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The Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) has confirmed that its website was hacked last night by an unknown attacker. Major Abdul Raheem today confirmed that the MNDF was made aware of an attack this morning after checking its website. "Currently our website is down, and we are trying to fix it," he said. "so far, he have not been able to identify any person related to the case but we are investigating." Cyber Crime has become a growing concern to Maldivian authorities of late; especially in terms of the number of minors thought to be involved in practices like hacking. Earlier this year, Dhiraagu become the latest high profile victim of Maldivian cyber crime after facing continued attacks on its servers. The Maldives Police Service arrested four individuals suspected of involvement with the January attacks after conducting special operations at addresses both in Male' and Addu Atoll. Three of the suspects then arrested were confirmed to be under 18 years of age. Police sai...

The US Government has yet again shuttered several domain names this week. The Department of Justice and Homeland Security's ICE office proudly announced that they had seized domains related to counterfeit goods and child pornography. What they failed to mention, however, is that one of the targeted domains belongs to a free DNS provider, and that 84,000 websites were wrongfully accused of links to child pornography crimes. As part of "Operation Save Our Children" ICE's Cyber Crimes Center has again seized several domain names, but not without making a huge error. Last Friday, thousands of site owners were surprised by a rather worrying banner that was placed on their domain. "Advertisement, distribution, transportation, receipt, and possession of child pornography constitute federal crimes that carry penalties for first time offenders of up to 30 years in federal prison, a $250,000 fine, forfeiture and restitution," was the worrying message they read on their websites. As with prev...

Operacion Tequila announced By Anonymous Hackers ! Statement from Anonymous on Operation Tequila  Anonymous is a group of independent individuals without a leader. We would like to present to the Mexican people and the world, our collective decisions and thoughts through the following statement.  Anonymous are ordinary people who fight for free-speech both on and off the internet. We have been treated as if we were puppets, without the right to protest or demand anything. We are fed up and we rebel against a system that considers us asleep and submissive, that believes that his actions would go unpunished and that truths would be hidden forever. This system is the same that punished without any hesitation the ones who tried to bring the truth to light. For  this reason alone, the unconditional defense of free-speech,  we understand that the traditional media, in collusion with the  government responsible for neglecting the social reality of the country  ...

A newly released report by cybersecurity firm CTM360 reveals a large-scale scam operation utilizing fake news websites—known as Baiting News Sites (BNS)—to deceive users into online investment fraud across 50 countries. These BNS pages are made to look like real news outlets: CNN, BBC, CNBC, or regional media. They publish fake stories that feature public figures, central banks, or financial brands, all claiming to back new ways to earn passive income. The goal? Build trust quickly and steer readers toward professional-looking scam platforms like Trap10, Solara Vynex, or Eclipse Earn. Scammers use sponsored ads on Google, Meta, and blog networks to push traffic to these sites. Ads often carry clickbait headlines—"You won't believe what a prominent public figure just revealed"—paired with official photos or national flags to make them feel legit. Clicking the ad directs users to a fake article, which then redirects them to a fraudulent trading platform. Many of these scams follow a...

Winamp Forums Hacked, Message from Winamp Management Team Released ! After Hacker  Winamp Management Team Release a message for all Users, as given Below ... Winamp Management Team —  Hello, My name is Geno Yoham and I am the General Manager of Winamp. Our entire team is dedicated to protecting the privacy of our users and has put extensive measures in place to ensure your information remains secure. As a result of these precautions, we quickly detected and blocked an attack on the Winamp Forums database. We have confirmed that this breach was isolated to the Winamp Forum (forums.winamp.com) site only. Other Winamp sites and products such as Winamp.com, dev.winamp.com and the Winamp Desktop Media Player were not affected in any way. We have determined that your email address was exposed as a result of this attack, so as a precautionary measure, we recommend that you change that your password on the Winamp Forums. In addition, we recommend that you change your pass...

300 WebSite Rooted by The 077 ( Hamdi HaCker ) Tunisian HaCker List :  https://pastebin.com/JZqqRPY6 News Source : Hamdi HaCker | Via email

It has been an embarrassing week for security firm HBGary and its HBGary Federal offshoot. HBGary Federal CEO Aaron Barr thought he had unmasked the hacker hordes of Anonymous and was preparing to name and shame those responsible for co-ordinating the group's actions, including the denial-of-service attacks that hit MasterCard, Visa, and other perceived enemies of WikiLeaks late last year. When Barr told one of those he believed to be an Anonymous ringleader about his forthcoming exposé, the Anonymous response was swift and humiliating. HBGary's servers were broken into, its e-mails pillaged and published to the world, its data destroyed, and its website defaced. As an added bonus, a second site owned and operated by Greg Hoglund, owner of HBGary, was taken offline and the user registration database published. Over the last week, I've talked to some of those who participated in the HBGary hack to learn in detail how t Click Here to read Complete Story.....

The group of anonymous "hacktivists" that made headlines for online cyberattacks in December just released a bombshell online: a decrypted version of the same cyberworm that crippled Iran's nuclear power program. The ones and zeroes that make up the code called the Stuxnet worm -- described as the most sophisticated cyberweapon ever created -- were reportedly found when the faceless group hacked into the computers of HBGary, a U.S. security company that the anonymous collective viewed as an enemy. And the security experts spoke with said the leaked code was serious cause for concern. "There is the real potential that others will build on what is being released," Michael Gregg, chief operating officer of cybersecurity firm Superior Solutions. Gregg was quick to clarify that the group hasn't released the Stuxnet worm itself, but rather a decrypted version of it HBGary had been studying -- which could act almost like a building block for cybercrooks. "A...

The CBI will seek Pakistan government's help in identifying members of a hacker group 'VERGIL' operating from that country and was allegedly involved in defacing the official website of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) in 2010. Accepting a CBI plea, a Delhi court today issued a 'letter of request' to the department of justice in Pakistan forobtaining information and documents relating to the case. The agency had moved an application before chief metropolitan magistrate Vinod Yadav, who said he was satisfied that a case has been made out for issuing the 'letter of request'. "Considering the facts and the circumstances of the case in totality, in my opinion, CBI has been able to make out a good case for issuance of Letter of Request under section 166 (A) CrPC in favour of the department of justice in Pakistan for obtaining the information and documents," the CMM said. The CBI registered a case on the basis of a complaint recei...

After the 2011 Grammys, many people were left asking, " Who is Esperanza Spalding? " The little known jazz singer took home a 2011 Grammy for Best New Artist, beating out teen pop sensation Justin Bieber. Legions of Justin Bieber fans weren't too happy with the Esperanza Spalding Grammy win . Many took to Twitter to vent about how Justin Bieber should have won a Grammy. Other members of Bieber Nation hacked the Esperanza Spalding Wiki page. First, Esperanza Spalding's middle name was changed to " Quesadilla. " The bio on the Esperanza Spalding Wiki page said: " JUSTIN BIEBER DESERVED IT GO DIE IN A HOLE. WHO THE HECK ARE YOU ANYWAY? " Later, some Bieber hater wrote " HaHa Justin Bieber, you're just a little boy with no Grammy for Best New Artist. " Here is a Esperanza Spalding wiki hack photo

Facebook accounts are becoming favorite targets of hackers. If your account has been hacked, you could be in good company considering Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and French President Sarkozy have also been victims. Actually, thousands -- maybe millions -- of Facebook pages have been hacked. The hackers then use the accounts to send out erroneous messages to "friends." One of your friends seems to have sent you a video or awesome photo or link, and suggests you click on it. The computer screen tells you to log in again to see the video or photo or quiz. But as soon as you sign in,  you are giving your information to a hacking site, which now has your screen name and password.You probably would be suspicious of a strange e-mail in your inbox, but when you believe you are getting a link from a friend on a social network, you might not be so cautious. You have actually been caught by one of the most common forms of hacking called "phishing." Recently estimated ...

With Facebook playing a starring role in the revolts that toppled governments in Tunisia and Egypt, you might think the company's top executives would use this historic moment to highlight its role as the platform for democratic change. Instead, they really do not want to talk about it. The social media giant finds itself under countervailing pressures after the uprisings in the Middle East. While it has become one of the primary tools for activists to mobilize protests and share information, Facebook does not want to be seen as picking sides for fear that some countries — like Syria, where it just gained a foothold — would impose restrictions on its use or more closely monitor users, according to some company executives who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were discussing internal business. And Facebook does not want to alter its firm policy requiring users to sign up with their real identities. The company says this requirement protects its users fro...

 Days after Facebook and Twitter added fuel to a revolt in Egypt, the Obama administration plans to announce a new policy on Internet freedom, designed to help people get around barriers in cyberspace while making it harder for autocratic governments to use the same technology to repress dissent. The State Department's policy, a year in the making, has been bogged down by fierce debates over which projects it should support, and even more basically, whether to view the Internet primarily as a weapon to topple repressive regimes or as a tool that autocrats can use to root out and crush dissent. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who will lay out the policy in a speech on Tuesday, acknowledged the Internet's dual role in an address a year ago, and administration officials said she would touch on that theme again, noting how social networks were used by both protesters and governments in the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and other Arab countr...