News in brief: Pratchett’s data steamrollered; WikiLeaks hit by hackers; Instagram details for sale
04 SEP 2017
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/09/04/news-in-brief-pratchetts-data-steamrollered-wikileaks-hit-by-hackers-instagram-details-for-sale/
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WikiLeaks hit by cyberattackers
WikiLeaks, which has always promised would-be whistleblowers that it offers a secure way to leak confidential information, suffered something of an embarrassment last week when its website was defaced by a group calling itself OurMine.
However, it seems unlikely that WikiLeaks itself was breached: the unexpected page seems to have been the result of DNS hijacking, where the attackers managed to redirect DNS queries, sending browsers to the replacement home page rather than the real WikiLeaks’ page.
The OurMine group that claimed responsibility isn’t new: it’s thought to be behind the leaking of Game of Thrones episodes, as well as attacks on BuzzFeed, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg.
The page that greeted visitors to WikiLeaks said: “don’t worry we are just testing your … blabblablab, Oh wait, this is not a security test!” WikiLeaks regained control of the page quickly, while WikiLeaks Task Force, which says it’s the official support account for WikiLeaks, said on Twitter that it was “fake news”.
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/09/04/news-in-brief-pratchetts-data-steamrollered-wikileaks-hit-by-hackers-instagram-details-for-sale/
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