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10 Lessons learnt from Kim Dotcom Article Cross Post from InternetServices. Kim Dotcom, a hacker that was able to take his knowledge and create a site called Megaupload, was recently arrested due to alleged copyright infringement allegations. Even though he was the top dog in the company, he did not commit these crimes alone, and many other key players were also arrested in the wake of these crimes. Unfortunately, while this guy is obviously intelligent, he should have been using those brains for good instead of evil. However it wasn't all bad, and some good did come from it. Check out 10 things the Internet learned from Kim Dotcom. Cyberlocker technology: This has also been referred to as a 'cloud storage infrastructure'. Basically this technology allowed you to store files that were too large to e-mail for free on the Internet. For instance, you could upload a big long wedding video and your family could go there to download it at no charge. If they wanted to watch it or downlo...

ServerPro Web Hosting Defaced by Team L0g!cs Web hosting provider ServerPro has been compromised and completely defaced by hacking group named " Team L0g!cs ". ServerPro boasts to have over 200,000 clients over a 10 year stand. Shown Defacement page that showcases information about the hack and the group behind the attack, along with some nice ambient music. The attackers were even nice enough to leave behind a contact email in case you have any questions. While writing this Post , Google showing " Warning,  found malware on the site " on the homepage, as shown below: If we Proceed by ignoring the warning, Visitors can see Deface Page still on the page.

FBI charge Anonymous for stealing CC worth $700000 in  Stratfor attack The FBI has revealed that there were $700,000 worth of fraudulent credit card charges after hacktivist group Anonymous stole nearly 200 gigabytes of data, including credit card numbers, from security firm Stratfor. Anonymous hacked Stratfor back in December and fed the resulting emails to Wikileaks for publication. Anonymous stole a large amount of user names and passwords, in addition to some 60,000 credit card records, after exploiting vulnerabilities to reach Stratfor's servers. At the time, Anonymous said it would use the credit cards to make charitable donations money that would obviously never see the hands of the needy. FBI's Milan Patel said that the $700,000 figure " does not reflect any of the charges that may have been incurred on cards associated with the Stratfor Hack for which records have not yet been reviewed ." In addition to the credit card numbers and other personally identifiab...

Vatican Radio hacked by Anonymous Hackers The hacktivist group Anonymous has taken down the Vatican's website for a second time. The attack is part of the organization's recent declaration of war against religion. The personal data of journalists at Vatican radio was leaked online and the Vatican's website hacked for the second time in several days both attacks believed to be the work of the amorphous Internet activist group Anonymous. Unlike the first hack , which appeared to be a typical Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, this one is more than just taking down the website. Vatican officials declined to discuss the breach while the attack was still under way. " We regret having to announce that your systems are less secure than what you would like to believe, because, while the hype was directed toward the darkening of vatican.va, we took the liberty to implement a small incursion into your systems, " the statement reads. Anonymous justified its attack by...

Another  DDOS tool  from Anonymous  -  HOIC A new DDoS tool from Anonymous called high-orbit ion canon or HOIC come into light. Attackers are constantly changing their tactics and tools in response to defender's actions. HOIC is an Windows executable file. Once started, you will be presented with the following GUI screen. If the attacker clicks on the + sign under TARGETS they get another pop-up box where you can specify target data. The attacker can then specify the following Target data. After the attacker clicks on the Add button, they are taken back to the main screen. The attacker can then adjust the THREADS number if desired to further increase the strength of the attack. When they are ready to lauch the attack, they click on the "FIRE TEH LAZER!" button. LOIC had both TCP and UDP DDoS attacks in addition to HTTP attacks were as HOIC is strictly an HTTP DoS tool. The real difference, or enhancement, that HOIC has over LOIC is its us...