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There was an incident that a group claiming to be the cyber hacker or hacktivist group Anonymous has threatened Dahabshiil an international funds transfer company and the leading bank in Somalia, but the international funds transfer company based in the Middle East, says Anonymous was not responsible for the attack on its banking systems. According to the report, The group alleged it was the hacktivist group Anonymous, and threatened to destroy Dahabshiil within two months if the company did not stop what the group alleged as supporting terrorist organizations and terrorists in Somalia and across the world. A group claiming to be Anonymous published thousands of account numbers, names and details online. The hackers claimed it had installed " cyber bombs " within financial institutions around the world and threatened to trigger them if the Dahabshiil did not confess within two months. In the statement the Anonymous group released, the group alleged that it was investig...

A researcher specializing in smart grids has released an open-source tool designed to assess the security of smart meters. Dubbed ' Termineter ,' the framework would allow users, such as grid operators and administrators, to test smart meters for vulnerabilities. It claims will let security researchers and penetration testers verify the security of electric utility smart meters being installed in millions of homes around the country. Termineter uses the serial port connection that interacts with the meter's optical infrared interface to give the user access to the smart meter's inner workings. The user interface is much like the interface used by the Metasploit penetration testing framework. It relies on modules to extend its testing capabilities. Spencer McIntyre, of the SecureState Research & Innovation Team, will perform the first live public demonstration of the Termineter framework during his presentation, "How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Sma...

Security firm Zimperium developer of Android app zANTI (Android application Toolkit) now have World Best Hacker " Kevin Mitnick " in their Team. In a Press Release , Itzhak “Zuk” Avraham said " Zimperium is honored and excited to announce our newest member of the advisory board, world renowned hacker Kevin Mitnick.We are thrilled to have Kevin on board and feel that his leadership and consultancy will help Zimperium to get to the next level,through corporate efficiency, brand recognition and better quality solutions for our clients! " Zimperium Ltd. is a privately owned start-up located in Tel Aviv, Israel; whichdesigns and develops cutting edge Intellectual Property in the field ofinformation security and mobile technology. The company was founded in 2010. " Mobile devices are the new target-rich environment. Based on lessons learned in the early days of the personal computer,businesses should adopt a proactive approach to mobile security so they don'...

There have been numerous public statements made about WikiLeaks and its editor-in-chief Julian Assange that are factually inaccurate.Prime Minister Julia Gillard said about WikiLeaks, "It's illegal." Attorney General Nicola Roxon said my son "fled Sweden." The media repeatedly states, "Assange is charged or facing charges" in relation to Swedish sex allegations. If you want to know  The Truth About Julian Assange And Wikileaks , Please read our previous Story " One Man Fights for 7 Billion People, One Mother Battles to Wake Them Up " Letter is as below, To read complete Press Release ( Click Here) Dear Member of Parliament, We (Wikileaks Australian Citizens Alliance) are writing to you on behalf of Christine Assange, (Julian Assange's mother) who is currently in the UK, waiting for the UK Supreme Court Ruling on her son's appeal against extradition to Sweden. This ruling will be handed down later today (EST) and we, like Chris...

About 20 percent of Microsoft Account logins are found on lists of compromised credentials in the wake of hack attacks on other service providers, Eric Doerr, Group Program Manager for Microsoft's Account system said . A significant proportion of compromised credentials Microsoft sees from other services have the same username and password on the Microsoft account system (formerly Windows Live ID) logins, which cover services such as Hotmail, Messenger and SkyDrive. These logins have not been compromised from the Microsoft server, but are instead based on login information leaked from other sites. " These attacks shine a spotlight on the core issue people reuse passwords between different websites ," he said. Microsoft regularly gets lists of compromised third-party login details from ISPs, law enforcement and vendors, as well as from lists published on the internet by hackers, according to Doerr. This information is checked against Microsoft login details using an auto...