Hacktivism

How do Cyber Criminals get away with Social Engineering Tricks – Infographic

In an earlier post, we had discussed various tricks that cyber criminals use to get what they want….

Classic lies you should not let a cyber criminal use on you

Cyber criminals can devise various ways to get what they want from you. Manipulating people into carrying out…

How safe are these apps for your kids?

Does your child have access to a Smartphone? Then it’s about time you know about certain apps that…

Why does Anonymous love Guy Fawkes Day so much?

Anonymous recently used YouTube to declare an impending attack on Zynga (and maybe Facebook) on Guy Fawkes Day….

Security news updates from the last week

AntiSec collects 12 million Apple UDIDs from hacked FBI laptop, FBI denies it! AntiSec, a hacker group associated…

Anonymous readying to stage Occupy India protests across all major cities on 9 June

Anonymous, the faceless worldwide hacktivist group, is staging a series of protests in India on June 9 as…

How to tell the difference between White-Hat, Grey-Hat and Black-Hat hackers

In the last post on hacktivism, we briefly mentioned three different types of hackers – white-hat hackers, grey-hat…

Future Watch I: The impending dangers of Hacktivism and political hacking

Hacktivism is a rising threat to cyber security that we are sure to see more of in the…