Hackers attack Spokeo, UN Civil Aviation Org in nine-site crime spree

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http://www.zdnet.com/hackers-attack-spokeo-un-civil-aviation-org-in-nine-site-crime-spree-7000028594/

By Violet Blue
Zero Day
ZDNet News
April 21, 2014

Adding to a list of high profile targets that includes Comcast, NullCrew 
released on Sunday evidence it added a major "people finder" data broker, 
the UN's aviation regulation and security arm, the University of Virginia, 
Telco Systems and others to its growing catalog of those it has hacked and 
humiliated.

The hackers of NullCrew claim in its Pastebin (e-zine) called "FTS Zine 5" 
that it also broke into Ukraine's science center, where they claim to have 
discovered a database relating to individuals somehow working in "weapon 
code" production.

NullCrew announced on Twitter that it published the evidence of hacking 
into nine sites Easter Sunday. As with its previous conquests NullCrew 
mocked its targets while explaining the attacks -- which could have been 
avoided with updated security practices.

The hackers have added data dealer Spokeo, the UN's International Civil 
Aviation Organization, the University of Virginia, the Science and 
Technology Center of Ukraine, and others to its tally of victims.

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