Hacktivism

Royal Saudi Airforce website hit by Iranian pro-Yemen-rebel group

Internet warfare declared, attack threatened by Anonymous Malaysia

Yemen Cyber Army promises more attacks, but are they a front for Iran?

Russia and Israel cooperate to fight cyber-terrorism

Russia and Israel have reached an agreement on the design of a package of measures aimed at more actively fighting cyber-terrorism and reducing cyber-threats.

Messaging app Telegram hit by 200Gbps DDoS attack

'Need-to-know' strategy does not pass muster in cyber era

Defenders in the cyber-domain need to abandon the Cold War principle of 'need-to-know' - a gratifyingly simple but effective maxim, says Alister Shepherd.

RSA 2015: Anonymous dying, other hacktivists filling gap

As Anonymous activity drops, iSIGHT Partner's Joe Gallop boldly predicts the demise of the hacktivist collective but says other groups are stepping up to fill the void.

Israeli political party's website defaced, possibly as part of #OpIsrael

Days after hacktivist collective Anonymous warned Israeli companies and websites that it would begin its annual cyber-attack campaign against the country on Tuesday, one Israeli political party's website was defaced.

GitHub attack - evidence points to China

China is being accused of pulling unwitting users into DDos attacks on the GitHub website to hit anti-censorship activists.

Hacking group SEA takes down international web hosting servers

Anonymous video threatens Israeli online systems

Skype hackers breach Syria battlefield intelligence

An unspecified cyber-espionage group has reportedly used Skype and social media to steal battle plans belonging to opponents of Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad according to a report issued by FireEye.

Pro-ISIS attackers compromise US Central Command Twitter and YouTube accounts

US Central Command confirmed to SCMagazine.com that two of its social media accounts were hacked on Monday afternoon.

Pro-ISIS group hijacks Twitter accounts of regional US media

Sony faces lawsuits over data privacy

New York film premier cancelled after Sony hackers issue threats

A shift in the balance of power

Sophisticated malware feeds into script kiddie tools, enabling embittered individuals to take on corporations and governments. What are the consequences asks Sarb Sembhi?

AnonGhost hacks Nottinghamshire Police website

Fake #OccupyCentral spyware targets protestors in Hong Kong

Russia's BlackEnergy malware targets Brussels, Poland and Ukraine

Ongoing Russian malware attacks on Poland, Ukraine and Brussels (in Belgium) are aimed at discovering secrets not cash, and could be from criminal groups rather than a state-sponsored actor.

Video games company hit by 38-day DDoS attack

51,000-plus terabits of data thrown against client, says IP security firm

Chinese TV channel hacked while on air

Hacktivists in China put anti-government messages up over broadcast programmes while Wenzhou TV station was on air.

Israeli government impacted by hackers on multiple fronts

Anonymous wages 'cyber war' against Israel in support of Gaza

Anonymous takes aim at World Cup sponsors

Hactivist group Anonymous has announced plans to launch a DDoS attack on the sponsors of the football World Cup, which opens in Brazil later this month.

Monsanto admits to hacktivist breach in March

Hacker Sabu sentenced, set free after cooperation

NCA public 'gaming' to increase cyber crime awareness

The Cyber Security Challenge UK, a series of online and face-to-face cyber battles developed by the NCA to engage and educate the public in cyber security, aims to uncover amateur security talent.

Russia suspected of Ukraine cyber attack

Government mobile phone hacks, viruses, leaks and website defacement are all reportedly underway in Ukraine following the takeover of Crimea.