Penguin: Top LulzSec hacker an FBI informant

Top LulzSec hacker was FBI informant Leader of Anonymous-linked group helped investigators to identify fellow hackers, as five others charged in New York. Read full story. Phi Beta Iota:  The “estimates” of damages continue to be grotesquely inflated.  The various governments continue to focus on enforcing archaic laws rather than demanding the upgrade of archaic …

DefDog: NASA lost ‘full control’ to hackers, pwned 13 times last year

NASA lost ‘full control’ to hackers, pwned 13 times last year Houston still has a problem with security By John Leyden The Register, 5 March 2012 Cybercrooks broke into NASA’s computer systems 13 times last year gaining “full functional control” of important systems in the worse cases, according to the testimony before the US Congress …

Marcus Aurelius: Hackers to Attack Feds Over Manning?

Feds involved in Manning prosecution enter hackers’ crosshairs By Aliya Sternstein NextGov, 12/20/2011 A government-hired forensics specialist and an Army investigating officer could face online backlash from WikiLeaks supporters who are unhappy with this week’s prosecution of a U.S. soldier accused of releasing confidential government files to the anti-secrets website, a computer engineer affiliated with …

DefDog: 10 Year Old Hacker Whacks System Clocks

The most interesting part about this, that a 10 year old could do it. The government continues to look for “college graduates” to fill the ranks of their Cyber force without understanding that those individuals often lack the “spirit” that embodies the hacking community…… Ten-year old hacker finds vulnerabilities in mobile games Named CyFi, she …

Cofer Black: Hackers Evil, Pay Me… + Hackers RECAP

Cofer Black Says Threat Posed by Hackers Same as Pre-9/11 Terrorism Public Intelligence Net, 4 August 2011 not to be confused with Phi Beta Iota the Public Intelligence Blog Ex-CIA official sounds alarm about hackers’ next targets (CNN): The former director of the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center raised concerns Wednesday about an impending “code war” in …