Anonymous is back
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02 June 2020

Anonymous is back


Seems to be a busy time

"Hacktivist" group Anonymous has returned from the shadows and is promising to expose the "many crimes" of the Minneapolis city's police to the world.

Hacker conspiracy award goes to Brian Kemp
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Sees hacks when sitting on security holes

Georgia governor, Republican Brian Kemp seems to have a problem with democratic party hackers.

Increased cloud use means more cloudy cyber attacks
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McAfee sees evil cloud

There is a  correlation between the increased use of cloud services and collaboration tools, such as Cisco WebEx, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Slack during the COVID-19 pandemic, along with an increase in cyber-attacks targeting the cloud.

Attacks on supercomputers were crypto miners
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You can get a lot of cryptocurrency from a supercomputer

It would appear that the attacks on a dozen supercomputers across Europe were carried out by crypto miners hoping to make a quick buck.

Someone is hacking European supercomputers
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Hawk and Archer laid low but not Dove

Supercomputers across Germany and the United Kingdom have been attacked by hackers, since January this year.

Thunderbolt enables hackers hard drive access
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All Thunderbolt-enabled PCs manufactured before 2019 affected

Vulnerabilities discovered in the Thunderbolt connection standard could allow hackers to access the contents of a locked laptop’s hard drive within minutes, according to an insecurity researcher from the Eindhoven University of Technology.

Apple denies you can hack an iPhone with a blank email
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The blood of Steve Jobs protects us from all evil

Fruity cargo cult Apple insists that there is “no evidence” a flaw in its email app for iPhones and iPads has been used against customers and there is no immediate risk to customers.

Hacking an iPhone is easy like Sunday morning
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Just send a blank email

A security outfit has discovered Apple’s software has been completely insecure for years.

Hackers flog zero day exploits for Zoom
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Home working creates new business

Hackers are flogging two critical vulnerabilities for the video conferencing software Zoom that would allow someone to hack users and spy on their calls.

Chinese hackers targeting Linux servers
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Penguin makes a change from bat

BlackBerry researchers found five Chinese hacker groups which have systematically targeted mostly Linux servers while remaining undetected for a decade.