gaming for many PS3 players when a surprise maintenance page popped up when subscribers tried to sign into the PSN. The Sony PlayStation network down debacle has scarred the company that has been free from outages. Word soon came that the coveted system was hacked, blocking co-op players from getting online. The service providers responsible for the network outage issue released a statement that said: "Our efforts to resolve this matter involve re-building our system to further strengthen our network infrastructure." The link for this article located at Gather is no longer available. . It qualifies as a WTF moment in the world of video-gaming for many PS3 players when a surprise maint. network, playstation, qriocity, players, sobering. . Anthony Pell
Well-known security vendor Kaspersky Lab. The hacker exploited a bug in the company The link for this article located at IndyPosted is no longer available. . A flaw utilized by cybercriminals affects the prominent Norton antivirus provider's site, revealing critical weaknesses.. Kaspersky Lab, Hacker Attack, Security Incident, Website Exploit. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
An infected laptop PC gave hackers access to computer systems at a Harrisburg, Pa., water treatment plant earlier this month. The plant's systems were accessed in early October after an employee's laptop computer was compromised via the Internet and then used as an entry point to install a computer virus and spyware on the plant's computer system, according to a report by ABC News. The incident is under investigation by the FBI, but no arrests have been made in the matter, said Special Agent Jerri Williams of the FBI's Philadelphia office. The attackers are believed to have been operating outside of the U.S. . The link for this article located at ComputerWorld.com is no longer available. . The link for this article located at ComputerWorld.com is no longer available.. infected, laptop, hackers, computer, systems, harrisburg, water, treatment. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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