Cybersecurity Ventures have featured Silobreaker’s CEO and Co-Founder Kristofer Månsson in its latest Cybersecurity Market Report. With the big data analytics market expected to reach $125 billion in 2015, the report explores the development of this sector.
Read more at Cybersecurity Ventures
Silobreaker will be at this year’s Infosecurity Europe in London, Europe’s number one information security conference and exhibition. If you are attending and would like to meet with the team in the networking area, please get in touch!
To arrange a meeting just email marydeana.nolan@silobreaker.com with the reference #infosec15 and your preferred time.
London, UK – 21 May 2015. Silobreaker, a data analytics company specialising in cyber security and risk intelligence, announced today that Network Products Guide, the industry’s leading technology research and advisory guide, has named Silobreaker a finalist for the 10th Annual 2015 IT World Awards in three categories: ‘Hot Companies’, ‘ Hot Technology For EMEA’ and ‘Hot Technology for USA’. These industry and peer awards from Network Products Guide are the world’s premier information technology awards honoring achievements and recognitions in every facet of the IT industry.
Silobreaker’s cyber security and risk intelligence product collects vast volumes of open source data from the web and provides the tools and visualisations for analysing and making sense of such data. Security professionals are able to cut through the data noise and extract meaningful context and timely insights related to cyber events and the motivations behind them.
An annual achievements and recognition awards program with active participation from a broad spectrum of industry voices, the coveted annual IT World Awards recognition program encompasses the world’s best in organizational performance, products and services, executives and management teams, successful deployments, product management and engineering, support and customer satisfaction, and public relations in every area of information technology.
“It is a privilege to have Silobreaker recognised in these categories. Given the growing sophistication and volume of cyber attacks, more and more companies are incorporating OSINT and data analytics tools into their cyber security strategy, with Silobreaker emerging as a key player in the field” said Kristofer Månsson, CEO and Co-Founder at Silobreaker.
“Being recognised in both the EMEA and USA categories, showcases Silobreaker’s achievements in securing a strong client base both in Europe and across the Atlantic. Our commitment to innovation has ensured that we never stop helping our clients solve the biggest cyber security questions facing them today”.
Award winners will be announced on Monday, June 29, 2015 during the 10th annual red carpet awards banquet and presentation.
View the full shortlist at Network Products Guide
By Kristofer Månsson, CEO and Co-Founder, Silobreaker.
More and more companies are realising that effective cyber-threat intelligence means more than getting technical insights about a threat or a hack. It’s not equally obvious, though, where they can turn for help.
Many emerging intelligence needs are not addressed by the offerings of the traditional IT security industry. Assessing a company’s reputation and how it may prompt attacks, understanding the motivations and beliefs of a threat actor, and discovering how a geopolitical event triggers the use of a new attack type promoted on social media all require access to and analysis of data that IT or product companies don’t provide. Yet, putting cyber-events in the context of the world at large is critical in order to understand and potentially predict future threats. The need for a more holistic approach to threat intelligence, beyond the technical parameters, is undeniable – and it’s there for the taking.
Read the full article at Business Reporter
LONDON, UK – 18 June 2015. Silobreaker, a data analytics company specialising in cyber security and risk intelligence, is pleased to announce that it was awarded the title of highly commended ‘Best Newcomer Security Company of the Year’ in the Industry Leaders category group at the 2015 SC Awards. The award was presented Tuesday 2nd June at the annual SC Awards Gala held at The Ballroom, Grosvenor House on Park Lane, London.
“This prestigious award highlights that Silobreaker is breaking into a highly competitive market with a new offering and a new approach to cyber security. We are a newcomer to the IT-security industry, but our many years of experience from making sense of open source data for other intelligence purposes have proven to be highly relevant and effective for cyber too” said Kristofer Månsson, CEO and Co-founder of Silobreaker. “It is a testament to our expertise and ongoing commitment to leadership and innovation in threat intelligence. We are immensely proud of our team and the remarkable achievements we have had this year”.
Each year, a handpicked panel of information technology (IT) security experts from the private and public sectors review hundreds of entries and narrow the field down to a select group of finalists. These finalists then go through a rigorous, in-depth analysis that includes applicable research, analyst reports, and/or product reviews. Silobreaker was determined as this year’s Highly Commended in ‘Best Newcomer Security Company of the Year’ after a thorough and comprehensive analysis of each finalist’s strengths.
“The industry leader categories reward the company that represents the greatest achievements in IT security. Silobreaker is truly a leading performer in the industry and we are honoured to present them a high commendation in the ‘Best Newcomer Security Company of the Year’” said Tony Morin, Editor in Chief, SC Magazine UK.
The SC Magazine Awards Europe is lauded as one of the most prestigious awards for IT security professionals and products. The awards recognise the best solutions, services and professionals that work around the clock to defend against the constantly shifting threat landscape in today’s marketplace. For more information and a detailed list of categories and winners, please visit http://www.scawardseurope.com/.
LONDON, UK – 08 July 2015. Silobreaker, a data analytics company specialising in cyber security and risk intelligence, announced today that Network Products Guide, the industry’s leading technology research and advisory guide, has named Silobreaker a Gold winner of the 10th Annual 2015 Hot Companies and Best Products Awards in the ‘Hot Technology for EMEA’ category. Silobreaker has also been awarded a silver award for ‘Hot Technology in USA’ and a second silver award for ‘Hot Companies’. These industry and peer recognitions from Network Products Guide are the world’s premier information technology awards honoring achievements and recognitions in every facet of the IT industry. Winners from all over the world were honored in San Francisco on Tuesday, June 29, 2015 during the 10th annual dinner and presentations.
Silobreaker Cyber Security & Risk Intelligence collects vast volumes of open source data from the web and provides the tools and visualisations for analysing and making sense of such data. Security professionals are able to cut through the data noise and extract meaningful context and timely insights related to cyber events and the motivations behind them.
An annual achievements and recognition awards program with active participation from a broad spectrum of industry voices, the coveted annual Hot Companies and Best Products recognition program encompasses the world’s best in organizational performance, products and services, hot technologies, executives and management teams, successful deployments, product management and engineering, customer satisfaction, and public relations in every area of information technology.
“Recognition by Network Products Guide as a leader in the cybersecurity space across several award categories serves as validation of our continued innovation and growth,” said Kristofer Mansson, CEO and Co-Founder at Silobreaker. “Threat intelligence remains a major challenge for global corporations, and requires a new approach. This prestigious award reinforces our unique ability to significantly improve a company’s situational awareness and it highlights our impact across the cybersecurity industry.”
View the full list of winners at Network Products Guide
It’s been a busy few months here at Silobreaker and our latest newsletter is jam-packed full of exciting news, insights and great content. Find out about new product updates, industry awards and why cyber should not be limited to cyber.
Silobreaker will be a sponsor at this year’s Evanta Global CISO Executive Summit in Houston, Texas between October 11-13. The Evanta CISO Summit is an invitation-only annual forum that unites CISOs from Fortune 500 organizations throughout the United States, Canada and select companies from across the world.
If you are attending and would like to meet with the team, please get in touch!
To arrange a meeting, please email Darrell Johnston.
We hope to see you there!
The last quarter has been as busy as ever and our latest newsletter will give you some idea of what we’ve been up to. The big news this time is the recent release of our overhauled Silobreaker dashboards. We think you will like the changes, but do let us know! Then there is the usual updates of company and product news and an article or two that you may find interesting.
The My Page dashboard is the most used feature in Silobreaker and over the last few months we have spent a lot of time on updating and upgrading this much liked tool.
Some of it is pure design to make the user-interface look cleaner and more modern. But we have also overhauled some of the dashboard widgets to improve usability and help you get to the data you need quicker and more easily. Then there is the techy stuff behind the scene that we won’t go into in detail here, but which will make the dashboards more responsive and improve general performance.
Here’s a quick run-through of the more important changes:
Let’s get organised! You can now re-arrange dashboard tabs by simply clicking on and dragging a tab to a new location. Should be of great help if you have many tabs going on at the same time and want to group or organise them.
The main menu looks similar, but we have removed the filter-button and replaced it with a responsive search box that will update your dashboard as soon as you have typed in your filter or query, or pressed return on your keyboard. You can also activate the filter or query by clicking on the Done-button down in the right corner of the menu.
The Hot Spots widget has been changed completely and is now in sync with our main geo-mapping tool that we released earlier this year. Hot Spots is an excellent tool for cutting through the data noise and extracting insights. It shows locations of places found in the data and by clicking on a spot you will get the evidence for why the spot is on the map.
The Heat widget has been redesigned to give a less cluttered appearance, helping you see trending names and ‘big movers’ more easily. The heat-measure is an early warning tool that gauges who or what is getting more mentions in the data than usual. Silobreaker’s list and heat tools are amazing time-savers by supporting the use of watch lists and allowing single-click queries for a whole list of entities.
The Network widget has been increased to display relationships more clearly. The network auto-connects terms found in the data and which are mentioned together. Connecting the dots helps you see a bigger picture outside your initial focus.
YouTube is another widget that we have improved for more reliable results and better viewing in a dashboard. You can filter your searches on relevance, view count and upload date, as well as on time-ranges from last hour to this month.
Another new feature is that you are now in control of the locale settings for your account, including the time zone and time/date format. You can also decide whether you want to see the most recent data with an actual time stamp rather than the ‘x mins/hours ago’ which we have used in the past, but which hasn’t always been ideal for email alerts and other exported reports.
That’s it for now, but there is more stuff coming soon. Please let us know what you think.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Silobreaker, a data analytics company specialising in cyber security and risk intelligence, today announced their recognition on Cybersecurity Ventures’ Cybersecurity 500 list, a global compilation of leading companies who provide cybersecurity solutions and services. Silobreaker ranked 132 overall and was the 21st highest rated European company and the 5th highest UK company on the list.
The Cybersecurity 500 provides a keyword searchable directory as a resource to security decision makers worldwide. The Cybersecurity 500 creates awareness and recognition for the most innovative cybersecurity companies — ranging from the largest and most recognizable brands, to small firms with potentially game-changing technologies. Ranking is based on sector in the market, feedback from CISOs, customer base, published product reviews, media coverage and notable implementations, among other criteria.
“Silobreaker is a top UK cybersecurity firm who has gained the attention of the international cybersecurity community with their cutting edge analytics and situational awareness technology,” says Steve Morgan, founder & CEO at Cybersecurity Ventures, and Editor-in-Chief of the Cybersecurity 500. “CISOs, Fraud, and Compliance Officers are very interested in Silobreaker’s threat and risk intelligence solutions,” adds Morgan.
Silobreaker’s cyber security and risk intelligence product collects vast volumes of open source data from the web and provides the tools and visualizations for analyzing and making sense of such data. Security professionals are able to cut through the data noise and extract meaningful context and timely insights related to cyber events and the motivations behind them.
“We are extremely honored to be included on this list of commended companies,” said Kristofer Mansson, CEO and Co-founder of Silobreaker. “Silobreaker has emerged as a leader for cyber open source intelligence by addressing the need for a more holistic approach to threat intelligence, helping security professionals see the bigger picture and make better informed decisions. This recognition confirms Silobreaker’s place as one of the most innovative cyber security companies emerging from Europe and we are very pleased by the growing demand for our products from the North American market, across Europe and from other parts of the world.”
This follows on the heels of Silobreaker announcing that its Cyber Security & Risk Intelligence product has been shortlisted for the SC Magazine Awards Europe in both the categories ‘Best Emerging Technology’ and ‘Best Newcomer Security Company of the Year.’
See the full list of Cybersecurity 500 companies.
We’re thrill
ed to announce our new partnership with Washington, DC and Omaha, NE based non-profit organisation The Cyber Security Forum Initiative (CSFI).
Founded in 2006 by former AT&T Chief Security Engineer Paul de Souza (pictured below), CSFI has grown to become a thriving online community of Cyber Security and Warfare professionals. The requirements of CSFI’s 56,000 members drive its core mission to “provide Cyber Warfare awareness, guidance, and security solutions through collaboration, education, volunteer work, and training.”
Silobreaker CEO Kris Mansson (left) and CSFI Founder Paul de Souza (right) at Silobreaker’s recent get together in Washington, DC.
At Silobreaker we’re huge fans of CSFI and regularly follow and contribute to discussions on its Linkedin group. If you’ve not joined that yet, we’d highly recommend you do!
Silobreaker’s new status as an Operational Sponsor marks the continuation of a long relationship we’ve shared with CSFI. The initiative’s founder Paul joined us for our cyber social last month in Washington, DC.
Make sure you don’t miss the next Silobreaker get together in your area by following us on Twitter and Linkedin and don’t hesitate to get in touch if you’d like to get us involved in your next event.
Finally, be sure to join in the conversation on the CSFI Linkedin group. It really is a brilliant resource for the latest news and discussion in our industry.
Silobreaker has been honoured at the 2015 Golden Bridge Business and Innovation Awards. Our prize for Security Service Innovation came in the Information Technology and Security category.
The Golden Bridge Awards program encompasses the world’s best in organisational performance, innovations, products and services, executives and management teams, women in business and the professions, innovations, case studies, product management, public relations and marketing campaigns, and customer satisfaction programs from every major industry in the world.
More than 40 judges from a broad spectrum of industry voices from around the world participated and their average scores determined the 2015 Golden Bridge Business Awards winners. The winners were honoured during the awards dinner and presentation on November 16, 2015 in San Francisco attended by the finalists, industry leaders, and judges.
The accolade brings recognition to Silobreaker’s ability to provide real-time insights via open source content. Through using Silobreaker, our clients gain a level of situational awareness that enables them to understand and even predict security threats. Our innovative technology is used in a wide range of sectors from cyber security to national and military intelligence.
We’re especially delighted to receive this award in the innovation category. Not only does it reflect how well Silobreaker is being received by its users, it also recognises our goal to transform the way that our clients meet their security and intelligence requirements.
IT Security publication SC Magazine have included Silobreaker in their list of ‘Cyberthreat analysis and intelligence: Innovators 2015′. The category, an entirely new one for the magazine, recognises the leading products in an area that is emerging as a major force within cyber security and transforming the way threats are identified and tackled.
Appearing both online and in SC Magazine’s latest print issue, the list includes a review of Silobreaker marking it as the finest open source application available today.
SC Magazine are not alone in commending Silobreaker’s high-awareness, answer-driven, data analytics and threat intelligence capability. This latest honour comes at the end of a fruitful year for us in terms of award recognition. Other prizes we’ve claimed in 2015 comprise of IT World, SC Magazine and Golden Bridge awards, as well as inclusion in Cybersecurity Ventures’ list of the World’s Hottest Security Companies.
Widely used within corporate, government, military and financial services sectors worldwide, Silobreaker processes millions of articles from thousands of sources every day. By looking for meaning in the data and focusing on the relatedness of people, events and ideas, our technology ensures that the information you uncover is digestible and insightful. Through the transformation this data into a range of graphical visualisations Silobreaker is a valuable insight, analysis and reporting tool.
About SC Magazine
SC arms information security professionals with the in-depth, unbiased business and technical information they need to tackle the countless security challenges they face and establish risk management and compliance postures that underpin overall business strategies. We deliver breaking news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features, contributions from thought leaders, and the best, most extensive collection of product reviews in the business.
The holiday season is over and we’re back to work, feeling excited about what 2016 has in store. Well, for Silobreaker users at least, the new year is starting off with a bang. We’ve been working hard on our latest application upgrades and they’re finally here. We can’t wait for you to start using them and enhancing your workflow even further with Silobreaker.
Much like the recent update we announced in October, this launch comprises a combination of technical and design alterations. All of our updates aim to improve Silobreaker’s usability and help you get better information, in less time, and this one is no exception.
So what are these changes that we’re so excited to announce?
A brand new autocomplete
We’ve introduced a new and improved autocomplete function to bring massive enhancements to the way you query in Silobreaker. Without opening the wizard you’re now able to input an entire search string into a single search box while Silobreaker brings up suggestions and search operator options (‘AND’, ‘OR’, ‘NEAR’, ‘FROM’) as you type. On top of this, Silobreaker’s autocomplete now lets you select lists and collections straight from the search box. As a result, the feature is much sleeker and you can create queries in a lot less time.
New entity types
We’ve added numerous new and auto-detected cyber-related entity types to the InFocus widget. The new entity types include IP-addresses, emails, hashes and credit cards – more key elements you can monitor for the latest threats and trends.
New icons
Our UX Design team have created new icons for all entities within Silobreaker. With more visual clarity between different entity-types Silobreaker’s data looks better and is easier to digest.
Word Cloud added to main search box
Silobreaker’s Word Cloud feature can now be accessed from the main search area. Our users can now switch between Word Cloud, 360° Search, Time Series and Hot Spots with a single click.
A number of our users had told us that they’d like to be able to maintain a zoomed in Hot Spots view in a dashboard. We listened, thought it was a fantastic idea, and made the change. Now, if you zoom and pan across a Hot Spots view to a certain area or country and you check the ‘Remember View’ box , the map will show the same area after the widget is refreshed or the dashboard is reloaded.
New colour scheme
We’ve improved our charts and icons with a brand new colour palette. The bright new colours make Silobreaker’s visualisations easier to process, increasing separation and readability.
Our developer and UX teams work tirelessly to make sure that Silobreaker is constantly improving and we are providing our users with the most powerful and intuitive technology that we can. We’re always keen to hear any areas in which you feel that Silobreaker could be altered or improved. As always, many of the elements changed in this latest update came from our users’ feedback.
We’re excited to announce that we’ll be exhibiting at the RSA 2016 Conference in San Francisco between Feb 29th and March 4th. With 30,000 expected to attend, the event, which takes place at the Moscone Centre in the city’s South of the Market District, is one of the largest security conferences in the world.
The conference is a great opportunity to catch up with our clients as well as meet people we’ve been speaking to face to face for the first time. If you’re planning on attending but are yet to register you can do so here. Be sure to enter our exhibitor code (XESLBKR16) for a free Exhibit Hall Pass as you sign up.
RSA is a pretty vast event so this map (below) might come in handy when it comes to locating Silobreaker while you’re there. You’ll find us at booth #3028 in the North Expo Hall. For more clarity click the map below to enlarge it, or download a full PDF of the RSA North Expo map.
So if you’re going to be in San Francisco for the event, let us know. We’d love to meet or catch up with as many of you as possible. Even if you don’t fancy talking to us you can visit our booth and grab some of our giveaways!
Hopefully we’ll see you there,
Team Silobreaker
About RSA 2016
‘RSA Conference is helping drive the information security agenda worldwide with annual industry events in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Throughout its history, RSA Conference has consistently attracted the world’s best and brightest in the field, creating opportunities for conference attendees to learn about IT security’s most important issues through first-hand interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established companies. As the IT security field continues to grow in importance and influence, RSA Conference plays an integral role in keeping security professionals across the globe connected and educated.
RSA developed RSA Conference in 1991 as a forum for cryptographers to gather and share the latest knowledge and advancements in the area of Internet security. Today, RSA Conference and related RSA Conference branded activities are still managed by RSA, with the support of the industry. RSA Conference event programming is judged and developed by information security practitioners and other related professionals.’
Giving you a taste of what Silobreaker has to offer, this report focuses on a selection of the top trending hacker groups, hacker ops and malware over the past 30 day period. Using visualisations within Silobreaker’s Time Series feature with a 30 day view, we’ve selected various cyber entities that have been trending in recent weeks.
Using our Time Series feature Silobreaker users are able to transform the data that interests them into meaningful charts. Time Series helps you understand how stories and events have broken, evolved and spread. And by exploring further, through industry, sector or standard view, it tells you why specific people, companies, places, products or groups are trending.
Silobreaker’s Time Series feature showing trending malware over the past 30 days (28.12 – 27.01)
Malicious software Black Energy has dominated trending malware statistics over the last 30 days. The Trojan Horse has been integral in cyber attacks that have disrupted and disabled Ukrainian power grids since December 23rd.
Black Energy targeted power companies in western Ukraine, using SSH backdoors to access and seize control of computer systems and wipe critical files, crippling capacity and disabling functionality. It is reported to contain a KillDisk component, designed to prevent systems from rebooting to subvert the malware. Ultimately, Black Energy is a piece of software coded specifically to commit industrial sabotage.
The Sandworm Team, a hacker group with strong ties to Russia, are reported to have designed the malware. Their attacks are widely thought to be a further act of aggression against Ukraine, committed by Russia. The sophisticated cyber raid left thousands of Ukrainian’s without power, and is a high profile example of the damage hacker groups can cause when targeting industrial systems.
Ransom32 is the first JavaScript-powered Ransomware affecting Windows and potentially Mac and Linux machines. Mainly been distributed via email it’s located on a dark web site and is simple in its operation. Ransom32 enables anyone to download and distribute their own copy of the ransomware as long as they have a Bitcoin address. The malware’s developers take a 25% cut of all ransom payment before forwarding the remaining 75% to the affiliate adversary’s Bitcoin address.
There’s been a huge amount of chatter around Ransom32 since it was discovered a few days into the New Year and it truly is a daunting prospect. The reason being that there’s currently no way to decrypt the infected files for free and because Javascript runs equally well on Mac, Linux and Windows. Equally significant is the fact that it is not necessary for a cyber criminal to have technical skills to use Ransom32 attacks. Below is an example of what an infected system looks like.
Screenshot of Ransom32 in action. Image source: www.bbc.com
As ransomware becomes ever more prevalent, it stands to reason that malware authors will set their sights even higher. CryptoWall has become known for targeting businesses rather than consumers, encrypting spreadsheets, images and documents before demanding a hefty fee, payable in bitcoins, for the decryption key.
As is usual for ransomware, CryptoWall gains access to individual computer systems via an unassuming email tailored to its target audience, such as a job application or payment invoice. The email will also have an attachment, which when opened will execute malicious code and begin encrypting files.
CryptoWall has a history of criminal use, but its current popularity is a result of its integration into the Angler Exploit Kit. Angler serves up malware by directing browsers to compromised or malicious web addresses. Popular with criminal organisations, Angler will automatically search for vulnerable browsers and attempt to exploit them.
Delivered by Angler, CryptoWall is set to become more troublesome than ever.
Silobreaker’s Time Series feature showing trending hacker groups over the past 30 days (28.12 – 27.01)
It’s no surprise that Anonymous lead the way in terms of mentions over the past 30 days. Though they’ve been in operation since 2003, it wasn’t until the international hacktivist network was galvanised by ISIS’ terror attacks that they really became a household name.
Mainly utilising DDoS attacks, Anonymous commonly target government, religious and large corporation websites. Previous high profile acts by the group include supporting Wikileaks leader Julian Assange, taking down Scientology websites and more recently, their war on ISIS.
Apart from doing their bit to take down ISIS, the past 30 days have seen Anonymous mentioned for shutting down Tokyo Narita airport’s website in response to Japanese detention of an anti-whaling activist and calling for Michigan’s governor to be charged with manslaughter after unsafe water potentially poisoned residents of Flint. These are just two examples of a plethora of stories that have made Anonymous the top trending hacker group over the past 30 days.
The Sandworm Team, an infamous collective of hackers with strong connections to the Russian government, are the second highest profile hacker group of the last 30 days. Behind Anonymous, Sandworm are responsible for 9.1% of all Silobreaker traffic relating to Hacker Groups.
Sandworm have been dubbed an APT, or Advanced Persistent Threat, demonstrating the power the collective are thought to wield. Widely reported to be a proxy of the Russian government, they have engaged in numerous cyber attacks against western governments and companies over the last 12 months.
Sandworm have dominated news coverage over the last 30 days due to their high profile attack on Ukrainian power grids. Using Black Energy Malware, they successfully took down power networks across western Ukraine. It was a highly sophisticated campaign that highlighted the vulnerability of industrial networks in Europe, causing mass damage and chaos. The attack highlighted the susceptibility of utilities to hacker groups, something security experts have been forewarning for years.
Established in mid 2014, financial fraud specialists DD4BC have been making headlines over the past month or so. Targeting ransoms in Bitcoin, the group have taken aim at a series of high profile companies including large banks with DDoS attacks.
Typically, the group use simple methods involving rendering target websites inoperable and threatening to use more powerful attacks if a specified Bitcoin ransom is not paid. Unlike other similar groups, DD4BC are known to promise that they’ll leave a company or website alone once the ransom is paid (see the image below).
Perhaps DD4BC’s best known attacks hit two of Hong Kong’s largest banks back in May last year. Attacks like this have concerned government and law enforcement agencies in a host of countries as well as EUROPOL and INTERPOL. According to an announcement by EUROPOL on January 12th 2016, their investigations lead to the arrest of two people in connection with DD4BC’s cyber crimes.
An example DD4BC threat messsage. Image source: www.cointelegraph.com
Silobreaker’s Time Series feature showing trending hacker operations over the past 30 days (28.12 – 27.01)
One of Anonymous Group’s latest hacker operations, #OpFlint is a response to the much-publicised “toxic-water” crisis occurring in the city of Flint, Michigan. Reports are suggesting that as many as 90,000 people have been exposed to potentially life threatening lead poisoning. Anonymous are leading the public’s call for answers from the authorities as to how such a matter was occurred.
The hacktivist collective are calling for the blame to be placed on Michigan’s Governor Rick Snyder. They want the politician to face criminal charges of “either voluntary or involuntary manslaughter” for allowing the people he was elected to serve and represent to suffer in such a way.
Once again the Anonymous collective is behind this operation aiming cyber attacks at websites that showcase and promote animal cruelty. Hacktivists involved in #OpBeast are uniting to take down as many of these sites as possible.
Anonymous’ efforts in this area began back in April last year as they targeted Denmark for its bestiality laws which enabled animal depravity websites to exist and operate without legal repercussion. The campaign has since expanded into #OpBeast as more activists joined in and the groups efforts took international aim beyond Denmark.
#OpWhales is an Anonymous inspired hacktivist campaign targeting companies that are associated with nations who conduct whale and dolphin hunting. The campaign is spearheaded by Anonymous, the loose hacking collective.
The wider #OpWhales has targeted any company that is associated with Japan, Norway or Iceland, the last three countries in which whaling remains legal. Designed to disrupt company activities and raise awareness, the campaign tactic tends to encompass cyber hacktivism and vandalism, rather than malicious attacks designed to steal data and make financial gain.
Whilst only attracting 0.2% of the last 30 day’s HackerOps traffic, OpWhales did have a major story unfold. The main website of Nissan was taken offline by hacktivists acting under the #OpWhales banner. There is no suggestion Nissan have any direct involvement in whaling, but rather they were targeted due to their status as a major Japanese company. Nissan’s global sites were taken down voluntarily after being targeted, with the company seeking to protect customer data. The sites remained down for over 24 hours, as Japan’s status as the world’s premier whale hunting nation began to affect one of its best known businesses.
Our Q1 2016 Newsletter is out. The newsletter has been redesigned and offers a taste of what’s to come from our new website which is set to go live next month.
Follow the link below to our latest company news including: application upgrades, free exhibit hall passes for RSA 2016, SC Magazine’s verdict on how Silobreaker compares to rival open source intelligence tools, and finally, an insight into the biggest cyber security related stories of the past 30 days.
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