http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The "Anonymous" hacking group on Tuesday claimed to have shut down the website of security firm Combined Systems, which it accused of providing the tear gas used in crackdowns on protests. http://phys.org/news248422703.html Technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:18:38 EST news248422703 The website of the Central Intelligence Agency was briefly inaccessible on Friday after the hacker group Anonymous claimed to have knocked it offline. http://phys.org/news248113174.html Technology Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:20:16 EST news248113174 (AP) -- A group of Internet hackers said Wednesday it took down the website of the Banco do Brasil, Brazil's largest state-run bank. It's the third such attack against financial institutions in a week. http://phys.org/news247338204.html Technology Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:03:36 EST news247338204 Lithuania's central bank said Friday it had been hit by a cyber-attack, but had eventually overcome the assault on its website and other online services. http://phys.org/news246884518.html Technology Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:20:01 EST news246884518 The computer hacker group Anonymous attacked websites of Brazil's federal district Saturday as well as one belonging to a Brazilian singer to protest the forced closure of Megaupload.com. http://phys.org/news246453280.html Technology Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:14:45 EST news246453280 Anonymous, which briefly knocked the FBI and Justice Department websites offline in retaliation for the US shutdown of file-sharing site Megaupload, is a shadowy group of international hackers with no central hierarchy. http://phys.org/news246285702.html Technology Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:42:08 EST news246285702 The websites of Israeli national carrier El Al and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) were both offline on Monday morning, hours after they were reportedly threatened by a Saudi hacker. http://phys.org/news245921190.html Technology Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:26:35 EST news245921190 South Korea's military has raised its alert against potential cyber-attacks from North Korea after the death of leader Kim Jong-Il, the defence ministry said Tuesday. http://phys.org/news243579300.html Technology Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:30:01 EST news243579300 A 24-year-old man allegedly linked to the Anonymous "hacktivist" group was arrested Tuesday over a cyber attack on a website run by the frontman of heavy rock group Kiss, the FBI said. http://phys.org/news243018080.html Technology Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:01:29 EST news243018080 Websites which revealed violations in Russia's legislative polls were inaccessible Sunday after a hacking attack their operators said was aimed at preventing the exposure of mass election fraud. http://phys.org/news242227979.html Technology Sun, 04 Dec 2011 13:33:15 EST news242227979 In a unique collaboration, an engineer and a criminologist at the University of Maryland are applying criminological concepts and research methods in the study of cybercrime. Their work has produced recommendations for IT managers to use in the prevention of cyber attacks on their networks. http://phys.org/news241863902.html Other Sciences Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:00:01 EST news241863902 A Fujitsu computer system run by about 200 Japanese local governments has been hit by a series of cyber attacks and is in a vulnerable condition, the company said Thursday. http://phys.org/news240122694.html Technology Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:45:04 EST news240122694 (AP) -- The New York Stock Exchange's website was apparently hobbled twice Monday, possibly the result of computer attacks as part of the anti-Wall Street protests, according to a company that monitors website response times. http://phys.org/news237524449.html Technology Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:01:06 EST news237524449 Websites of some Japanese government agencies were hit by cyberattacks over the weekend, temporarily blocking access to them, Kyodo news agency reported Monday, citing national police. http://phys.org/news235644882.html Technology Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:55:57 EST news235644882 A British court on Tuesday heard the cases of two teenagers accused of being key players in the LulzSec computer hacking group, which has claimed responsibility for a wave of high-profile cyber-attacks. http://phys.org/news233922870.html Technology Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:34:44 EST news233922870 How can an organization detect the onset of an attack on its computer network giving it time to respond quickly and block any intrusion or compromise of its data? Modern firewalls and other technology are already in place, but these have not prevented major attacks on prominent networks in recent months. Now, information technologist Heechang Shin of Iona College in New Rochelle, NY, has used game theory to develop a defense mechanism for networks that is more effective than previous approaches. http://phys.org/news230991721.html Technology Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:22:16 EST news230991721 Notorious hacker group Anonymous on posted a defiant message to police Thursday and boasted of plundering sensitive data from NATO computers. http://phys.org/news230484032.html Technology Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:20:42 EST news230484032 Cyberattacks on US and South Korean military websites in March may have been a test by North Korea or sympathizers, according to a report released Tuesday by computer security firm McAfee. http://phys.org/news229098898.html Technology Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:35:13 EST news229098898 (PhysOrg.com) -- Security experts Sergey Golovanov and Igor Soumenkov of Kaspersky Lab have detailed the threats of a new strain of the TDSS botnet, dubbed TDL-4, on SECURELIST, calling it likely the most sophisticated botnet to date, and describing it as almost indestructible. http://phys.org/news228733279.html Technology Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:02:50 EST news228733279 US Federal Bureau of Investigation agents carried out a raid on the home of an Ohio man suspected of being a member of the Lulz Security hacker group, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. http://phys.org/news228667279.html Technology Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:41:36 EST news228667279 A British teenager accused of attacking websites as part of an international hacking group was remanded in custody at a court Saturday, despite being diagnosed with autism. http://phys.org/news228237851.html Technology Sat, 25 Jun 2011 16:24:22 EST news228237851 A British teenager charged with attacking websites as part of an international hacking group was remanded in police custody by a court Thursday while he assists a police investigation. http://phys.org/news228054909.html Technology Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:35:30 EST news228054909 British police working with the FBI arrested a 19-year-old man over attacks by a hacker group on businesses and government agencies including the CIA, US Senate and Sony, Scotland Yard said Tuesday. http://phys.org/news227867018.html Technology Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:23:50 EST news227867018 Hackers who have hit the websites of the CIA, US Senate, Sony and others during a month-long rampage claimed on Monday to have knocked the site of Britain's Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA) offline. http://phys.org/news227812769.html Technology Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:19:43 EST news227812769 A hacker group on Wednesday brazenly ramped up its antics as unrelenting waves of cyberattacks expose how poorly defended many networks are against Internet marauders. http://phys.org/news227366389.html Technology Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:20:59 EST news227366389 The international online vigilante group "Anonymous" has taken revenge for the arrest of three of its hackers by blocking the web site of the Spanish police, officials said. http://phys.org/news227188060.html Technology Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:48:11 EST news227188060 NATO wants to beef up its cyber defence capabilities with the creation of a special task force to detect and respond to Internet attacks, an alliance expert said Wednesday at a conference on cyber security here. http://phys.org/news226763369.html Technology Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:49:44 EST news226763369 Internet vigilante group Anonymous denied involvement on Thursday in the theft of personal information from over 100 million Sony PlayStation and Online Entertainment network accounts. http://phys.org/news223822730.html Technology Thu, 05 May 2011 13:59:09 EST news223822730 The data breach of Sony's PlayStation Network resulted from a "very carefully planned, very professional, highly sophisticated criminal cyber attack designed to steal personal and credit card information for illegal purposes," a Sony executive said. http://phys.org/news223740018.html Technology Wed, 04 May 2011 15:20:01 EST news223740018 A US Internet vigilante who created a computer virus to attack media outlets publishing embarrassing articles about him was sentenced Friday to two years in prison. http://phys.org/news222097284.html Technology Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:41:39 EST news222097284