More than 75,000 computer systems hacked in one of largest cyber attacks, security firm says
Hackers have broken into computer systems of nearly 2,500 organisations, including those of commercial and government entities worldwide, stealing large amount of confidential data, says a report.The hacking, which extensively comprised information of 68,000 corporate login credentials and online banking sites, was discovered in late January, according to US-based computer security firm NetWitness.Analyst.
NetWitness analysts discovered the “dangerous new ZeuS botnet (a malicious program) affecting 75,000 systems in 2,500 organizations around the world. It is now dubbed as Kneber botnet from the username linking the infected systems worldwide. NetWitness stated that the program collects credentials of online financial systems, social networking sites, and email systems from infected computers.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Cyber attacks:75,000 computer systems hacked
More than 75,000 computer systems hacked in one of largest cyber attacks, security firm says
Hackers have broken into computer systems of nearly 2,500 organisations, including those of commercial and government entities worldwide, stealing large amount of confidential data, says a report.The hacking, which extensively comprised information of 68,000 corporate login credentials and online banking sites, was discovered in late January, according to US-based computer security firm NetWitness.Analyst.
NetWitness analysts discovered the “dangerous new ZeuS botnet (a malicious program) affecting 75,000 systems in 2,500 organizations around the world. It is now dubbed as Kneber botnet from the username linking the infected systems worldwide. NetWitness stated that the program collects credentials of online financial systems, social networking sites, and email systems from infected computers.
Hackers have broken into computer systems of nearly 2,500 organisations, including those of commercial and government entities worldwide, stealing large amount of confidential data, says a report.The hacking, which extensively comprised information of 68,000 corporate login credentials and online banking sites, was discovered in late January, according to US-based computer security firm NetWitness.Analyst.
NetWitness analysts discovered the “dangerous new ZeuS botnet (a malicious program) affecting 75,000 systems in 2,500 organizations around the world. It is now dubbed as Kneber botnet from the username linking the infected systems worldwide. NetWitness stated that the program collects credentials of online financial systems, social networking sites, and email systems from infected computers.
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TCS Website Hacked, Domain Name Up For Sale
Indian software giant Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS) has witnessed the hijacking of its official website www.tcs.com. The hackers not only attacked the website but also allegedly changed its domain name and put it up for sale!
The hackers posted a "For Sale" message on the site, written both in French and English. The hack is believed to be a DNS Redirect rather than a full-fledged one. This is similar to the one that rocked Twitter last year
This attack raises a lot of questions on the Indian IT industry and the overall Internet security in the country. If top IT firms cannot create a hacker-proof website, what more can we say?
However, the website has now been restored and is working fine.
Source:http://www.techtree.com
Techtree News Staff, Feb 08, 2010 1800 hrs IST
TCS Website Hacked, Domain Name Up For Sale
Indian software giant Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS) has witnessed the hijacking of its official website www.tcs.com. The hackers not only attacked the website but also allegedly changed its domain name and put it up for sale!
The hackers posted a "For Sale" message on the site, written both in French and English. The hack is believed to be a DNS Redirect rather than a full-fledged one. This is similar to the one that rocked Twitter last year
This attack raises a lot of questions on the Indian IT industry and the overall Internet security in the country. If top IT firms cannot create a hacker-proof website, what more can we say?
However, the website has now been restored and is working fine.
Source:http://www.techtree.com
Techtree News Staff, Feb 08, 2010 1800 hrs IST
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ok I start this section today (2/21/2010). This is a news section related to only technology.
TCS Website Hacked, Domain Name Up For Sale
Indian software giant Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS) has witnessed the hijacking of its official website www.tcs.com. The hackers not only attacked the website but also allegedly changed its domain name and put it up for sale!
The hackers posted a "For Sale" message on the site, written both in French and English. The hack is believed to be a DNS Redirect rather than a full-fledged one. This is similar to the one that rocked Twitter last year
This attack raises a lot of questions on the Indian IT industry and the overall Internet security in the country. If top IT firms cannot create a hacker-proof website, what more can we say?
However, the website has now been restored and is working fine.
Source:http://www.techtree.com
Techtree News Staff, Feb 08, 2010 1800 hrs IST
TCS Website Hacked, Domain Name Up For Sale
Indian software giant Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS) has witnessed the hijacking of its official website www.tcs.com. The hackers not only attacked the website but also allegedly changed its domain name and put it up for sale!
The hackers posted a "For Sale" message on the site, written both in French and English. The hack is believed to be a DNS Redirect rather than a full-fledged one. This is similar to the one that rocked Twitter last year
This attack raises a lot of questions on the Indian IT industry and the overall Internet security in the country. If top IT firms cannot create a hacker-proof website, what more can we say?
However, the website has now been restored and is working fine.
Source:http://www.techtree.com
Techtree News Staff, Feb 08, 2010 1800 hrs IST
