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Sun website 1000's users data stolen Britain's Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid The Sun has sent a message to readers warning them that computer hackers may have published their data online after an attack on the paper's website last month. News International, News Group's parent company, issued a statement that said: " We take customer data extremely seriously and are working with the relevant authorities to resolve this matter.We are directly contacting any customer affected by this. " Hacking group LulzSec claimed responsibility for the cyber attack, which forced Murdoch's British papers to pull their websites and culminated in The Sun's site being replaced with a hoax story reporting the mogul had died. The company said it had reported the matter to the police and the Information Commissioner. The stolen information is believed to include names, addresses, dates of birth, email addresses and phone numbers. No financial or password data was comprom...

Italian Intelligence Agency CNAIPIC steals sensitive data from Indian Embassy Sensitive defence information appears to have been stolen from the Indian embassy here by an Italian intelligence agency during the past two years. If the documents released by Anonymous Hackers are to be believed, the Italian cyber police - National Anti-Crime Computer Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CNAIPIC) - was widely hacking Indian embassy's letters with Russian defence firms. Leaked Data which include the letters between the Indian embassy's Air Wing and a local company supplying spares for military aircraft. Izvestia said Italian cyber police had hacked on June 22, 2010 Deputy Air Attache D S Shekhavat's correspondence with Aviazapchast, a company specialising in the supply of aviation spares, complaining about delays in the shipment of 15 helicopter engines. A reply from the Aviazapchast representative in India written on the same day was also hacked by the CNAIPIC...

On 4th August SAP systems will be hacked on internet in BlackHat USA 2011 On the 4th of august at the world largest technical security conference - BlackHat USA 2011, which will take place in Las Vegas, SAP security expert and CTO of ERPScan Alexander Polyakov will show how any malicious attacker can get access to the systems running on SAP via Internet using new critical vulnerability. SAP systems are used in more than 100 000 world companies to handle business-critical data and processes. Almost in each company from Forbes 500 system data are set for the handling of any process beginning from purchasing, human resources and financial reporting and ending with communication with other business systems. Thus receiving an access by the malicious attacker leads to complete control over the financial flow of the company, which can be used for espionage, sabotage and fraudful actions against hacked company. The given attack is possible due to dangerous vulnerability of the new type, ...

30 China Government Sites Hacked By Hitcher Pakistani Hacker with code name " Hitcher " today hit 30 China Government websites as listed below : Hacker deface all these domains and Mirror of every defacement is available  here .  In past,  LUMS University Database was also Hacked By Hitcher.

Anonymous and Lulzsec stand for Jake Davis with #FreeTopiary Operation Two Days before Accused LulzSec hacker "Topiary" was got arrested and today he released on bail . Jake Davis, an 18-year-old from the Shetland Islands, was released on bail after being charged with five offences relating to computer attacks and break-ins by the LulzSec and Anonymous hacking groups. In his support today all Anonymous and Lulzsec hackers stand together once again with a new operation #FreeTopiary on Twitter. Anonymous Call everyone for Show their support to @atopiary  on IRC Chat . Anonymous also call for Anonymous Legal Help also. Quotes from Various Supporters : 1.) FreeTopiary an idea is the seed of human kind. 2.) Make no mistake, Topiary is a political prisoner. 3.) I love how kids are the ones showing multimillion/billion security companies how insecure they are... 4.) You cannot arrest an idea. UPDATE : Press Release for Opearation #FreeTopiary...