DarkReading. DarkReading. Slide Show: 11 Security Sights Seen Only At Black Hat. Demonoid owners under criminal investigation. Update on August 8 - Anonymous attacks Ukrainian government after Demonoid bust Demonoid's owners are under criminal investigation in Mexico, where at least one of the site's administrator's was previously rumored to be.
We learned just yesterday that Demonoid was busted by Ukrainian authorities who had a talk with ColoCall, the largest datacenter in Ukraine, in the middle of last week. Last month, a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack brought the site to its knees. Last week, the server was turned off completely and the site led to a dead end. DFI – Rakshasa: The hardware backdoor that China could embed in every computer. It’s the Information Age apocalypse: What if, no matter how hard you tried, every computer on the market came pre-loaded with an irremovable backdoor that allowed the government or other nefarious agents to snoop on your data, behavior, and… See on www.extremetech.com.
DFI – How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking … DFI – Could an SRAM Hourglass Save RFID Chips Just in Time? – IEEE Spectrum. New batteryless clock technology could enable a leap forward in chip security (New batteryless clock #technology could enable a leap forward in chip #security.)… See on spectrum.ieee.org.
DFI – Official Google Blog: Advanced sign-in security for your Google account. DFI – Hackers suspected to be behind denial of service to Al Arabiya websites – Al-Arabiya. Al-ArabiyaHackers suspected to be behind denial of service to Al Arabiya websitesAl-ArabiyaThe hackers posted their banner and criticized Al Arabiya TV, accusing it of its involvement in “the destruction of Egypt and Libya,” of working “day and… See on english.alarabiya.net.
Social engineering, hacking the Apple iCloud account! Social engineering hacking iCloud account.
Apple iCloud account theft worse and worse, the victim claimed that hackers use “social engineering” to fool the Apple customer service, direct invasion of their accounts. See on www.reliabletop.com. SCOTT HUGHES: Phishing, malware infested emails – blog*spot. DFI – Fraud: A boomer growth industry. With big bank balances and declining cognitive skills, retirees are being targeted by crooks.
Plus: 10 signs you’re about to get taken. See on money.msn.com. Hacking – Freelance Security. CNN-IBN Videos: Watch Last 24hr News Videos, Special News Show Videos. DFI – Pakistani hackers deface inactive Southern Railways website – IBNLive.com. Apple comments on Gizmodo/Wired writer’s account hacking, here’s …