Anonymous hit DOJ, RIAA, MPAA Sites

Anonymous hit DOJ, RIAA, MPAA Sites

Anonymous is once again stepping up to wreck havoc in cyberspace. After the Justice Department shut down one of the world’s most popular download site, Megaupload, Anonymous is planning to take its revenge on federal and private institutions. Taking their word for it, this attack is a distributed denial of service assault or DdoS. It [...]

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Hackers briefly block Twitter

Hackers were successful in briefly blocking the popular micro-blogging site Twitter early today. Instead of being able to access the site, users were redirected to a Web site that according to a CNN report, had an image of a green flag and a message that said: “This site has been hacked by the Iranian Cyber [...]

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One hundred phishers charged

Following a multi-national investigation into a phishing scheme that covered the United States and Egypt, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced today that it had charged 53 defendants in the U.S, thirty-three of which were already arrested while the others are still being sought. Authorities in Egypt on the other hand have charged 47 [...]

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