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Hacker Group Lulz Security Announces Disbandment; Are Your Stock Holdings Still Protected?
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 6:33am | 430Activist hacker group Lulz Security announced its supposed disbandment on a file-sharing website this weekend, ending its 50-day cyber attack campaign. Throwing "a shout-out to all of our battlefleet members and supporters across the globe," the statement noted: "Thank you for sailing with us. The...
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A New Reality? Sega Reports 1.3 Million Customers Affected by Cyber Attack
Sunday, June 19, 2011 - 12:05pm | 208The dramatic increase in cyber attacks showed no signs of slowing Sunday, as video game company Sega announced that 1.3 million customers were affected by a recent breach. Sega's attack is only the latest in a long string of compromises at corporations and government entities. Organizations from...
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Hackers Claim Responsibility for CIA's Website Failure
Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 6:00am | 238The publicly accessible website of the Central Intelligence Agency went offline Wednesday, and a notorious hacking group has claimed responsibility for it. Lulz Security has confirmed its participation in the attacks, which brought the CIA.gov website down in cities across the world. Lulz...
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Sony Goes Down...Again?
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 6:20pm | 108The BBC is reporting that Sony (NYSE: SNE) has suffered another hacking attack to one of its major networks. Lulz Security, the aptly named group of disgruntled, anonymous hackers, claim to have stolen another one million passwords, email addresses, and other information. The group claims to have...