Russia attacks Ukraine with cyber weapon, Snake

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Dozens of computer networks in Ukraine have been infected by an aggressive new cyber weapon called <a href="http://www.hackerschronicle.com/search/label/Snake" target="_blank">Snake</a>, according to expert analysis.<br />
 The cyber weapon has been increasingly used since the start of this year, even before protests that led to the overthrow of president Viktor Yanukovych, British-based <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_Systems" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BAE Systems</a> said in a report published Friday.<br />
 The complex composition of <a href="http://www.hackerschronicle.com/search/label/Snake" target="_blank">Snake</a> bears similarities with <a href="http://www.hackerschronicle.com/search/label/Stuxnet" target="_blank">Stuxnet</a>, the <a href="http://www.hackerschronicle.com/search/label/Malwares" target="_blank">malware</a> that disrupted Iran's nuclear facilities in 2010.<br />
Snake—also known as Ouroboros after the serpent in Greek mythology—gives remote attackers "full remote access to the compromised system", BAE said.<br />
Because it can stay inactive for a number of days, it is extremely hard to detect.
Although its origins are unclear, its developers appear to operate it in the same timezone as Moscow—GMT plus four hours—and some <a href="http://www.hackerschronicle.com/search/label/Russian%20Hackers" target="_blank">Russian</a> text is embedded into the code, BAE says.
BAE has identified 14 cases of Snake in Ukraine since the start of 2014, compared to eight cases in the whole of 2013. In all there have been 32 reported cases in <a href="http://www.hackerschronicle.com/search/label/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> since 2010, out of 56 worldwide.<br />
 Nigel Inkster, who until 2006 was the head of operations and intelligence at Britain's MI6 foreign intelligence agency, said Russia was most likely behind the cyber-attacks on Ukraine.<br />
"If you look at it in probabilistic terms... then the list of suspects boils down to one, he told the Financial Times.
"Until recently the Russians have kept a low profile, but there's no doubt in my mind that they can do the full scope of cyber attacks, from denial of service to the very, very sophisticated."</div>

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Personal info of 12 million KT customers Leaked

3/08/2014 The Hackers Chronicle 0

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Two men have been arrested in connection with the massive KT Corp. data breach that resulted in the theft of personal and financial information of some 12 million customers of the South Korean telecom giant.<br />
According to the <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/06/business/south-korea-telecoms-hackers" target="_blank">CNN</a>, one of the arrested men, a 29-year-old surnamed Kim, was a hacker who broke into the company's computer system with customized hacking software and extracted customer information such as names, resident registration numbers and bank account information.<br />
The initial breach apparently happened in February 2013, and he has been extracting the data ever since. He allegedly sold it to a 37-year-old man surnamed Park, a telemarketing business owner that used the information to credibly impersonate a KT Corp. employee in order to sell cell phones.<br />
Another man has been arrested but almost immediately released.<br />
Apparently, in the last year, they managed to earn themselves nearly $11 million through this scheme.<br />
KT is cooperating with the police as the investigation continues, and will be forced to set up a website its users can visit to check whether their information has been compromised, the Yonhap News Agency <a href="http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2014/03/07/17/0501000000AEN20140307000900320F.html" target="_blank">reported</a>.<br />
The South Korean Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning is warning potentially affected users to be on the lookout for phishing emails impersonating the company and taking advantage of the situation to make them share more personal details.
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Russian Defence Hacked, 500+MB Data Leaked

3/06/2014 The Hackers Chronicle 0

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Today Russian hacktivist <a href="https://twitter.com/Rucyborg" target="_blank">Rucyborg</a> has announced a big leak of files from Russian Defence Export ROSOBORONEXPORT (<a href="http://www.roe.ru/" target="_blank">http://www.roe.ru/</a>).<br />
The leak was announced just a short time ago from twitter and has been posted to <a href="https://www.cyberguerrilla.org/blog/?p=17581" target="_blank">cyberguerrilla</a>. The leaked files are just the first part of a few to come from the Russian government.<br />
The attacks have been carried out due to the recent drama Putin is causing and the Russian hackers have stated they do not want any war all they want to do is expose Putin and his government for what they are.<br />
they have also stated that leaks from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi" target="_blank">Sukhoi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oboronprom" target="_blank">Oboronprom</a>, <a href="http://eng.gazflot.ru/" target="_blank">Gazflot</a>, <a href="http://eng.gazflot.ru/" target="_blank">Rusal</a> and others.<br />
The leaked data has been uploaded to <a href="http://bayfiles.net/file/18nWT/NHiWky/rusarms.rar" target="_blank">bayfiles</a> as a 488MB rar file and a <a href="http://bayfiles.net/file/18nWT/NHiWky/rusarms.rar">preview</a> of the leaked documents has also been provided.<br />
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Bitcoin Bank Hacked, Theft of $6,20,000

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Flexcoin, famous for making <a href="http://www.hackerschronicle.com/search/label/Bitcoin" target="_blank">bitcoin</a> banking as easy as regular banking, is no more. The company shut its doors on Tuesday morning after hackers stole 896 bitcoins (nearly $620,000) from its vault on Sunday. And the most unsettling thing? That wasn't even the only bitcoin heist last weekend.<br />
To <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Flexcoin" target="_blank">Flexcoin's</a> credit, it wasn't completely cleaned out by hackers. Hackers did clean out Flexcoin's hot wallet, but an undisclosed number of bitcoins in cold storage were untouched. "Cold storage" simply means that the bitcoins were kept in computers <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Cold_storage" target="_blank">not connected to the internet</a>, an extra level of security for which customers pay an extra 0.5 percent. Flexcoin will give those bitcoins back to customers. Those whose bitcoins were stolen are, well, they're shit out of luck because bitcoins aren't insured like good ol' greenbacks are in most banks.<br />
If this sounds like a familiar story, that's because it is. On Tuesday, another bitcoin firm called <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=499580" target="_blank">Polonix</a> also admitted that hackers broke in and stole 12.5 percent of its reserves, though it plans on replenishing the lost 'coin itself. And who could forget the infamous implosion of Mt.Gox, the Japan-based bitcoin exchange that filed for bankruptcy last week and announced that $424 million worth of cryptocurrency was lost and gone forever. Those just a couple of the major heists and boondoggles on a growing list of heists and boondoggles.<br />
But what do you expect. The burgeoning bitcoin industry is famously unstable and <a href="http://www.hackerschronicle.com/search/label/Vulnerability" target="_blank">vulnerable</a>. Sure, it's an exciting idea for the sake of liberty and anarchy and whatever! It's just not the safest way to store your money right now, is all.</div>

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Vulnerability in Android Jelly Bean and Kitkat

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The researchers at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Computer_Emergency_Response_Team" target="_blank">CERT-IN</a>, the Indian governments agency that monitors cyber threats, issued the advisory about the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vpn" target="_blank">VPN</a> flaw a few days ago.<br />
A critical flaw has been detected in the virtual private network offered by <a href="http://www.hackerschronicle.com/search/label/Android">Android</a> operating systems in the Indian cyberspace leading to hijack of personal data of users.<br />
Internet security sleuths have alerted consumers of this web-based service to guard against the spread of this <a href="http://www.hackerschronicle.com/search/label/Malwares" target="_blank">virus</a> which affects computer systems and mobile phones using the Android system.<br />
The suspicious activity has been noticed in two Android versions: 4.3 known as '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Jelly_Bean#Android_4.1_Jelly_Bean_.28API_level_16.29" target="_blank">Jelly Bean</a>' and the latest version 4.4 called '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Jelly_Bean#Android_4.4_KitKat_.28API_level_19.29" target="_blank">KitKat</a>'.<br />
"A critical flaw has been reported in Android's (<a href="http://www.hackerschronicle.com/search/label/VPN" target="_blank">virtual private network</a>) VPN implementation, affecting Android version 4.3 and 4.4 which could allow an attacker to bypass active VPN configuration to redirect secure VPN communications to a third party server or disclose or hijack unencrypted communications", said CERT-In in a latest advisory to users of this network.<br />
VPN technology is used to create an encrypted tunnel into a private network over public Internet. Organisations and group of people use such connections to enable employees or acquaintances to securely connect to enterprise networks from remote locations through multiple kinds of devices like laptops, desktops, mobiles and tablets.<br />
The agency said the current malicious application is capable of diverting the VPN traffic "to a different network address" and successful exploitation of this issue "could allow attackers to capture entire communication originating from affected device".<br />
"It is noted that not all applications are encrypting their network communication. Still there is a possibility that attacker could possibly capture sensitive information from the affected device in plain text like email addresses, IMEI number, SMSes, installed applications", the advisory said.<br />
Cyber experts said that this anomaly could only lead to capture and viewing the data which is in plain text and Android applications directly connecting to the server using SSL will not be affected. Websites which use 'https' in their URL will also be safe. The cyber agency has also suggested some counter measures to beat this threat.<br />
"Apply appropriate updates from original equipment manufacturer, do not download and install application from untrusted sources, maintain updated mobile security solution or <a href="http://www.hackerschronicle.com/search/label/Mobile">mobile</a> <a href="http://www.hackerschronicle.com/search/label/Anti%20Virus" target="_blank">anti-virus</a> solutions on the device, exercise caution while visiting trusted or untrusted URLs and do not click on the URLs received via SMS or email unexpectedly from trusted or received from untrusted users", are some of the combat techniques which have been suggested by the agency.</div>

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Cisco offers $300k for security solutions

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Cisco has launched a new competition and is calling on "visionaries, innovators, and implementers" to propose practical solutions for issues affecting security of the Internet of Things.<br />
"We’re connecting more of our world every day through smart, IP-enabled devices ranging from home appliances, healthcare devices, and industrial equipment. These new connected devices are offering new ways to share information and are changing the way we live," says Christopher Young, senior VP for the security group at <a href="http://www.hackerschronicle.com/search/label/Cisco">Cisco</a>.<br />
"Yet, as our connected lives grow and become richer, the need for a new security model becomes even more critical. It requires that we work together as a community to find innovative solutions to make sure that the IoT securely fulfills its potential and preserves the convenience that it represents."<br />
Young announced the Challenge last week in his keynote address at the <a href="http://www.net-security.org/event/rsaconference2014" target="_blank">RSA Conference</a>, and has offered more details in a <a href="http://blogs.cisco.com/security/join-the-challenge-secure-the-internet-of-things/" target="_blank">blog post</a>. <br />
<a href="http://www.ninesights.com/community/cisco" target="_blank">The Internet of Things Security Grand Challenge</a> has a prize pot of $300,000 - a maximum of 6 winners will receive awards from $50,000 to $75,000. Also good to know that all participants will have an opportunity for additional collaboration with Cisco beyond the challenge.<br />
The proposals' feasibility, scalability, performance, and ease of use will be assessed by an evaluation panel consisting of five Cisco engineers and scientists, including Dave Evans, the company's Chief Futurist.<br />
The deadline for submissions is June 17, 2014, and the winners will announced and their solutions showcased at the Internet of Things World Forum this fall.
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Tor develops its own anonymous Messenger

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The Tor Foundation is moving forward with a plan to provide its own instant messaging service. Called the Tor Instant Messaging Bundle, the tool will allow people to communicate in real time while preserving anonymity by using chat servers concealed within Tor’s hidden network.<br />
In planning since last July—as news of the National Security Agency’s broad surveillance of instant messaging traffic emerged—the Tor Instant Messaging Bundle (TIMB) should be available in experimental builds by the end of March, based on a <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/org/meetings/2014WinterDevMeeting/notes/RoadmapTIMB" target="_blank">roadmap</a> published in conjunction with the <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/org/meetings/2014WinterDevMeeting" target="_blank">Tor Project’s Winter Dev meeting in Iceland</a>.<br />
TIMB will connect to instant messaging servers configured as Tor “hidden services” as well as to commercial IM services on the open Internet.<br />
The effort, which is funded by an <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/org/sponsors/SponsorO" target="_blank">anonymous donor organization</a>, was originally called <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/org/sponsors/Otter/Attentive/Plan" target="_blank">Attentive Otter</a>. To ensure the anonymity of the user, TIMB will force all instant messaging traffic through the Tor network, regardless of whether it’s aimed at a server on the Tor network or not. TIMB will be based on <a href="http://www.instantbird.org/" target="_blank">Instantbird</a>, an open source instant messaging tool which is itself based on <a href="http://www.hackerschronicle.com/search/label/Mozilla" target="_blank">Mozilla’s</a> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/XULRunner" target="_blank">XULrunner</a> cross-platform runtime environment.<br />
Instantbird was chosen after the TIMB team decided against using Pidgin or <a href="https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/WhatIsLibpurple" target="_blank">libpurple</a>, the GPL open-source instant messaging library used by Pidgin and Adium, mostly because of the amount of effort that would have been required to audit and maintain the library, and also because of <a href="https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2013-October/005544.html" target="_blank">some concerns about how seriously Pidgin’s developers took security concerns</a>. The TIMB project will remove libpurple from Instantbird, a task that the Mozilla and Instantbird team were already working toward as they move the software to a pure JavaScript implementation.<br />
The first experimental release of TIMB won’t include “<a href="https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/" target="_blank">off the record” (OTR) capability</a>. OTR mode encrypts traffic further and uses an exchange of digital signatures to verify the identity of each party. But the signatures can’t be checked by anyone outside the instant messaging session and can’t be used to prove identity outside the session. The Tor team is hoping to develop OTR components for Instantbird and get them merged into future versions of the main Instantbird code line.</div>

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