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NullCrew hackers once again show their support for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. This time, they claim to have breached data.gov.uk – a UK government project that provides citizens with non-personal data which can be freely re-used. They published a 700 megabyte archive that holds numerous .cvs files which contain all sorts of information. Although we haven’t spotted any sensitive details in the massive leak, the website does have a login section, which may mean that user credentials might have been obtained by the hackers. Apparently, similar to other data breaches, the attackers exploited an SQL Injection vulnerability to gain access to the files. He have sent an inquiry to data.gov.uk representatives a few hours before this post was published, but so far they haven’t responded. Hopefully, they can confirm or deny the hackers’ claims and provide further explanations. Source: softpedia | @EduardKovacs

While organisations like the MPAA and RIAA get a lot of press for lobbying governments into taking down music and movie related file sharing sites, the US authorities have been targeting a new kind of piracy as well – app piracy. In a single swipe, the US government has taken down three websites involved with the distribution of copyright protected applications. These include: applanet.net, appbucket.net and snappzmarket.com. Visiting those pages now gives you the simple message below: This wasn’t just some local scuffle however. Most of the servers operating these websites were found to be overseas, so it ended up taking internaional cooperation to take them offline. Assistant attorney general Lanny Breur came forward to comment (via Wired ): “Software apps have become an increasingly essential part of our nation’s economy and creative culture, and the Criminal Division is committed to working with our law enforcement partners to protect the creators of these apps...

AFTER MICROSOFT ACQUIRING SKYPE FOR 8.5 BILLION DOLLARS AND PROCEEDING TO ADD BACK DOORS FOR GOVERNMENT TO THE PROGRAM, THE SOFTWARE HAS BEEN HACKED AND IT'S SOURCE CODE RELEASED Skype1.4_binaries http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/ 6442887 SkypeKit_sdk+runtimes_370_412.zip skypekit binaries for Windows and x86_Linux + SDK http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/ 7190651 / skype55_59_deobfuscated_binaries ( Windows ) http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/ 7238404 / http://twitter.com/57UN #Anonymous #Antisec #PoliceState #SecurityState #OpenSource  http://pastebay.net/1068196

The RaiseYourVoice Hacking Group (RYV) breaks the Lebanese silence, hacking Government's websites. To our dear "beloved" Lebanese Government, We are RYV, short for Raise Your Voice, and we are simply a group of people who could not bare sitting in silence, watching all the crimes and injustice going on in Lebanon. We will not be silenced and brainwashed by your media. We will not stop until the Lebanese people mobilize, demand their rights, and earn them. We will not stop until the standards of living are raised to where they should be in Lebanon. We will not stop until this government's self-made problems are solved, like the power shortage, water shortage, rise in gas prices and rise in food product prices. We are RYV, expect us to break the silence, whether in the streets or on the Internet. Silence is a crime. List of all defaced websites! http://www.cib.gov.lb http://www.hcp.gov.lb http://www.presidencyinfo.gov.lb http://www.isc.gov.l...

@AnonymousChina Hackers taking down and defacing various Chinese government web sites. Hack is the part of operation #GlobalRevolution by Anonymous.   The page is like other defacements with ASCII text, a message to the government in question and other Anonymous trademarks. This defacement is far more entertaining than past hacks, however, because they autoplay The Who’s classic song Baba O’Riley. Also it have one Chinese phrase, “患难见真情.” According to Google Translate, it means “ A friend in need is a friend indeed .”   Deface sites include :  http://www.qnwqdj.gov.cn/ http://www.dzwqb.gov.cn/ http://www.bbdj.gov.cn/ http://tygtzy.gov.cn/index.php   And with this, Hackers also leak the database info of http://www.wnpop.gov.cn/ and http://www.meda.gov.cn. Leaks are posted on Pastebin 1 and 2 .     Source: thehackernews.com  

  For years, we have discussed the importance of appropriate cyber strategy and the necessity to preside over the main  critical infrastructures  to defend them from  cyber threats  of any kind and in our imagination we have always considered the US as a country at the forefront. While the cyber security experts analyze the progress made ​​in countries like  Russia  and  China  and emerging realities like  India  and  Iran , they alert us regarding the vulnerabilities of the main U.S. structures. This time to worry U.S. security experts is the state of its computer networks that have been penetrated by foreign spies several times exposing sensible information. The success of the cyber attacks, according the declarations of the network experts, is due the US infrastructure status that are protected by obsolete defense systems unable to fight against continuos incursions. Speaking before the Senate Armed Servic...

Maharashtra police said, websites of more than 46 educational institutions and 31 government websites based in the district were allegedly hacked by a group reportedly based in Pakistan. KhantastiC, a hacker who claimed to be a part of Pakistan Net Army (PNA) reported on 'zone-h.net' the number of 'Rajasthan.gov.in' domain named websites hacked by him since January 16, 2012. Muslim Liberation Army (MLA), an obscure group said to .be based in Lahore, allegedly hacked into  46 educational institutions websites. Cyber Crime Branch has launched investigations after receiving complaints in this regard. via: thehackernews.com

The official website of the US Census Bureau (census.gov), the government organization that gathers demographic and economic data, was hacked by members of r00tw0rm and inj3ct0r, the hackers obtaining what they call a “secret zip file.” A Pastebin file reveals a sample of the data they obtained from the agency’s servers, including table names and columns. According to the hackers, this hack was performed to attract the attention of the site’s administrators and determine them to patch up the security holes, but also to show their support for AntiSec . The same hacker collectives managed to gain access to a NASA subdomain, obtaining 6 gigabytes worth of information. They took the time to notify the Space Administration of the vulnerability and leaked only part of the database to prove that they possess the data. Source: news.softpedia.com

Anonymous, the hacker collective, has taken down the websites of Greece's prime minister, the police and parliament as violence erupted again in Athens against austerity measures approved by parliament. "TANGO DOWN: Hellenic Republic Ministry of Citizen Protection -ydt.gr #Anonymous #Syntagma #Greece #12fgr," tweeted anon YourAnonnews on Twitter, announcing the defacement. Lawmakers voted 199 to 74 in favour of the bill that imposes harsh new austerity measures in return for a €130 billion (£110bn) new bailout agreement to shave the country's national debt. A total of 37 lawmakers from the majority Socialists and conservative New Democracy party voted against the party line, abstained or voted present. More than 100,000 protesters marched to parliament to rally against the cuts and violence broke out in major cities when news of the vote came through. At least 45 businesses were damaged by fire. Fifty police officers were injured and at least 55 protesters were t...