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LulzSec

Alleged LulzSec hacker Hammond pleads innocent

Dan Kaplan May 14, 2012

Accused Stratfor hacker Jeremy Hammond plans to fight the charges filed against him for the devastating breach of the global affairs firm.

News briefs: The latest news from Apple, Verizon and more

May 01, 2012

News briefs: The latest news from Apple, Verizon, CrowdStrike, FTC and more

LulzSec hacker reverses guilty plea for Sony Pictures attack

Dan Kaplan April 05, 2012

An accused member of the hacktivist group LulzSec pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Los Angeles to charges of hacking into the systems of Sony Pictures Entertainment, according to reports.

News briefs: LulzSec head worked with FBI, Sony breached, and more

Staff Report April 02, 2012

News briefs: LulzSec head Sabu worked with FBI, Extension in DNSChanger servers, Sony breached again, and more

LulzSec redux dumps data after raiding military dating site

Dan Kaplan March 27, 2012

Hackers calling themselves "LulzSec Reborn" have claimed responsibility for two breaches that resulted in the dumping of personal information.

Verizon: Hacktivists reigned supreme in 2011

Dan Kaplan March 22, 2012

Traditionally known for defacing websites and knocking them offline, so-called hacktivists stepped up their game last year and were responsible for a majority of data stolen in breaches, according to an annual study from Verizon.

Claims over entrapment, FBI-enabled hacks fly after arrests

Dan Kaplan March 07, 2012

As the news settles that a trusted member of Anonymous was actually an FBI informant, some are wondering whether his FBI handlers went too far when trying to gather evidence about other suspected hackers.

Anonymous hacker-turned-informant helps feds arrest five

Dan Kaplan March 06, 2012

Sabu, an Anonymous/LulzSec/AntiSec hacker beloved by many across the world, has spent the last nine months providing information to the FBI. What does this mean to the future of the hacktivist movement?

News briefs: The latest from the Google, Anonymous and others

Staff Report March 01, 2012

News briefs: The latest from the PCI Security Standards Council, Google, Anonymous, Facebook and others...

RSA Conference 2012: CloudFlare's three weeks with LulzSec

Dan Kaplan February 29, 2012

A cloud-based start-up counted Lulz Security as a customer for three weeks last June, and the company's CEO took to the stage at the RSA Conference to recount what went down.

Hacktivist-led DDoS is now the most common type, study finds

Dan Kaplan February 08, 2012

DDoS attackers motivated by social or political purposes are more common than conventional criminals out for financial gain, concluded a new report from Arbor Networks.

FBI call gives clues into Anonymous, LulzSec probes

Dan Kaplan February 03, 2012

Security experts believe a member of Anonymous hacked into the email account of a law enforcement official, which provided them the credentials necessary to eavesdrop on an FBI-led conference call.

Can Anonymous force its victims to reconsider their actions?

Dan Kaplan January 31, 2012

Hugh Thompson, an adjunct professor at Columbia and program committee chairman of the RSA Conference, got me thinking that, in the face of hacktivism, security these days also means deliberating business practices.

Hacktivists expose personal info of T-Mobile staff

Greg Masters January 17, 2012

T-Mobile was hit on Saturday with a hacktivist attack, which resulted in the publication of personal information of some 80 of the wireless communications provider's employees.

Mobile malware, "whaling" top challenges of 2011, says IBM report

Greg Masters September 30, 2011

Basic network security is not just a technical problem, but rather a complex business challenge, according to a new report from IBM.

Alleged 'Anonymous 14' plead innocent to PayPal DDoS

Angela Moscaritolo September 02, 2011

Fourteen individuals believed to be part of the hacktivist group Anonymous plead not guilty in federal court in San Jose, Calif on Thursday to charges of participating in an attack against PayPal.

AntiSec hackers target another military contractor

Greg Masters August 19, 2011

In another swipe at the FBI, AntiSec hacktivists posted private data from defense contractor Vanguard Defense Industries.

Lawmaker requests McAfee briefing to discuss Shady RAT

Dan Kaplan August 11, 2011

A California congresswoman has requested a meeting with McAfee's head researcher and his team following the security company's release last week of a 14-page report chronicling a persistent hacking campaign affecting some 50 U.S. organizations.

AntiSec hackers release cache of police data

Angela Moscaritolo August 08, 2011

The leak, dubbed "Shooting Sherifs Saturday," contains more than 10 GB of stolen data belonging to sheriff's offices for mostly rural towns across the country.

Operation Shady Rat reveals vulnerability to cyber intrusion

Greg Masters August 03, 2011

A new McAfee report details a massive attack, ongoing for at least five years, that has targeted corporations, governments and even tiny nonprofits.

LulzSec member Topiary charged, released on bail

Dan Kaplan August 01, 2011

The hacker who authorities believe is a key member of the LulzSec online activist group was formally charged on Sunday.

Sweat the small stuff: A sound information security posture includes the old and the new

Ron Baklarz, CISO of Amtrak August 01, 2011

A sound information security posture includes the old but effective combination of security infused at the people, process and technology levels, says Ron Baklarz, CISO of Amtrak.

It's time to tell clients the truth

David Maynor is co-founder and CTO of Errata Security August 01, 2011

What customers want to hear is that they can solve any problem by simply writing out a purchase order. And we in the security industry are all too happy to accept the purchase order for our devices, software and services. But...

LulzSec spokesman Topiary arrested in Scotland

Dan Kaplan July 27, 2011

The days of LulzSec could be numbered, as a key member of the small hacktivist group has been arrested, authorities in the U.K. said Wednesday.

FBI charges Anonymous members with PayPal DDoS

Dan Kaplan July 19, 2011

The FBI has rounded up more than a dozen Anonymous members who demonstrated their support for WikiLeaks last December by launching DDoS attacks against PayPal's website.

The case for articulating security risk in a down economy

Patricia Titus, vice president and chief information security officer, Unisys July 12, 2011

Despite an astonishing sequence of breaches this year, expect business executives to remain tight with their purse strings, unless security professionals can accurately convey risk.

Can LulzSec and Anonymous forge a turning point?

Lysa Myers, director of research, West Coast Labs June 30, 2011

If something positive can come from a recent call by two hacking groups to expose corruption at governments and corporations, perhaps a fundamental change in cybersecurity can be it.

LulzSec sailing off will not curb number of breaches

Dan Kaplan June 27, 2011

Security professionals should find little comfort in the announcement over the weekend that LulzSec was folding up shop following an unprecedented, two-month-long hacking spree that left a trail of disruption and embarrassment across multiple industries.

Suspected LulzSec member arrested, in custody in London

Angela Moscaritolo June 21, 2011

Police believe they have apprehended a major cog in the LulzSec hacking collective's wheel, but the group said the suspect was, at best, a fringe associate.