Cybercrime, Terrorism

War on Terrorism in the Dark Web

Anonlogo
Anonymous logo from official Twitter account. https://twitter.com/opparisofficial

“ISIS, we will hunt you and take down your sites, accounts, emails and expose you. From now on, there is no safe place for you online. You will be treated like a virus and we are the cure.”   This is the message from hacker group Anonymous reported on November 21, 2015.

Continue reading “War on Terrorism in the Dark Web”

Crime & Courts, Cybercrime

500K bounty on Ashley Madison Hacker

ashleymadisonmoney

A news was conference held on Monday August 24, 2015 to offer a $500,000 reward to anyone who identifies the hackers that released private data from the Ashley Madison website.  The repercussions of this security breach has spread all over the world.  At least two suicides have been directly connected to this computer attack.

Continue reading “500K bounty on Ashley Madison Hacker”

Crime & Courts, Cybercrime

Hired Cyberhacker attacks Rutgers University computer system

Exfocus

It is being reported on August 23, 2015 that a cyberhacker who calls himself, Exfocus, has repeatedly attacked the computer infrastructure of Rutgers University.  The disruptions have taken down their website four times in the past year.  Exfocus has also taunted Rutgers on social media, saying, “I’m fairly certain I could run circles around all of you with my eyes closed, and one leg amputated.”

Continue reading “Hired Cyberhacker attacks Rutgers University computer system”

Crime & Courts

Hackers expose infidelity website Ashley Madison

ashleymadison

A group of hackers calling themselves ‘the Impact Group’ have breached a website catering to cheating spouses.  Ashley Madison’s  motto “Life is short.  Have an affair” boasts having almost 40 million anonymous members.  Now the private data of the users has been laid bare.

Continue reading “Hackers expose infidelity website Ashley Madison”