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WikiLeaks exposes thousands of sources in written-password SNAFU

03
Sep
2011

The cone of silence over WikiLeaks’ thousands of sources – many of whose lives are at risk if identified – has been shattered, all thanks to the most mundane, all-too-human security screwup imaginable. To wit: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange wrote down the password on a piece of paper, and then forgot to change it later. […]

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CIA website brought down by DDoS attack, LulzSec hackers claim responsibility

16
Jun
2011

The CIA website at cia.gov is currently inaccessible, having apparently fallen foul of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack by hackers. Almost inevitably, fingers are pointing towards the notorious LulzSec hacktivist group who have made a name for themselves recently with a series of attacks against corporations, organisations and websites – sometimes forcing them offline, and […]

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