Cyber attacks on online retailers double in a year as hackers try to steal shoppers' details The numbers of online shops hit by serious losses of customer data has doubled in the past year as hackers try to plunder retails sites for valuable personal details, a law firm has warned. Customers are increasingly at risk as retailers amass ever growing collections of their shoppers' personal information. Online shopping, digital marketing and loyalty schemes mean shoppers submit more and more information to retailers that is of value to cyber criminals.
http://www.itsecurityguru.org/2017/08/14/cyber-attacks-online-retailers-double-year-hackers-try-steal-shoppers-details/ #OpDomesticTerrorism: Anonymous shuts down Charlottesville city website with DDoS attack The
hacktivist collective Anonymous has reportedly claimed responsibility for shutting
down the Charlottesville city website. The hacker group reportedly launched a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, shortly after a hit and run incident in the city, that claimed the life of 32-year-old Heather Heyer and injured at least 19 others. The DDoS attack, launched under a new banner, dubbed #OpDomesticTerrorism, was allegedly launched to protest the hit and run incident, which involved a group of activists protesting a white supremacist rally.
Police have since arrested the driver of the car,
20-year-old James Fields, who has been "charged with second-degree murder, three counts of malicious wounding and failing to stop at an accident that resulted in a death."
http://www.itsecurityguru.org/2017/08/14/opdomesticterrorism-anonymous-shuts-charlottesville-city-website-ddos-attack/ Daily Stormer Hacked Anonymous have taken over the world's most notorious Nazi website, following clashes with white nationalists over the weekend that left one anti-fascist protestor dead. A post on the site attributed to the hacking group said that the site was now under its control and that it would stop it posting "putrid hate". It also suggested that it will release data that had been taken as part of the attack, as well as suggesting it could conduct attacks on its leader.
http://www.itsecurityguru.org/2017/08/14/daily-stormer-hacked/ How DNA became the new hacking tool In what could possibly be a sci-fi plot in a movie is now a reality, as researchers hack a computer using synthetic DNA. A research team at the
University of Washington revealed hackers were able to encode malware into a short strand of DNA. They programmed the virus to launch on its own when run through the DNA sequencing system, which it enabled it to take control of the computer, where it can read future DNA sequences or even alter generic data. The results, therefore, indicate that it is technically possible to use DNA as a way to transfer malware and attack vulnerabilities in the sequencing computer program. Past research has already shown that it is possible to transfer data using DNA. In 2016,
Microsoft and the University of Washington demonstrated a technique for storing and retrieving digital images using DNA. However, many fear of potential problems in the future with new possible ways to hack.
http://www.itsecurityguru.org/2017/08/14/dna-became-new-hacking-tool/ A local securities firm has been hit by a cyberattack TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taipei-based securities firm Taishin had some unhappy customers this morning as its services were temporarily downed by a cyberattack — the second one this year. The DDoS attack targeted the electronic trading systems of Taishin as well as its subsidiary Ta Chong Securities, also putting the firm's telephone trading service out of commission in the process. Taishin's system went down at 8:54 a.m.,
Apple Daily quoted a reader as saying, while Ta Chong's service went down at 8:50 a.m. Both services were restored within an hour, with Taishin's back up at 9:32 a.m. and Ta Chong's back online at 9:35 a.m.
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