Hackers belonging to the Anonymous hacktivist group are reportedly planning a concentrated attack on hundreds of popular Israeli Internet pages beginning on Valentine’s Day. Data security agencies have discovered that “bots” were planted in the computerized systems of a number of commercial companies, and the bots are set to become operational on February 14, effectively shutting [...]
Archive for February, 2012
Israel to receive a not-so-romantic Valentine’s gift from Anonymous
Posted: 7th February 2012 by infosecindia in DDoS, NewsTags: Anonymous, cyberattacks, hacktivist, Israel, Valentine's Day
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Security website hosting malicious advertisements
Posted: 7th February 2012 by infosecindia in Malware, NewsTags: malicious ads, malware, security
Perhaps the worst possible scenario is when a bank website is hosting malicious ads: you never know what can be installed and when on your computer if you click on the ad banners. Something similar happens with security websites hosting malicious ads. They are supposed to be for security information. The people browsing such sites [...]