News tagged with cyberattack
Anonymous briefly knocks CIA website offline (Update 2)
The website of the Central Intelligence Agency was briefly inaccessible on Friday after the hacker group Anonymous claimed to have knocked it offline.
Feb 10, 2012 |
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Google stops China censorship, Beijing condemns move (Update 3)
Google stopped censoring search engine results in China on Monday in a move that drew anger from Beijing and leaves the Web giant facing an uncertain future in the world's biggest online market.
Mar 22, 2010 |
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US would lose cyberwar: former intel chief
The United States would lose a cyberwar if it fought one today, a former US intelligence chief has warned.
Feb 24, 2010 |
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Web sites that can take a punch
The recent, well-publicized cyberattack on Google was just the latest skirmish in a long war. And like most long wars, this one features an arms race, as hackers seek out new security holes, and web site administrators ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 17, 2010 |
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Chinese consultant wrote code used in Google attack: FT
US analysts believe a Chinese freelance security consultant with government ties was the author of the code used in cyberattacks on Google and other companies, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Google: Critics of Vietnam mine face online attack
(AP) -- Google Inc. says malicious software has been used to spy on Vietnamese computer users opposed to a controversial bauxite mine in the Southeast Asian country. Computer security firm McAfee said the perpetrators may ...
Mar 31, 2010 |
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US report blasts China, Russia for cybercrime
(AP) -- Cyberattacks by Chinese and Russian intelligence services, as well corporate hackers in those countries, have swallowed up large amounts of high-tech American research and development data, and that stolen information ...
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Microsoft patching IE hole used by China cyber spies
Microsoft said Tuesday it is working around the clock to patch an Internet Explorer 6 (IE 6) software hole through which China-based cyber spies attacked Google and other firms.
Jan 19, 2010 |
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Anonymous, WikiLeaks team up
Anonymous defended WikiLeaks when it was facing a funding cutoff, but the release of the Stratfor emails appears to be the first direct collaboration between the hackers and the anti-secrecy site.
Feb 28, 2012 |
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'Cyber Storm III' tests US on cyber attack
Keyboard warriors from the United States and a dozen other nations were battling a simulated cyber attack Tuesday on government and private networks that undermines basic trust in the Internet.
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Wanted: Computer hackers... to help government
(AP) -- Wanted: Computer hackers. Federal authorities aren't looking to prosecute them, but to pay them to secure the nation's networks.
Apr 19, 2009 |
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Dutch police investigate apparent hacker attack
(AP) -- Police said Friday they are investigating if hackers were responsible for taking down websites of police and prosecutors in the Netherlands after the arrest of a 16-year-old for involvement in a cyberattack on several ...
Dec 10, 2010 |
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Anonymous hackers claim they were infiltrated
People identifying themselves as activists in the Anonymous hacker movement said Wednesday it wasn't technical prowess but police infiltration that yielded 25 arrests in a sweep in Europe and South America.
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Threat of next world war may be in cyberspace: UN
The next world war could take place in cyberspace, the UN telecommunications agency chief warned Tuesday as experts called for action to stamp out cyber attacks.
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Hacker claims credit for WikiLeaks takedown
A computer hacker known as the "Jester" who calls himself a "hacktivist for good" is taking credit for temporarily taking down the WikiLeaks website.
Nov 29, 2010 |
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Computer insecurity
Many current computer systems have only limited security precautions in place. This computer insecurity article describes the current battlefield of computer security exploits and defenses. Please see the computer security article for an alternative approach, based on security engineering principles.
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