by Joseph Forbes | Apr 4, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, INTERNET, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, Web Hosting
For at least nine months, the Darkleech malware is believed to have injected invisible iFrames that link to malicious web pages into thousands of web sites. The malware uses an Apache web server module to add the iFrames, although no credible attack vector has been...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 3, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, HARDWARE, INTERNET, SECURITY
Tens of thousands of websites, some operated by The Los Angeles Times, Seagate, and other reputable companies, have recently come under the spell of “Darkleech,” a mysterious exploitation toolkit that exposes visitors to potent malware attacks. The ongoing...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 1, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, LAW, NERD NEWS
from the bending-the-rules dept. Via the EFF comes news that, during a case involving the use of a Stingray device, the DOJ revealed that it was standard practice to use the devices without explicitly requesting permission in warrants. “When Rigmaiden filed a...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 1, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, HEALTH, LAW, NERD NEWS
from the nothing-to-see-here-move-along dept. Responding to an earlier request by the estate of Aaron Swartz to disclose the names of those involved in the events leading to Aaron’s suicide, counsel for MIT snippily told the Court, “The Swartz Estate was...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 1, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, INTERNET, SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY
from the making-enemies dept. The NYT is reporting that the Largest DDoS in history reached 300 Gbps. The dispute started when the spam-fighting group Spamhaus added the Dutch company Cyberbunker to its blacklist, which is used by e-mail providers to weed out spam....
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 31, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, INTERNET, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY
from the well-be-does-have-sort-of-a-guilty-look dept. Sven Olaf Kamphius, self-described ‘Internet freedom fighter,’ is reportedly at the center of the investigation into this week’s alleged cyber-attack against Spamhaus, a group that fights...
