A new research by developer of remote security app Big Brother Camera Security, Daniel Amitay, has revealed that 1234 is the most common iPhone passcode, mimicking the most common internet passwords.
Lulz Security, a loosely aligned group of computer hackers, hacked the Senate's website this past weekend, the Sergeant at Arms Office confirmed on Monday.
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) computer system was hacked with large and sophisticated cyberattack and confidential data on national economies and finances are at the risk of exposure. The organization did not disclose the nature of the attack.
Even working on her laptop in Amnesty International's London headquarters or talking on her mobile phone going around the city, Corinna-Barbara Francis suspects Chinese authorities are listening in.
In a bizarre incident early this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) faced a cyber attack, ironically from a member-nation, though the fund is not willing to reveal the country's name.
Sony, Google, the FBI, Lockheed Martin, Citigroup, and now the International Monetary Fund (IM) -- the tentacles of cyber criminals are not sparing any big ticket organisation in the world. The infiltration might have involved significant reconnaissance prior to the attack, and code may have been written specifically to penetrate the the Fund, according to a former cybersecurity specialist at the World Bank.
The International Monetary Fund has succumbed to a cyber-attack, joining a growing list profile targets to fall victim to hacking.
Friday, Spain police reportedly arrested three alleged members of the hacker and activist group Anonymous.
The hackers allegedly responsible for the Sony ordeal have been arrested.
Citibank becomes the latest victim in the large-scale corporation hacking trend of 2011.
Banking giant Citibank has confirmed that credit card data of about 200,000 North American customers have been hacked, the latest in a string of cyber attacks.
A Twitter post by Internet hacker, Lulz Security, who recently mocked the security system of Sony and FBI, stated that the group has received thousands of dollars as donation to continue its attacks.
A recent cyber breach at EMC Corp's RSA security division and a related attack at defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp have damaged RSA's once-stellar reputation, according to industry experts.
LulzSec just defaced another website. It plastered a photo of its infamous mascot squarely in the middle of Black & Berg Cybersecurity Consulting.
Data storage firm EMC Ltd has offered to replace millions of potentially compromised SecurID electronic keys after hackers used data stolen from its RSA security division to break into Lockheed Martin's network.
The hackers' world is one of immense intrigue; betrayal looms large ahead of them at every turn and nasty surprises are what they deal with every day. And then, they cohabit with the strangest partners, the law enforcement machinery. For some, the governments offer protection against the pirates, hackers and cyber criminals of all hues, while for others, it's the government machinery that is in the dock - for invasive control over every movement, even the thought processes of all people.
Sony showed off its new PlayStation Vita handheld games device at a flashy Los Angeles event on Monday, in a bid to move on from the hacking attacks that forced the company to shut down its videogames network for almost a month.
U.S. Internet search giant Google has become a political tool denigrating the Chinese government, said an official Beijing newspaper on Monday. The newspaper warned Google that its statements about hacking attacks traced to China could hurt its business.
Google has become a political tool vilifying the Chinese government, an official Beijing newspaper said on Monday, warning that the U.S. Internet giant's statements about hacking attacks traced to China could hurt its business.
An Apple store being constructed in Hamburg, Germany was defaced with a Windows logo on Saturday. More precisely, it was a Windows logo with incorrect coloring as the blue and green squares were swapped.
Multinationals and governments have succumbed to cyber attacks this week, spotlighting a growing trend for criminals and vigilantes to take to the net to cause havoc.
Just days after Sony restored its PlayStation Network and working to restore trust back to its customers, a new cyber attack hit the company again, this time it targeted Sony Pictures. The hackers reportedly stole 1 million users’ personal information from the Sony Pictures database.
