British teen Seth Nolan Mcdonagh, aka “narko” has been sentenced for his role in a 2013 attack which slowed the internet around the world. Mcdonagh was sentenced at Southwark crown court to 240 hours of community service for the attack, thought to be the “biggest cyber attack in history”. The massive DDoS attack targeted junk … More British teen sentenced for massive internet attack
Hackers are being blamed for an attack which grounded 1,400 passengers set to fly on Polish airline LOT. The passengers were waiting to fly from Warsaw’s Frederic Chopin Airport when the attack occurred at around 4:00 pm (1500 GMT). The airline’s ground operations system was knocked offline by the targeted attack, which led to the … More Polish airline LOT grounded by ‘first attack of its kind’
The Independent has reported, that Ryanair “has been targeted in an international scam that siphoned millions of euro from its bank accounts”, more specifically, around €4.5 million. The Independent further states “it is believed that thieves managed to initiate a single fraudulent transaction using a Chinese bank when stealing the money from the airline”, that … More Ryanair “hacked”, millions stolen, phishing suspected
When a celebrity starts to post crazy things on Twitter there are a small number of possibilities. Either they are just seeking some attention, tweeting things without thinking, or they have been hacked. The problem is that when it comes to publicity-seeking celebrities, often it’s hard to decide what is most likely. Many times it’s … More Kendall Jenner has her Twitter hacked, and rude things are said about Justin Bieber
The Irish government’s Freedom of Information (FOI) website has been targeted by hackers posting a pro-palestinian message that some connect to ISIS, reports the Irish Mirror, but investigators are sceptical. The website was attacked yesterday (March 24th) and is currently inaccessible, with the usual design replaced by a white screen bearing the message: “Hacked by … More Irish government’s Freedom of Information website hacked
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