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Arrested: USDoD, Anonymous Sudan, SEC X account hacker
2024-10-18 09:09

Law enforcement agencies have arrested suspects involved in cyber attacks claimed by USDoD and Anonymous Sudan, as well as a person involved in the hacking of SEC’s X (Twitter) account. USDoD On...

Anonymous Sudan isn't any more: Two alleged operators named, charged
2024-10-17 07:27

Gang said to have developed its evilware on GitHub – then DDoSed GitHub Hacktivist gang Anonymous Sudan appears to have lost its anonymity after the US Attorney's Office on Wednesday unsealed an...

US disrupts Anonymous Sudan DDoS operation, indicts 2 Sudanese brothers
2024-10-16 18:36

The United States Department of Justice unsealed an indictment today against two Sudanese brothers suspected of being the operators of Anonymous Sudan, a notorious and dangerous hacktivist group...

OpenTable is adding your first name to previously anonymous reviews
2024-04-11 22:15

Restaurant reservation platform OpenTable says that all reviews on the platform will no longer be fully anonymous starting May 22nd and will now show members' profile pictures and first names. "At OpenTable, we strive to build a community in which diners can help other diners discover new restaurants, and reviews are a big part of that," reads the OpenTable email seen by BleepingComputer.

6 Best Anonymous (No-Log) VPNs for 2024
2024-01-11 17:02

VPNs are primarily used to secure online traffic and help users remain anonymous to avoid targeted ads, hide their location or ensure the security and privacy of their personal data. Below are some of the key features to look for in an anonymous, no-log VPN. The differences between these will highlight how each VPN can suit your needs best on top of providing high quality security.

Cloudflare website downed by DDoS attack claimed by Anonymous Sudan
2023-11-09 21:25

Update November 09, 17:19 EST: A threat group known as Anonymous Sudan claimed that they were the ones who took down Cloudflare's website in a distributed denial-of-service attack. Cloudflare confirmed that the outage resulted from a DDoS attack that only affected the www.

Anonymous Sudan’s Attack of European Investment Bank: Money, Politics and PR
2023-06-26 17:15

Pro-Kremlin groups Anonymous Sudan, Killnet and Clop have other motivations than just hacktivism as they widen their attack field beyond political targets. The June 19 attack against the European Investment Bank may have been a salvo aimed at thwarting financial pipelines supporting Ukraine's war effort, although the motives of the threat groups are still subject to speculation, experts say.

Anonymous poop gifting site hacked, customers exposed
2022-08-12 20:15

"A simple way to send a piece of shit in a box around the world," ShitExpress describes what is a prank web service where customers can purchase and deliver real animal feces to friends or frenemies located anywhere in the world. Co hacking forum and a well-known hacker who has previously stolen private data from companies like QuestionPro and Mangatoon.

Nestlé says it leaked its own test data, not Anonymous
2022-03-23 21:35

Nestlé, which is to stop selling KitKats and other brands in Russia, says corporate data leaked online this week by Anonymous was not stolen nor all that useful. Nestlé told The Register the data is not real or sensitive, wasn't stolen, and was accidentally leaked by itself via one of its own websites.

Namecheap offers free anonymous hosting, domains for anti-Putin sites
2022-03-02 17:37

US-based domain registrar Namecheap announced today that it will provide sites protesting the current regime in Russia and Belarus with free domains and web hosting. Namecheap has more than 1,700 employees across 18 countries and manages more than 14 million domains worldwide.