Tag Archives : hacking

TechCrunch, the popular Internet, Social Networking and Technology related site was hacked 3 times by unknown assailants who might have made use of the vulnerabilities of WordPress 2.8.4. The first time it was hacked, there was just a “hi” message, and the second time it was hacked, there was a link to a site with illegal content and the third time [...]

Most net savvy individuals find that blogging has become an important part of their lives. Whether it involves sharing humorous information or ranting about something you feel passionately about, blogging allows people to give vent to a lot of desires. Plus, it can be a quite lucrative business. So, imagine how you would feel if the blog that you had [...]

What do you do when you find out your boy friend is cheating on you? If you are like most others, you would probably dump the guy immediately after giving him a piece of your mind (with a lot of filthy words thrown in). Elaine Cioni went a step ahead and used an online hacking service to hack into her boyfriends’ email account and is now serving 15 [...]

Hackers from Russia and China have the reputation of being the chief cybercriminals around, while the biggest victims are said to be Europe and the US. In fact, the US Defense Department has forked over upwards of $100 million in six months for the purpose of strengthening the country’s cyber security. Internet expert Ivan Zasursky notes that Russia [...]

They are mysterious, financially well-off, adrenaline-pumped, difficult to catch, and very powerful. With cybercrime on the upswing worldwide, Russian professional hackers are at their career best. It goes without saying, of course, that hackers thrive on the fact that everything in the world today is virtually run by computers. The worldwide financial [...]

The Obama administration is finalizing the creation within the Pentagon of a new unit called Cyber Command, dedicated to ensuring the security of computer networks of the United States military that have been, of late, threatened by the intrusion of hackers linked especially to countries such as China and Russia. Most likely to be at the helm of the [...]

Beijing has reacted to allegations that China is involved in a global cyber espionage network, claiming that those who concocted these ‘fabricated lies’ have the mentality of the Cold War. These statements were a response by the Chinese government to a report by Canadian researchers claiming the existence of a global cyber espionage network whose [...]

It was found out the criminals can hijack computers and steal passwords if the user visits an infected website via Internet Explorer. About 10,000 sites have already been accessed this way, mostly China-based. Hackers have been able to obtain computer game passwords to be sold on the black market. In Microsoft’s bid to exist in practically every [...]