Law enforcement websites and Internet services, including those used by the Boston Police Department came under attack yesterday by members of a hacker group called Anonymous. In a statement released by the group taking credit for the hack, the group claims “solidarity with occupation movement and anti-police brutality protesters.” “In solidarity with the Occupation Movement [...]
“Anonymous” hacker group takes down police websites, posts personal information online
Oct. 22, 2011 2 Comments
Conficker what?
April 2, 2009 1 Comment
Well, if you’re reading this, you’ve apparently survived the Conficker Disaster of 2009. Congratulations! Actually, the Conficker worm, which has been quietly distributing itself across Windows PCs since 2008, was supposed to start phoning home Wednesday. Reports are conflicted whether or not anything has actually happened yet. Most experts agree that it could be a [...]
Do you have a digitally transmitted disease?
Feb. 6, 2009 1 Comment
Security software vendor PC Tools says that February presents a new risk to consumers who frequent virtual networking websites and who are searching for love online-a group otherwise known as the “digitally active.” On January 23, PC Tools reported on a new computer worm disguised as a Valentine’s Day program: Waledac worm victims can be [...]
