[ISN] Tipsters exposed after South Africa's national police force hacked

2013-05-24 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/23/saps_anon_hack/ By John Leyden The Register 23rd May 2013 The identities of more than 15,000 South Africans who reported crimes or provided tip-offs to the police have been exposed following an attack on a SAPS (South African Police Service) website.

[ISN] 'Anonymous' a little less so, thanks to Israeli hackers

2013-05-24 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.timesofisrael.com/anonymous-a-little-less-so-thanks-to-israeli-hackers/ By DAVID SHAMAH The Times of Israel May 24, 2013 After April’s largely unsuccessful campaign by Anonymous and Arab hackers, #OpIsrael, to “remove Israel from the Internet,” a second round of hack attacks

[ISN] Should the U.S. allow companies to ‘hack back’ against foreign cyber spies?

2013-05-24 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/23/should-the-u-s-allow-companies-to-hack-back-against-foreign-cyber-spies/ By Max Fisher The Washington Post May 23, 2013 Foreign hackers do remarkable damage by breaking into American companies, stealing intellectual property worth

[ISN] US government has no idea how to wage cyberwar: Ranum

2013-05-24 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.zdnet.com/us-government-has-no-idea-how-to-wage-cyberwar-ranum-715840/ By Michael Lee ZDNet.com May 24, 2013 Military strategies and tactics that may work in the physical world do not have a place in guiding cyberwarfare, and those that attempt to use them demonstrate a key

[ISN] Iran Hacks Energy Firms, U.S. Says

2013-05-24 Thread InfoSec News
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323336104578501601108021968.html By SIOBHAN GORMAN and DANNY YADRON The Wall Street Journal May 23, 2013 WASHINGTON -- Iranian-backed hackers have escalated a campaign of cyberassaults against U.S. corporations by launching infiltration and