Hackers ‘Sandworm’ NATO, Incite Pakistan-India Cyber-rattling and Save Nude Snapchats
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Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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Pakistan Hacktivists Return Fire after Indian Hacktivists Breach Political Party Site
A day after the Pakistan People's Party’s website was hacked by an Indian group, Pakistan hackers defiled the Press Club of India site.
Bhutto Family Scion Incites Hacktivism with Land Grab Remarks
Netizens did not like a proclamation by Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari that he, the son of the country’s ‘first family,’ would take back all of Kashmir from India.
Ham Radio Operator Group Hacked for No Apparent Reason
A Web server at the national association for amateur radio, called ARRL, was breached by an unknown entity. Mike Keane, the organization’s information technology manager, said there is no reason for alarm.
Russians Suspected of Using ‘Sandworm” to Wriggle into NATO
A cyberspy group breached a North Atlantic Treaty Organization system and targeted Ukrainian and Polish government agencies.
App That Saves Snapchat Snaps Has Lost ‘Em
Users of Snapchat, which makes messages and photos go poof after seconds, are sometimes more at ease taking supposedly temporary nude selfies. They shouldn’t be.
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