Archive for the 'Attacks' Category
Monday, October 6th, 2008
The indictments are part of the FBI’s Operation Cyberslam, said to be the US’s first successful investigation into a large-scale, commercially motivated denial-of-service attack Two Europeans, one of whom is English, have been indicted by a US federal grand jury in connection with a 2003 distributed denial-of-service attack that…
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Distributed Denial Of Service, ZDNet.co.uk, Operation Cyberslam, Gembe, DOS, cybercrime, botnet, FBI, Attacks, Security, Cyberattack, Federal Government, Matthew Broersma, Attack, Government |
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
A security threat report from Sophos says that attacks are on the rise with an average of 15,000 Web pages compromised daily over the past three months. Web threats have risen significantly in the first quarter of 2008, with one Web page being infected every five seconds, according to…
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malware, Vivian Yeo, antivirus, Sophos Plc., ZDNet Asia, Hacking, Attacks, Marketing, Channel Management, Web Page, Security, Web |
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Hewlett-Packard has released a batch of USB keys for numerous Proliant server models which contain malware that could allow an attacker to take over an infected system. (From ZDNet Australia) Hewlett-Packard has released a batch of USB keys for numerous Proliant server models which contain malware that could…
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
ATMs that rely on desktop PC technology–and that’s a lot of them–are at risk from worms, key loggers, and denial-of-service attacks. Security experts have hacked ATMs to show how easy it is to steal money and bank account details from modern cash machines. ATMs, or automated teller…
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
For the third month running, compromised computers in Europe have pushed out more spam than those in the U.S. European spam networks have pumped out more unsolicited e-mail than those in the U.S. for the third month in a row, according to security vendor Symantec. Symantec…
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Spammer, Cyberthreats, Spam, Spam And Phishing, Symantec Corp., Tom Espiner, Security, Europe, Attacks, Broadband |
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Security company says it has seen an attack using a cross-site scripting flaw in 2Wire DNS routers. Security company Symantec has warned of an attack involving the subversion of routers. The security company said this was the first time it had seen such an attack “in the…
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XSS, E-card, Attack, Routers & Switches, Router, Symantec Corp., Networking, Security, Attacks, Tom Espiner, Network Technology |
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
Security agency breaks its normal silence, warning about successful attacks against critical national infrastructures outside the U.S. A cyberattack has caused a power blackout in multiple cities outside the United States, the CIA has warned. The SANS Institute, a computer-security training body, reported the CIA’s disclosure…
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SANS Institute, Hacking, Viruses And Worms, Cyberattack, CIA, Security, Attacks, Tom Espiner, U.S. |
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
Down since January 9, site has become symbol of U.S. tension with Panama after election of controversial figure. An Internet hack launched earlier this month on the Web site of Panama’s National Assembly continues to be a source of irritation, four months after the legislature elected as its…
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Web Site, Panama, Hacker, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Attacks, U.S., Web, Internet, Marketing, Channel Management, Reuters |
